The lands of Nimrod.--Beginnings of Babylonian civilization.--Egypt and Chaldea.--The city kingdoms.--The garden of the Orient.--"Khammurabi the... Show moreThe lands of Nimrod.--Beginnings of Babylonian civilization.--Egypt and Chaldea.--The city kingdoms.--The garden of the Orient.--"Khammurabi the Great."--"The code of Khammurabi."--"Laws of Khammurabi."--The beginnings of literature.--Appendix A. Babylonian and Assyrian art in relation to Egypt.--Appendix B. Foundation ceremonies.--Appendix C. The legend of death.--Appendix D. The deluge legend. by W. St. Chad Boscawen. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General DS71 .B67 1906 Book Item-ID: i1020006x BIB-ID: 1021642 Show less
I. Egypt, Babylon, and Palestine, and some traditional origins of civilization.--II. Deluge stories and the new Sumerian version.--III. Creation... Show moreI. Egypt, Babylon, and Palestine, and some traditional origins of civilization.--II. Deluge stories and the new Sumerian version.--III. Creation and the dragon myth; and the problem of Babylonian parallels in Hebrew tradition.--Appendixes: I. Comparative table of the Sumerian, Semitic-Babylonian, Hellenistic, and Hebrew versions of creation, antediluvian history, and the deluge. II. The antediluvian kings of Berossus and the Sumerian dynastic list. At head of title: The British academy. Show less