The Chaldean account of Genesis
by George Smith | 1876 | 63,564 words
The Chaldean account of Genesis, containing the description of the creation, the fall of man, the deluge, the tower of Babel, the times of the patriarchs, and Nimrod; Babylonian fables, and legends of the gods; from the cuneiform inscriptions Author: Smith, George, 1840-1876 Subject: Bible; Mythology, Assyro-Babylonian; Creation Publisher: London ...
Contents
CHAPTER I. THE DISCOVERY OF THE GENESIS LEGENDS.
- Cosmogony of Berosus.
- Discovery of Cuneiform Inscriptions.
- Historical Texts.
- Babylonian origin of Assyrian literature.
- Mythological tablets*
- Discovery of Deluge texts.
- Izdubar, his exploits.
- Mutilated condition of tablets.
- Lecture on Deluge tablets.
- "Daily Telegraph" offer.
- Expedition to Assyria.
- Fragments of Creation tablets.
- Solar Myth.
- Second journey to Assyria.
- Tower of Babel.
- Clay records.
- Account of creation in "Telegraph."
- "Daily Telegraph" collection.
- Interest of Creation legends.
- The Fall.
- New fragments.
- List of texts . .
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CHAPTER II. BABYLONIAN AND ASSYRIAN LITERATURE.
- Babylonian literature.
- Kouyunjik library.
- Fragmentary condition.
- Arrangement of tablets.
- Subjects.
- Dates.
- Babylonian source of literature.
- Literary period.
- Babylonian Chronology.
- Akkad.
- Sumir.
- Urukh, king of Ur.
- Hammurabi.
- Babylonian astrology.
- War of Gods.
- Izdubar legends.
- Creation and fall.
- Syllabaries and bilingual tablets.
- Assyrian copies.
- Difficulties as to date.
- Mutilated condition.
- Babylonian library.
- Assyrian empire.
- City of Assur.
- Library at Calah.
- Sargon of Assyria.
- Sennacherib.
- Removal of Library to Nineveh.
- Assurbanipal or
- Sardanapalus.
- His additions to library.
- Description of contents.
- Later Babylonian libraries ......
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CHAPTER IIIi CHALDEAN LEGENDS TRANSMITTED THROUGH BEROSUS AND OTHER ANCIENT AUTHORS.
- Berosus and his copyists.
- Cory s translation.
- Alexander Polyhistor.
- Babylonia.
- Cannes, his teaching.
- Creation.
- Belus.
- Chaldean kings.
- Xisuthrus.
- Deluge.
- The Ark.
- Return to Babylon.
- Apollodorus.
- Pantibiblon.
- Larancha.
- Abydenus.
- Alorus, first king.
- Ten kings.
- Sisithrus.
- Deluge.
- Armenia.
- Tower of Babel.
- Cronos and Titan.
- Nicolaus Damascenus.
- Dispersion from Hestiaeus.
- Babylonian colonies.
- Tower of Babel.
- The Sibyl.
- Titan and Prometheus.
- Damascius.
- Tauthe.
- Moymis.
- Kissare and Assorus.
- Triad.
- Bel ...
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CHAPTER IV. BABYLONIAN MYTHOLOGY.
- Greek accounts.
- Mythology local in origin.
- Antiquity.
- Conquests.
- Colonies.
- Three great gods.
- Twelve great gods.
- Angels.
- Spirits.
- Ann.
- Anatu.
- Vul.
- Ishtar.
- Equivalent to Venus.
- Hea.
- Cannes.
- Merodach.
- Bel or Jupiter.
- Ziratbanit, Succoth Benoth.
- Elu.
- Sin the moon god.
- Ninip.
- Shamas.
- Nergal.
- Anunit.
- Table of gods . . . .
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CHAPTER V. BABYLONIAN LEGEND OP THE CREATION.
- Mutilated condition of tablets.
- List of subjects.
- Description of chaos.
- Tiamat.
- Generation of gods.
- Damascius.
- Comparison with Genesis.
- Three great gods.
- Doubtful fragments.
- Fifth tablet. Stars.
- Planets.
- Moon.
- Sun.
- Abyss or chaos.
- Creation of moon.
- Creation of animals.
- Man.
- His duties.
- Dragon of sea.
- Fall.
- Curse for disobedience.
- Discussion.
- Sacred tree.
- Dragon or serpent.
- War with Tiamat.
- Weapons.
- Merodach.
- Destruction of Tiamat.
- Mutilation of documents.
- Parallel Biblical account.
- Age of story ... .
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CHAPTER VI. OTHER BABYLONIAN ACCOUNTS OF THE CREATION.
- Cuneiform accounts originally traditions.
- Variations.
- Account of Berosus.
- Tablet from Cutha.
- Translation.
- Composite
- animals.
- Eagle-headed men.
- Seven brothers.
- Destruction of men.
- Seven wicked spirits.
- War in heaven.
- Variations of story.
- Poetical account of Creation . . . .
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CHAPTER VII. THE SIN OF THE GOD Zu.
- God Zu.
- Obscurity of legend.
- Translation.
- Sin of Zu.
- Anger of the gods.
- Speeches of Anu to Vul.
- Vul's answer.
- Speech of Anu to Nebo.
- Answer of Nebo.
- Sarturcla.
- Changes to a bird.
- The Zu bird.
- Bird of prey.
- Sarturda lord of Amarda ..... .
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CHAPTER VIII. THE EXPLOITS OF LITE AHA.
- Lubara.
- God of Pestilence.
- Itak.
- The Plague.
- Seven warrior gods.
- Destruction of people.
- Anu.
- Goddess of Karrak.
- Speech of Elu.
- Sin and destruction of Babylonians.
- Shamas.
- Sin and destruction of Erech.
- Ishtar.
- The great god and Duran.
- Cutha.
- Internal wars.
- Itak goes to Syria.
- Power and glory of Lubara.
- Song of Lubara.
- Blessings on his worship.
- God Ner.
- Prayer to arrest the Plague . . .
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CHAPTER IX. BABYLONIAN FABLES.
- Tables.
- Common in the East.
- Description.
- Power of speech in animals.
- Story of the eagle.
- Serpent.
- Shamas.
- The eagle caught.
- Eats the serpent.
- Anger of birds.
- Etana.
- Seven gods.
- Third tablet.
- Speech of eagle Story of the fox.
- His cunning.
- Judgment of Shamas.
- His show of sorrow.
- His punishment.
- Speech of fox.
- Fable of the horse and ox.
- They consort together.
- Speech of the ox.
- His good fortune.
- Contrast with the horse.
- Hunting the ox.
- Speech of the horse.
- Offers to recount story.
- Story of Ishtar.
- Further tablets .
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CHAPTER X. FRAGMENTS OF MISCELLANEOUS TEXTS.
- Atarpi.
- Sin of the world.
- Mother and daughter quarrel.
- Zamu.
- Punishment of world.
- Hea.
- Calls his sons.
- Orders drought.
- Famine.
- Building.
- Nusku.
- Riddle of wise man.
- Nature and universal presence of air.
- Gods.
- Sinuri.
- Divining by fracture of reed. Incantation.
- Dream.
- Tower of Babel.
- Obscurity of legend.
- Not noticed by Berosus.
- Fragmentary tablet.
- Destruction of Tower.
- Dispersion.
- Locality of Babylon.
- Birs Nimrud. Babil.
- Assyrian representations ....
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CHAPTER XI. THE IZDUBAR LEGENDS.
- Account of Deluge.
- Nimrod.
- Izdubar.
- Age of Legends.
- Babylonian cylinders.
- Notices of Izdubar.
- Surippak.
- Ark City.
- Twelve tablets.
- Extent of Legends.
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CHAPTER XII. MEETING OF HEABANI AND IZDUBAR.
- Dream of Izdubar.
- Heabani.
- His wisdom.
- His solitary life.
- Izdubar's petition.
- Zaidu.
- Harimtu and Samhat.
- Tempt Heabani.
- Might and fame of Izdubar.
- Speech of Heabani.
- His journey to Erech.
- The midannu or tiger.
- Festival at Erech.
- Dream of Izdubar.
- Friendship with Heabani . .
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CHAPTEE XIII. DESTRUCTION or THE TYRANT HUMBABA.
- Elamite dominion.
- Forest region.
- Humbaba.
- Conversation.
- Petition to Shamas.
- Journey to forest.
- Dwelling of Humbaba.
- Entrance to forest.
- Meeting with Humbaba.
- Death of Humbaba.
- Izdubar king . . . . . .
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CHAPTER XIV. THE ADVENTURES OF ISHTAR.
- Triumph of Izdubar.
- Ishtar's love.
- Her offer of marriage.
- Her promises.
- Izdubar s answer.
- Tammuz.
- Amours of Ishtar.
- His refusal.
- Ishtar's anger.
- Ascends to Heaven.
- The bull.
- Slain by Izdubar.
- Ishtar's curse.
- Izdubar s triumph.
- The feast.
- Ishtar's despair.
- Her descent to Hades.
- Description.
- The seven gates.
- The curses.
- Uddusunamir.
- Sphinx.
- Release of Ishtar.
- Lament for Tammuz . . . .
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CHAPTER XV. ILLNESS AND WANDERINGS OF IZDUBAR.
- Heabani and the trees.
- Illness of Izdubar.
- Death of Heabani.
- Journey of Izdubar.
- His dream.
- Scorpion men.
- The Desert of Mas.
- The paradise.
- Siduri and Sabitu.
- Urbamsi.
- Water of death.
- Ragmu.
- The conversation.
- Hasisadra
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CHAPTER XVI. THE STORY OF THE FLOOD AND CONCLUSION.
- Eleventh tablet.
- The gods.
- Sin of the world.
- Command to build the ark.
- Its contents.
- The building.
- The Flood.
- Destruction of people.
- Fear of the gods.
- End of Deluge.
- Nizir.
- Resting of Ark.
- The birds.
- The descent from the ark.
- The sacrifice.
- Speeches of gods.
- Translation of Hasisadra.
- Cure of Izdubar.
- His return.
- Lament over Heabani.
- Kesurrection of Heabani.
- Burial of warrior.
- Comparison with Genesis.
- Syrian nation.
- Connection of legends.
- Points of contact.
- Duration of deluge.
- Mount of descent.
- Ten generations.
- Early cities.
- Age of Izdubar.
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CHAPTER XVII. CONCLUSION.
- Notices of Genesis.
- Correspondence of names.
- Abram.
- Ur of Chaldees.
- Ishmael.
- Sargon.
- His birth.
- Concealed in ark.
- Ao-e of Nimrod.
- Doubtful theories.
- Creation.
- Garden Eden.
- Cannes.
- Berosus.
- Izdubar legends.
- Urukh of Ur.
- Babylonian seals.
- Egyptian names.
- Assyrian sculptures .
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