Babylonian Life and History (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
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Babylonian Life and History (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

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Babylonian Life and History (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

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In E. A. Wallis Budges classic work, Babylonian Life and History, the reader will find everything from Babylonian vampires to the practice of "baby farming" in Mesopotamia. Budge brings to his readers the most famous Mesopotamian myths and legends, such as mankinds first recorded story of the Creation, the Babylonian story of the Great Flood, and the adventures of the worlds first epic hero, Gilgamesh. The work provides an introduction to the religious, political, and intellectual foundations of ancient Babylonia.The book continues as a chronological survey of many of the most important and formative historical events of the ancient Near East, from the beginning of written history in the fourth millennium BC until Mesopotamia became part of the Persian Empire in 539 BC. This survey is rounded off by a detailed description of the city of Babylon and its many well-known monuments. Additionally, we learn about the extensive German excavations of the site directed by Robert Koldewey from 1899 to 1912. Almost every chapter of Babylonian Life and History is full of longer excerpts of ancient texts, in English translations, and provides an account of the history, religion, archaeology, and literature of ancient Babylonia.

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Information

Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9780760765494
eBook ISBN
9781411429079
Topic
History
Subtopic
World History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. PREFACE
  6. CHAPTER ONE - THE COUNTRY OF BABYLONIA AND THE EUPHRATES AND TIGRIS
  7. CHAPTER TWO - BABYLONIAN CHRONOLOGY AND HISTORY
  8. HAPTER THREE - THE CITY OF BABYLON
  9. CHAPTER FOUR - THE BABYLONIAN STORY OF THE CREATION
  10. CHAPTER FIVE - THE BABYLONIAN STORY OF THE FLOOD AS TOLD IN THE GILGAMISH EPIC
  11. CHAPTER SIX - BABYLONIAN RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
  12. CHAPTER SEVEN - THE CODE OF LAWS OF KHAMMURABI
  13. CHAPTER EIGHT - BABYLONIAN RELIGIOUS AND MAGICAL LITERATURE, LEGENDS, ETC.
  14. CHAPTER NINE - THE KING OF BABYLONIA AND HIS PEOPLE AND THEIR LIVES
  15. CHAPTER TEN - BABYLONIAN WRITING AND LEARNING
  16. CHAPTER ELEVEN - BRITISH MUSEUM EXCAVATIONS IN BABYLONIA BY R. C. THOMPSON, H. ...
  17. CHAPTER TWELVE - THE EXCAVATIONS AT KISH, NEAR BABYLON
  18. APPENDIX - LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL KINGS OF BABYLONIA
  19. ENDNOTES
  20. INDEX
  21. SUGGESTED READING