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Oxford World's Classics Ser.: Myths from Mesopotamia : Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others by Stephanie Dalley (2009, Trade Paperback)

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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, the tale of a man of great strength, whose heroic quest for immortality is dashed through one moment of weakness. Recent developments in Akkadian grammar and lexicography mean that this new translation, complete with notes, a glossary of deities, place-names, and key terms, and illustrations of the mythical monsters featured in the text, will replace all other versions.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199538360
ISBN-13
9780199538362
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71620745

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Book Title
Myths from Mesopotamia : Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others
Author
Stephanie Dalley
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Classics, Folklore & Mythology, Eastern
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Religion, Social Science, Fiction
Number of Pages
368 Pages

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7.7in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz

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Bl1620
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'has the great merit of including not only the obvious Gilgamesh and Creation texts but also the Atrahasis, Adapa, Etana, Anzu, and Erra stories and even the slight but highly suggestive "Theogony of Dunnu"'Greece and Rome, "Fresh, authoritative English translations from the sources."--Classical World "A careful, scholarly edition of a variety of important texts from ancient mesopotamia. Dalley's scrupulous care in showing lacunae makes this a harder narrative for classroom use but her annotations are thorough and her insights illuminating."--Nick Humez, Montclair State University "[Dalley] obviously controls the material as a scholar."--Comparative Civilizations Review, "Fresh, authoritative English translations from the sources."-- Classical World "A careful, scholarly edition of a variety of important texts from ancient mesopotamia. Dalley's scrupulous care in showing lacunae makes this a harder narrative for classroom use but her annotations are thorough and her insights illuminating."--Nick Humez, Montclair State University "[Dalley] obviously controls the material as a scholar."-- Comparative Civilizations Review, 'has the great merit of including not only the obvious Gilgamesh and Creation texts but also the Atrahasis, Adapa, Etana, Anzu, and Erra stories and even the slight but highly suggestive "Theogony of Dunnu"'Greece & Rome'handsomely produced book'A.R. George, SOAS BUlletin'her enterprise is to be warmly welcomed'John Dillon, Trinity College, Dublin, Hermathera, "Fresh, authoritative English translations from the sources."--Classical World"A careful, scholarly edition of a variety of important texts from ancient mesopotamia. Dalley's scrupulous care in showing lacunae makes this a harder narrative for classroom use but her annotations are thorough and her insights illuminating."--Nick Humez, Montclair State University"[Dalley] obviously controls the material as a scholar."--Comparative Civilizations Review
Table of Content
Atrahasis; The Epic of Gilgamesh; The Descent of Ishtar to the Underworld; Nergal and Ereshkigal; Adapa; Etana; Anzu; The Epic of Creation; Theology of Dunnu; Erra and Ishum
Copyright Date
2008
Dewey Decimal
299/.21
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Oxford World's Classics Ser.
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes

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