The Babylonian Genesis: The Story of the Creation

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University of Chicago Press, 2009 M06 24 - 161 pages
Here is 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 dealing with the age and provenance of the tablets, the aim and purpose of the story, etc. 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.
 

Contents

Chapter 1 Enuma Elish
1
Chapter 2 Related Babylonian Creation Stories
61
Chapter 3 Old Testament Parallels
82
Appendix
141
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Alexander Heidel was at the time of his death in 1955 on the research staff of the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago.

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