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The Babylonian Genesis : The Story of the Creation

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The origins of Judeo-Christian creation accounts: An complete, authoritative translation of all the extant cuneiform tablets of Babylonian creation stories The Babylonian Genesis offers, in one compact, accessible volume, a complete translation of all the published cuneiform tablets of the various Babylonian creation stories, of both the Semitic Babylonian and the Sumerian material. Each creation account is preceded by a brief introduction from renowned scholar and translator Alexander Heidel dealing with the age and provenance of the tablets, the aim and purpose of the story, and everything else that a reader of any level of knowledge needs to understand these stories in their context. Also included is a translation and discussion of two Babylonian creation versions written in Greek. The final chapter presents a detailed examination of the Babylonian creation accounts in their relation to our Old Testament literature.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780226323992
  • ISBN-10: 0226323994
  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press
  • Publish Date: September 1963
  • Dimensions: 7.92 x 5.22 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.42 pounds
  • Page Count: 161

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