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Myths from Mesopotamia : creation, the flood, Gilgamesh, and others

2008
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The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia thrived between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates over 4,000 years ago. The myths collected here, originally written in cuneiform on clay tablets, include parallels with the biblical stories of the Creation and the Flood, and the famous Epic of Gilgamesh.
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Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Collation:
368 p. : map ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Translated from Akkadian texts.
ISBN:
9780199538362 (pbk)
Language:
EnglishAkkadian
BRN:
756278
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