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The Epic of Gilgamesh (Penguin Classics)
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
Since the discovery over one hundred years ago of a body of Mesopotamian poetry preserved on clay tablets, what has come to be known as the Epic of Gilgamesh has been considered a masterpiece of ancient literature. It recounts the deeds of a hero-king of ancient Mesopotamia, following him through adventures and encounters with men and gods alike. Yet the central concerns of the Epic lie deeper than the lively and exotic story line: they revolve around a man’s eternal struggle with the limitations of human nature, and encompass the basic human feelings of lonliness, friendship, love, loss, revenge, and the fear of oblivion of death. These themes are developed in a distinctly Mesopotamian idiom, to be sure, but with a sensitivity and intensity that touch the modern reader across the chasm of three thousand years. This translation presents the Epic to the general reader in a clear narrative. .
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Before The Muses: An Anthology Of Akkadian Literature
2-volume set. Contains annotated translations of over 300 Babylonian and Assyrian literary compositions Among these works are compositions otherwise unavailable in English, previously unpublished, or incorporating newly discovered fragments. Among the compositions included are: Epic of Creation; Descent of Ishtar to the Netherworld; Atrahasis; Tukulti-Ninurta Epic; Adapa and the South Wind; Adapa and Enmerkar; Etana; Anzu; The Babylonian Theodicy; The Dialogue of Pessimism; The Birth Legend of Sargon of Akkad; The Gilgamesh Letter; Dialogue between a Man and His God; The Poem of the Righteous Sufferer; A Sufferer's Salvation; Wisdom of Ugarit; Sumero-Akkadian Wisdom and Proverbs; Proverbs from Letters; Pious Scholar; The Netherworld Vision of an Assyrian Prince; Agushaya Poem; Sargon King of Battle; The Cuthaean Legend of Naram-Sin; Nergal and Eresh-kigal; Shulgi Prophecy; Agum-kakrime and the Return of Marduk; Nebuchadnezzar and Marduk; Marduk Prophecy; Antiochus Soter to Nabu; Advice to a Prince; The King of Justice; In Praise of Babylon; Erra and Ishum; The Poor Man of Nippur; Lament for Tammuz; To Calm a Baby; To Recapture a Runaway Slave; To Secure Brisk Trade at a Tavern; Love Lyrics of Nabu and Tashmetu; Elegy for a Woman Dead in Childbirth; Incantations against Disease; Acrostic Hymn to Marduk; Prayers for Kings and Gods..
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The Babylonian Genesis: The Story of Creation
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. .
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Beginner's Assyrian (Beginner's (Foreign Language))
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De Lafayette Encyclopedic Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Aramaic Language And Civilization: Comparative Lexicon of Aramaic and Semitic Languages (Arabic,Hebrew,Akkadian,Syriac,Assyrian)
Comparative thematic dictionary of the Aramaic language, its history and culture, and linguistic analogy with the Semitic languages of the era, past and present, with a strong emphasis on the roots and derivations of similar words in Arabic, Hebrew and Mesopotamian languages. A rich, innovative and impressive work of etymology, epistemology and thematic definitions of thousands of words, their variations and derivations. Latin script, transliteration, and translation of the original ancient texts. Plus ENCYCLOPEDIC articles on Aramaic and Aramaen/Assyrian/Syriac civilization, history, culture and linguistic development. Lafayette wrote 12 dictionaries,150 books & 8 encyclopedias. He was commissioned by Yale University School of law to translate into Arabic, the White House draft of the new constitution of Iraq. He is on the list of the 2,000 most famous & recognized celebrities in the world, visit http://celebrity-people.com/actualites-celebrites-lettre-M.html.
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