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The Enuma Elish is one of the most important sources which provides
an understanding of the Babylonian worldview. The Babylonian
worldview is centered on the supremacy of Marduk, and contributes
the belief that mankind exists to service god. This Babylonian
creation epic was first discovered by modern scholars in the ruins
of an early library in Mosul, Iraq and its seven translated clay
tablets are provided to you here in the form of a paperback book.
The Babylonian and Assyrian Legends Concerning the Creation of the
World and of Mankind. The Enuma Elish is one of the oldest stories
known to mankind. It is a story first written down by the ancient
Sumerians thousands of years ago. As a one time assistant in the
Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British
Museum, L.W. King provides us with a qualified translation of the
tablets which were originally written in cuneiform script. The
Enuma Elish is receiving renewed interest from modern researchers
delving into the origins of mankind, the earth, and the solar
system. Over the centuries a copy ended up in the library at
Nineveh in the 7th century B.C., and was uncovered by
archaeologists in the late 1800s. Written in cuneiform text and
preserved on seven clay tablets, the entire story was called "The
Seven Tablets of Creation". After being translated the story
revealed how the planets became aligned, how a cosmic catastrophe
affected the earth, how mankind came upon the scene, and how the
"gods" played a role in all of it. The Seven Tablets of Creation
have had many profound implications since they were first
discovered and subsequently published. They predate many parts of
the Book of Genesis as well as other worldwide creation myths.
Volume One includes this epic poem's English translation. It also
includes information on parallels in Hebrew literature, the date
and origin of the Babylonian creation legends, and more. Volume Two
includes other accounts of creation, an Assyrian "Tower of Dabel"
story, and supplementary texts showing the actual cuneiform
tablets.
Enuma Elish, the Babylonian version of the story of creation,
predates much of the Book of Genesis. Passed down orally for
generations until finally being recorded on seven clay tablets,
this epic was discovered by 19th-century archeologists among the
ruins of the Library of King Ashurbanipal in modern-day Iraq.
Translator and editor L.W. King has divided the Seven Tablets of
Creation into two volumes, which are combined in this book. In
Volume 1, readers will find the English translation of each of the
seven tablets, plus sections on the composition of the poem,
parallels in Hebrew literature, and the reconstruction and
arrangement of the text. In Volume 2, readers will find other
accounts of the history of creation, an index, a glossary, and
numerous indices and appendices. Religious scholars and anyone
interested in human origins will enjoy King's translation of and
commentary on this classic, first published in 1902. British
classical scholar LEONARD W. KING (1869-1919) was Assistant Keeper
of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum and
professor of Assyrian and Babylonian archaeology at the University
of London, King's College. He also wrote Babylonian Magic and
Sorcery (1896) and A History of Sumer and Akkad (1910).
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