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Ancient Egyptian mythology, history and philosophy
The Babylonian Tiamat waged war against Marduk, the champion chosen by the gods, and was held to be the incarnation of all evil, both physical and moral
Tiamat, as we learn from a cuneiform text,1 was 50 kasbu long, and the height of its undulations was 1 kasbu; its mouth was one-half a gar, or six cubits wide, and it moved in water 9 cubits deep.
Egypt was an ancient civilization ruled by pharaohs that left behind an extensive cultural heritage and mythology. The Egyptians build the Pyramids of Giza and various temples of great size. Located in North Africa, part of this civilization’s success is the effective use of the River Nile. Their religious pantheon included many Gods dispersed over various belief systems, philosophies and cults.
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The civilization of Babylonia and Assyria (by Morris Jastrow)
Part I < [Chapter VIII - Specimens Of Babylonian And Assyrian Literature]
Part XVI < [Chapter VII - The Art Of Babylonia And Assyria]
Part VII < [Chapter IV - The Gods Of Babylonia And Assyria]
The Chaldean account of Genesis (by George Smith)
The Gods of the Egyptians Vol 1 (by E. A. Wallis Budge)
Chapter VI - Hell And The Damned
Chapter VII - The oldest Company of the Gods and the Creation
A fragment of the Babylonian 'Dibbara' epic (by Morris Jastrow)
The Māori and Ancient near Eastern Pantheons in the Context of Genesis 1... < [Volume 15, Issue 8 (2024)]
Myth, Meaning, and the Work of Life < [Volume 13, Issue 8 (2022)]
The Story of the Watchers as a Counter Narrative < [Volume 15, Issue 9 (2024)]
The Egyptian Heaven and Hell (by E. A. Wallis Budge)