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Ancient Near East
4 sections·24 books·1 subcategory
Sacred Texts: Ancient Near East
Subcategories Records of the Past
General
5 books
Myths and Legends of Babylonia and AssyriaA massive survey of the religion, culture, and history of the ancient Near East.- The Religion Of Babylonia And Assyria
- Legends of Babylonia and Egypt
- Sumerian Mythology
The Philistines, Their History and CivilizationWhat is known about the ancient and enigmatic Philistine people?
Texts
7 books- Records of the PastTranslations of mythological and historical texts from the Ancient Near East.
- The Seven Tablets of Creation The Seven Tablets of CreationThe Babylonian creation saga, one of the earliest written myths.
- The Enuma Elish (The Epic of Creation) The Enuma Elish (The Epic of Creation)The Babylonian creation saga.
- The Seven Evil Spirits
- The Code of Hammurabi The Code of HammurabiThe earliest known legal code, considered the basis of many Near Eastern legal systems.
The Syrian GoddessLucian of Samosata's account of Astarte worship in the late classical era, in what is now Turkey.
The Babylonian Legends of CreationThe text of the Babylonian creation myth.
Gilgamesh
7 books
The Epic of GilgamishThe first complete academic translation of Gilgamesh.- The Chaldean Account of the Deluge The Chaldean Account of the DelugeA historic article in which the discovery of the Babylonian Deluge account was announced, an episode from the Gilgamesh myth.
The Chaldean Account of GenesisEarly translations of key texts: the Enuma Elish, the Descent of Ishtar, and the Gilgamesh saga, including the Babylonian Flood.
Ishtar and Izdubar {Gilgamesh}An early translation of the Gilgamesh myth.- Adapa and the food of Life Adapa and the food of LifeA fragment of the Gilgamesh saga.
- Descent of the Goddess Ishtar into the Lower World Descent of the Goddess Ishtar into the Lower WorldA pivotal episode in the Gilgamesh saga involving the Goddess Ishtar.
- The Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamish. The Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamish.A short pamphlet which contains the 'Deluge' portion of the Gilgamesh epic and a summary of the rest of the text.
Links
5 booksWe also recommend: Ancient Near Eastern Religion: Frequently Asked Questions [External Site]:
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian LiteratureAn excellent academic repository of Sumerian texts [External Site].
Ancient Near East
4 sections·24 books·1 subcategory
Sacred Texts: Ancient Near East
Subcategories Records of the Past
General
5 books- Myths and Legends of Babylonia and AssyriaA massive survey of the religion, culture, and history of the ancient Near East.
- The Religion Of Babylonia And Assyria
- Legends of Babylonia and Egypt
- Sumerian Mythology
- The Philistines, Their History and CivilizationWhat is known about the ancient and enigmatic Philistine people?
Texts
7 books- Records of the PastTranslations of mythological and historical texts from the Ancient Near East.
- The Seven Tablets of Creation The Seven Tablets of CreationThe Babylonian creation saga, one of the earliest written myths.
- The Enuma Elish (The Epic of Creation) The Enuma Elish (The Epic of Creation)The Babylonian creation saga.
- The Seven Evil Spirits
- The Code of Hammurabi The Code of HammurabiThe earliest known legal code, considered the basis of many Near Eastern legal systems.
- The Syrian GoddessLucian of Samosata's account of Astarte worship in the late classical era, in what is now Turkey.
- The Babylonian Legends of CreationThe text of the Babylonian creation myth.
Gilgamesh
7 books- The Epic of GilgamishThe first complete academic translation of Gilgamesh.
- The Chaldean Account of the Deluge The Chaldean Account of the DelugeA historic article in which the discovery of the Babylonian Deluge account was announced, an episode from the Gilgamesh myth.
- The Chaldean Account of GenesisEarly translations of key texts: the Enuma Elish, the Descent of Ishtar, and the Gilgamesh saga, including the Babylonian Flood.
- Ishtar and Izdubar {Gilgamesh}An early translation of the Gilgamesh myth.
- Adapa and the food of Life Adapa and the food of LifeA fragment of the Gilgamesh saga.
- Descent of the Goddess Ishtar into the Lower World Descent of the Goddess Ishtar into the Lower WorldA pivotal episode in the Gilgamesh saga involving the Goddess Ishtar.
- The Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamish. The Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamish.A short pamphlet which contains the 'Deluge' portion of the Gilgamesh epic and a summary of the rest of the text.
Links
5 booksWe also recommend: Ancient Near Eastern Religion: Frequently Asked Questions [External Site]:
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian LiteratureAn excellent academic repository of Sumerian texts [External Site].
The archive, offline Own the Wisdom of the Ages Every text in the library on a single USB drive. Read offline, cite freely, keep forever. No subscription required.
Get the drive $127.00
Ancient Near East
4 sections·24 books·1 subcategory
Sacred Texts: Ancient Near East
Subcategories Records of the Past
General
5 books- Myths and Legends of Babylonia and AssyriaA massive survey of the religion, culture, and history of the ancient Near East.
- The Religion Of Babylonia And Assyria
- Legends of Babylonia and Egypt
- Sumerian Mythology
- The Philistines, Their History and CivilizationWhat is known about the ancient and enigmatic Philistine people?
Texts
7 books- Records of the PastTranslations of mythological and historical texts from the Ancient Near East.
- The Seven Tablets of Creation The Seven Tablets of CreationThe Babylonian creation saga, one of the earliest written myths.
- The Enuma Elish (The Epic of Creation) The Enuma Elish (The Epic of Creation)The Babylonian creation saga.
- The Seven Evil Spirits
- The Code of Hammurabi The Code of HammurabiThe earliest known legal code, considered the basis of many Near Eastern legal systems.
- The Syrian GoddessLucian of Samosata's account of Astarte worship in the late classical era, in what is now Turkey.
- The Babylonian Legends of CreationThe text of the Babylonian creation myth.
Gilgamesh
7 books- The Epic of GilgamishThe first complete academic translation of Gilgamesh.
- The Chaldean Account of the Deluge The Chaldean Account of the DelugeA historic article in which the discovery of the Babylonian Deluge account was announced, an episode from the Gilgamesh myth.
- The Chaldean Account of GenesisEarly translations of key texts: the Enuma Elish, the Descent of Ishtar, and the Gilgamesh saga, including the Babylonian Flood.
- Ishtar and Izdubar {Gilgamesh}An early translation of the Gilgamesh myth.
- Adapa and the food of Life Adapa and the food of LifeA fragment of the Gilgamesh saga.
- Descent of the Goddess Ishtar into the Lower World Descent of the Goddess Ishtar into the Lower WorldA pivotal episode in the Gilgamesh saga involving the Goddess Ishtar.
- The Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamish. The Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamish.A short pamphlet which contains the 'Deluge' portion of the Gilgamesh epic and a summary of the rest of the text.
Links
5 booksWe also recommend: Ancient Near Eastern Religion: Frequently Asked Questions [External Site]:
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian LiteratureAn excellent academic repository of Sumerian texts [External Site].