Against the long-standing and prevalent belief that Mesopotamian Flood traditions came from very early time in Mesopotamian cultural history, this book argues that the traditions emerged relatively late in Sumerian traditions. Through a systematic examination of the relevant cuneiform sources Y. S. Chen charts the evolution of the Flood traditions.
Against the long-standing and prevalent belief that Mesopotamian Flood traditions came from very early time in Mesopotamian cultural history, this book argues that the traditions emerged relatively late in Sumerian traditions. Through a systematic examination of the relevant cuneiform sources Y. S. Chen charts the evolution of the Flood traditions.
Y. S. Chen, Research Fellow in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Wolfson College, University of Oxford
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Note on Transliteration and Translation Relevant Dates of Ancient Mesopotamia Map of the Ancient Near East Map of Ancient Mesopotamia Introduction 1: Flood Terminology 2: The Primeval Flood Catastrophe Motif 3: Antediluvian Traditions 4: The Flood Epic Conclusion
Note on Transliteration and Translation Relevant Dates of Ancient Mesopotamia Map of the Ancient Near East Map of Ancient Mesopotamia Introduction 1: Flood Terminology 2: The Primeval Flood Catastrophe Motif 3: Antediluvian Traditions 4: The Flood Epic Conclusion
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