Description: Atra-Hasis : The Babylonian Story of the Flood, with the Sumerian Flood Story, Paperback by Lambert, W. G.; Millard, A. R.; Civil, M., ISBN 1575061848, ISBN-13 9781575061849, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The Babylonian flood story of Atra-hasis is of vital importance to ancient Near Eastern and biblical scholars, as well as students of history, anthropology, and comparative religion. Professors Lambert and Millard provide the reader with a detailed introduction, transliterated Akkadian with English translation, critical notes, and line drawings of the cuneiform tablets. The epic opens in a time when only the gods lived in the universe. Having decided on their established spheres of influence, the chief Mesopotamian gods&;Anu, Enlil, and Enki&;began their divine labors. In a joint effort, Enki and Mami (the mother goddess) engineered the creation of mankind from clay and the flesh and blood of a slain god. The remainder of the story recounts the expansion of humanity, the consequent irritation of Enki by this expansion, the attempt by Enki and Enlil to destroy humankind through a great flood, and the escape from the flood by Atra-hasis in a boat, accompanied by his possessions, family, and animals. This classic scholarly edition of the epic is once again made available as a quality Eisenbrauns reprint.
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Book Title: Atra-Hasis : the Babylonian Story of the Flood
Number of Pages: 222 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Pennsylvania STATE University Press
Topic: Ancient / General, General
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 1999
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Poetry, History
Item Weight: 12.1 Oz
Author: Miguel Civil, Alan R. Millard, Wilfred G. Lambert
Item Length: 8.9 in
Item Width: 5.9 in
Format: Trade Paperback
