Title:
Myths from Mesopotamia : creation, the flood, Gilgamesh, and others / edited and translated with an introduction and notes by Stephanie Dalley.
ISBN:
9780192835895
9780199538362
Edition:
Revised edition.
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Physical Description:
xix, 339 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Contents:
Atrahasis -- Epic of Gilgamesh, standard version -- [The epic of Gilgamesh], Old Babylonian version -- Descent of Ishtar to the underworld -- Nergal and Ereshkigal, standard version -- [Nergal and Ereshkigal], Amarna version -- Adapa -- Etana -- Anzu, standard version -- [Anzu], Old Babylonian version -- Epic of creation -- Theogony of Dunnu -- Erra and Ishum.
Summary:
"Between the great rivers Tigris and Euphrates lies the rich alluvial land of Mesopotamia (now in modern Iraq), which supported a complex and prosperous society over 4,000 years ago." "The stories translated here are all of ancient Mesopotamia, and include not only myths about the Creation and stories of the Flood, but also the longest and greatest literary composition, the Epic of Gilgamesh. This is the story of a heroic quest for fame and immortality, pursued by a man of great strength who loses a unique opportunity through a moment's weakness." "So much has been discovered in recent years both by way of new tablets and points of grammar and lexicography that these new translations by Stephanie Dalley supersede all previous versions."--Jacket.
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Language Note:
Translated from Akkadian texts.
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OCLC Number:
ocm47780554
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
