Index

• Abram, 296.
• Abydenus, 45, 46.
• Accad or Akkad, 25, 293.
• Adrahasis, 265, 272.
• Age of documents, 23.
• Alaparus, 46.
• Alexander Polyhistor, 38, 49.
• Alexander the Great, 1.
• Alorus, 45, 46.
• Amarda, 293.
• Amempsin, 46.
• Amillarus, 46.
• Ammenon, 46.
• Anatu, 55.
• Anementus, 47.
• Animals, creation of, 76.
• Antiquity of legends, 28.
• Ami, 53, 54, 109, 116.
• Anus, 50.
• Apason, 49.
• Apollodorus, 45.
• Ardates, 42.
• Ark, 48, 264, 265.
• Armenia, 47.
• Arnold, Mr. E., 6.
• Arrangement of tablets, 20, 21,
• Assorus, 50.
• Assur, 31, 293.
• Assurbanipal, 6, 33.
• Assur-nazir-pal, 31.
• Assyrian excavations, 6.
• Atarpi, story of, 154, 155.
• Athenaeum, 8.
• Aus, 50.
• Babel, 17.
• Babil mound, 163.
• Babylon, 45, 48, 293.
• Babylonia, 44.
• Babylonian cities, 293.
• Babylonian legends, 3.
• Babylonian seals, 168.
• Babylonian sources of literature, 22.
• Bel, 53, 58, 99.
• Belat, 53.
• Belus, 42, 50.
• Berosus, 1, 14, 37, 46.
• Bil-kan, 56.
• Birs Nimrud, 162.
• Borsippa, 293.
• Bull, destruction of, 224.
• Calah, 293.
• Calneh, 293.
• Cedars, 208.
• Chaldean account of deluge, 7.
• Chaldean astrology, 26.
• Chaldean dynasties, 186.
• Change in Assyrian language, 23.
• Chaos, 65.
• Chronology, 24, 25, 189-191.
• Clay records, 22.
• Coming of deluge, 267, 268.
• Comparison of accounts of creation, 72.
• Comparison of accounts of deluge, 284-289.
• Composite creatures, 40, 41, 102, 103.
• Conclusion, 295.
• Conquest of Babylon, 24.
• Conquest of Erech, 184.
• Conquest of Humbaba, 216.
• Constellations, creation of, 69.
• Contents of library, 34.
• Copies of texts, 305.
• Corcyrscan mountains, 44.
• Cory, translations of, 38-50.
• Creation, 1,3, 7,12,17, 61,101, 303.
• Creation of animals, 76.
• Creation of man, 15, 77, 78.
• Creation of moon, 70.
• Creation of stars, 69.
• Creation of sun, 70.
• Cronos, 47, 48, 49.
• Cure of Izdubar, 275.
• Cutha, 27, 105, 293.
• Dache, 50.
• Dachus, 50.
• Dæsius, month, 47.
• "Daily Telegraph," 6,11, 16.
• "Daily collection", 15.
• Damascius, 49.
• Dannat, 199.
• Daonus, 45.
• Daos, 46.
• Date of Nimrod, 302.
• Davce, 50.
• Davkina, 57.
• Death of Heabani, 257.
• Delitzsch, Dr., 121.
• Deluge, 1, 4, 5, 46, 48, 167, 169.
• Deluge tablet, 10, 16.
• Deluge predicted, 265.
• Deluge commencement of, 267.
• Deluge destruction wrought by, 268.
• Deluge, end of, 269.
• Descent to Hades, 227.
• Description of Hades, 227-229.
• Description of Izdubar legends, 170.
• Destruction made by deluge, 268, 269.
• Dragon, 90, 91.
• Dreams of Izdubar, 194, 245.
• Eagle, 17.
• Eagle-headed men, 106.
• Eagle, fable of, 138.
• Eden, 3, 88, 291, 306.
• Elamites, 187.
• Eneuboulus, 47.
• Encugamus, 47.
• Erech, 129, 183, 293,
• Eridu, 293.
• Esarhaddon, 32.
• Etana, 17,140,141.
• Euedocus, 47.
• Euedorachus, 45.
• Euedoreschus, 47.
• Evil spirits, legend of, 27.
• Expedition to Assyria, 11.
• Exploits of Lubara, 26.
• Fables, 17, 18, 137.
• Fall, 13.
• Fifth tablet of the creation, 69-71.
• Filling the ark, 267.
• First tablet of the creation, 62.
• Flood, 1, 264, 307.
• Forest of Humbaba, 214.
• Fox, fable of, 144.
• Fox Talbot, Mr., 239.
• Fragments of tablets, 19.
• Ganganna, 293.
• Generation of the gods, 66.
• Genesis, 1, 3, 11.
• Genesis stories, 33.
• God Zu, 113, 122.
• Hammurabi, 24.
• Harriskalama, 293.
• Hasisadra, 256, 262.
• Hea, 53, 109, 111.
• Heabani, 7, 193, 198.
• Heabani comes to Erech, 204.
• History of Izdubar, 309-311.
• Horse and ox, fable of, 147-150.
• Humbaba, 185, 207, 213.
• Illinus, 50.
• Ishmael, 298.
• Ishtar, 17, 54, 56, 108, 129,217.
• Ishtar loves Izdubar, 218.
• Ishtar amours of, 220.
• Ishtar anger of, 221.
• Ishtar descent to Hades, 227.
• Ishtar in Hades, 231.
• Ishtar, return of, 235.
• Ismi-dagan, 26.
• Itak, 124.
• Izdubar, 5, 173, 194, 308.
• Izdubar legends, 8, 18, 27, 167, 170.
• Izdubar same as Ximrod, 167, 168.
• Izdubar parentage, 173.
• Izdubar exploits of, 174, 203.
• Izdubar conquers Humbaba, 216.
• Izdubar loved by Ishtar, 218.
• Izdubar struck with disease, 245.
• Izdubar wanderings of, 247.
• Izdubar meets scorpion men, 248.
• Izdubar travels over desert, 251.
• Izdubar meets Sabitu and Siduri, 253.
• Izdubar meets Urhamsi, 254.
• Izdubar sees Hasisadra, 260.
• Izdubar hears the story of the flood, 264.
• Izdubar cured of his illness, 275.
• Izdubar returns to Erech, 277.
• Izdubar mourns for Heabani, 279.
• Izdubar friendship with Heabani, 1 93.
• Izdubar dream of, 194.
• Jewish traditions, 284.
• Jove, 49.
• Karrak, 25, 30.
• Kissare, 50.
• Kisu, 293.
• Kouyunjik, 2, 19.
• Kudur-mabuk, 31.
• Lament of Izdubar, 278-280.
• Language of inscriptions, 23.
• Larancha, 46, 293.
• Larsa, 25, 26, 30.
• Layard, Mr., 2.
• Lecture on the deluge, 11.
• Lenormant, M. F., 8, 239.
• Libraries, 20.
• Library of Assurbanipal, 33.
• Literary period, 29.
• Literature, Babylonian and Assyrian, 19.
• Local mythology, 52.
• Lubara, 17.
• Lubara, exploits of, 123-136.
• Mamitu, 261.
• Man, creation of, 77, 78.
• Man, fall of, 83-87.
• Man, pure, 79, 80.
• Man, rebels, 81.
• Megalarus, 45, 46.
• Merodach, 53,57, 112.
• Minyas, 48.
• Miscellaneous texts, 153.
• Moon, creation of, 70.
• Moses, 48, 300.
• Moymis, 50.
• Mummu-tiamat, 63-65.
• Mythological tablets, 4.
• Mythology, 51.
• Nabubalidina, 32.
• Names in Genesis, 295.
• Natural history, 35.
• Nebo, 58, 118.
• Nebuchadnezzar, 36, 166.
• Nergal, 53, 59, 105.
• Nicolaus Damascenus, 48.
• Nimrod, 167, 174-183, 301.
• Nineveh, 293.
• Ninip, 53, 59.
• Nipur, 293.
• Nizir, 4, 270.
• " North British Review," 239.
• Notices of legends, 312-314.
• Nusku, 53.
• Cannes, 39, 45, 46, 306.
• Odacon, 45.
• Omoroca, 41.
• Oppert, Prof., 239.
• Otiartes, 46.
• Pantibiblon, 45, 46.
• Paradise, 251 .
• Patriarchs, 290.
• Pentateuch, 14.
• Pine trees, 207.
• Planets, creation of, 70.
• Position of inscribed fragments, 20.
• Prometheus, 49.
• Queen, great, 209.
• Ragmu, 257.
• Rawlinson, Sir H. C., 2, 3, 8, 86, 88, 164, 165, 178, 179.
• Rehobothair, 293.
• Resen, 293.
• Resurrection of Heabani, 281.
• Return of Izdubar to Erech, 277.
• Riddle of the wise man, 156, 157.
• Sabitu, 253.
• Sacrifice, 271.
• Sargon, 26, 32, 299.
• Sargon saved in ark, 299.
• Sarturda, 119, 194.
• Satan, 14.
• Sayce, Rev. A. H., 8.
• Scorpion men, 249.
• Semitic race, 188.
• Senaar, 49.
• Sending out birds, 270.
• Sennacherib, 32.
• Serpent, 139, 140.
• Seven evil spirits, 17, 107.
• Siduri, 253.
• Sin, 53, 59.
• SinofZu, 113.
• Sinuri, 157, 158.
• Sippara, 43, 45, 293.
• Sisithrus, 47.
• Shalmaneser II., 32.
• Shainas, 53, 59, 109, 197.
• Society of Biblical Archaeology, 5, 283, 304.
• Speaking trees, 243.
• Stars, creation of, 69.
• Story of Ishtar, 151.
• Sumir, 25.
• Sun, creation of, 70.
• Surippak, 293.
• Sibyl, 49.
• Table of gods, 60.
• Tablets, mutilation of, 9.
• Tablets upon evil spirits, 111.
• Tauth, 49.
• Thalassa, 41.
• Thalatth, 14, 41.
• Tiamat, 14, 99, 107.
• Tiglath Pileser, 32.
• Tisallat, 14.
• Titan, 48, 49.
• Tower in stages, 164, 165.
• Tower of Babel, 8, 9, 13, 48, 158-161.
• Traditions collected, 28.
• Traditions of Genesis, 29.
• Tugulti-ninip, 24.
• Uddusu-namir, 240.
• Ur, 25, 30.
• Urhamsi, 254, 274, 275.
• Urukh, 25, 30, 294.
• Vul, 53, 55, 108, 109, 116, 117.
• War in heaven, 92-98.
• War with evil, 304.
• Xisuthrus, 42, 43, 44, 46.
• Zaidu, 200.
• Zirat-banit, 58.

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