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Title: Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
Author: Donald A. Mackenzie
Release Date: September 5, 2005 [EBook #16653]
Language: English
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MYTHS OF BABYLONIA AND
ASSYRI A
Donald A. Mackenzie
Table of Contents
Preface
Int roduct ion
I
The Races and Early Civilization of Babylonia
II
The Land of Rivers and the God of the Deep
IIIRival Pant heons and Represent at ive Deit ies
IVDemons, Fair ies, and Ghost s
V
Myths of Tammuz and Isht ar
VI
Wars of the City St ates of Sumer and Ak kad
List of Figures
VIICreation Legend: Merodach the Dragon Slayer
VIIIDeified Heroes: Et ana and Gilgamesh
IXDeluge Legend, the I sl and of t he Bl essed, and Hades
X
Buildi ngs and Laws and Customs of Babyl on
XI
The Gol den Age of Babyl onia
XIIRise of the Hi ttites, Mi tannians, Kassites, Hyksos, and Assyri ans
XI IIAstr ol ogy and Ast ronomy
XIVAshur the National God of Assyria
XVConfli ct s for Tr ade and Supr emacy
XVIRace Movement s that Shatt er ed Empi res
XVIIThe Hebrews in Assyri an Hi st or y
XVII IThe Age of Semi rami s
XIXAssyria's Age of Splendour
XXThe Last Days of Assyri a and Babyl onia
Index
1.
TEMPTATI ON OF TH E EA-BANI
2.
BABYLONI A AND ASSYRIA
I .1.
EXAM PLES OF RACI AL TYPES
I .2.
STATUE OF A ROYAL PERSONAGE OR OFFICIAL OF NON-SEMI TI C
ORIGI N
III.1.WORSH I P OF TH E MOON GOD
III.2.WI NGED MAN-HEADED LI ON
IV.1.TWO FI GURES OF DEMONS
IV.2.WI NGED HU MAN-HEADED COW (?)
V.1.
ISH TAR IN HADES
V.2.
Female fi gure in adorat ion befor e a goddess
V.3.
The wi nged I shtar above the ri si ng sun god, the ri ver god, and ot her
deit ies
V.4.
Gilgamesh in conflict wi th bul ls (see page 176)
V.5.
PLAQUE OF UR-NI NA

VI .1.SI LVER VASE DEDI CATED TO TH E GOD NI N-GIRSU BY EN TEMENA
VI .2.STEL E OF NARAM SI N
VI I .1.STATUE OF GUDEA
VI I .2."TH E SEVEN TABL ETS OF CREATI ON"
VI I .3.MERODACH SETS FORTH TO ATTACK TI AM AT

VIII.1.TH E SL AYIN G OF TH E BU LL OF ISHTAR
IX.1.TH E BABYLONI AN DELU GE
Pr eface

This volume deals wi th the myths and legends of Babyl onia and Assyri a, and as these reflect the civilization in which they developed, a historical narrative has been pr ovided, beginning with the earl y Sumerian Age and concl uding with the periods of the Per sian and Grecian Empires. Over thirt y cent ur ies of human

pr ogress are t hus passed under revi ew.

Duri ng thi s vast int er val of ti me the cultural influences emanati ng from the Ti gr o- Euphrates valley reached far-di st ant shor es along the int er sect ing avenues of trade, and in consequence of the peri odic and wi despread mi gr at ions of peoples who had acquired direct ly or indi rect ly the leaveni ng el ements of Mesopotami an ci vi lization. Even at the pr esent day traces survive in Europe of the earl y cultural impress of

t he East ; our "Signs of the Zodiac", for inst ance, as well as t he syst em of measuring
IX.2.SL IPPER-SHAPED COFFIN MADE OF GLAZED EARTHENWARE
IX.3.STEL E OF HAMM URABI, WI TH "CODE OF LAWS"
X.1.
TH E BABYLONI AN MARRIAGE MARK ET
XI .1.HAMM URABI RECEI VI NG TH E "CODE OF LAWS" FROM TH E SUN
GOD
XI .2.TH E HORSE I N WARFARE
XI I .1.LETTER FROM TU SH RATTA, KI NG OF MI TANN I, TO AM EN HOTEP
II I, KI NG OF EGYPT
XI I .2.TH E GOD NI NI P AN D AN OTH ER DEITY
XIII.1.SYMBOLS OF DEITIES AS ASTRONOMI CAL SI GNS
XIII.2.ASHU R SYMBOLS
XIV.1.WI NGED DEITIES KN EELI NG BESI DE A SACRED TREE
XIV.2.EAGLE-HEADED WI NGED DEITY (ASHU R)
XVI.1.ASSYRIAN KI NG HU NTING LI ONS
XVI.2.TYRIAN GALL EY PUTTI NG OUT TO SEA
XVII.1.STATUE OF ASHUR-NATSIR-PAL , WI TH INSCRIPTI ONS
XVII .2.DETAILS FROM SECOND SI DE OF BL ACK OBELI SK OF
SH AL MANESER III
XVII I .1.TH E SH EPHERD FI NDS TH E BABE SEMI RAM IS
XIX.1.STATUE OF NEBO
XIX.2.TI GLATH -PLESSER IV IN HI S CHARIOT
XI X.3.COLOSSAL WI NGED AND HU MAN-HEADED BU LL AN D
MYTHOLOGICAL BEING
XI X.4.ASSAU LT ON TH E CITY OF AL AM MU (? JERUSAL EM ) BY TH E
ASSYRIANS UN DER SENN ACHERIB
XX.1.ASHUR-BANI -PAL RECLI NI NG IN A BOWER
XX.2.PERSI AN S BRIN GIN G CHARIOTS, RI NGS, AN D WREATH S
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