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CONTENTS

PREFACE xi
INTRODUCTION: THE SOURCES OF THE "CAVE OF TREASURES" AND ITS CONTENTS 1
TRANSLATION OF THE CAVE OF TREASURES:--
   THE FIRST THOUSAND YEARS 43
   THE SECOND THOUSAND YEARS 87
   THE THIRD THOUSAND YEARS 111
   THE FOURTH THOUSAND YEARS 136
   THE FIFTH THOUSAND YEARS 168
   THE FIVE HUNDRED YEARS FROM THE SECOND YEAR OF CYRUS TO THE BIRTH OF CHRIST 192
TETAMENTUM ADAMI 242
SUPPLEMENTARY TRANSLATIONS:--
   THE ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN 249
   OUR LORD'S TEN APPEARANCES AFTER HIS RESURRECTION 252
   THE LAST SUPPER 252
   THE APOSTLES--THE TWELVE AND THE SEVENTY 253
   THE NAMES OF THE APOSTLES 261
   CHRONOLOGY 264
   GOG AND MAGOG 265
   THE COMING OF ANTI-CHRIST 268
   THE NAMES OF THE TRANSLATORS OF THE BIBLE FROM HEBREW INTO GREEK 270
ABRAHAM AND THE CITY OF UR 273
THE EXCAVATIONS AT UR OF THE CHALDEES 275
BIBLIOGRAPHY 291
INDEX 295

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LIST OF PLATES

Imdugud, in Imgig, the lion-headed eagle of Ningirsu, the great god of Lagash Frontespiece
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I. Portrait figure of Cyrus the Great 48
II. Cylinder inscribed with an account of the capture of Babylon by Cyrus the Great 64
III. General view of the excavations at "Ur of the Chaldees" 80
IV. 1. Inscribed cone of Ur Nammu 96
2. Arched doorway of E-Dublal-maḫ 96
V. Ruins of E-Dublal-maḫ 112
VI. E-Dublal-maḫ and the E-Gig-Par of Nabonidus 128
VII. 1. Duck weight of Shulgi, about 2200 B.C. 144
2. Pivot and socket of Ur Nammu 144
3. Inscription of Ur Nammu 144
VIII. 1. Door socket of Sin-balatsu-ikbi, 650 B.C. 160
2. Door socket of Bur-Sin, about 2200 B.C. 160
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IX. Kitchen in the Gig-Par-Ku 176
X. Diorite statue of Bau, the goddess of fertility 192
XI. 1. A stele from the E-Gig-Par. IIIrd Dynasty 208
2. Ur-Nammu making an offering to Nannar and Nin-Gal 208
XII. "Abraham's Street" at "Ur of the Chaldees" 224
XIII. 1. Limestone plaque, with scenes representing the pouring out of libations to Nannar 240
2. Alabaster rams from a throne 240
XIV. 1. Ivory cover of a toilet box with a dedication to Astarte in Phoenecian 256
2. Gold dagger with lapis lazuli handle 256
XV. 1. Small plaque incised with figures of bulls and stags 272
2. Small plaque incised with the figure of a priest pouring out a libation 272
3. Shell plaque incised with figures of a king and priest (?) 272

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT

1. A page of the "Book of Jubilees" 3
2. A page of the "Book of Enoch" 5
3. A page of the "Book of Adam and Eve" 9
4. A page of the "Cave of Treasures" 13
5. Amulet of the Storm-god Pazuzu 30
6. Limestone head of the Storm-god Pazuzu 31
7. Head of a baked clay figure of the god of the South-east Wind 32
8. Interior of a private house at "Ur of the Chaldees" 283

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