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| Genre/Form: | Texts Translations into English |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Mendelsohn, Isaac, 1898- Religions of the ancient Near East. New York, Liberal Arts Press [1955] (OCoLC)592889481 Online version: Mendelsohn, Isaac, 1898- Religions of the ancient Near East. New York, Liberal Arts Press [1955] (OCoLC)613987292 |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Isaac Mendelsohn |
| OCLC Number: | 537116 |
| Notes: | Includes "Index of Biblical references" (p. 283-284). |
| Description: | xxix, 284 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | Sumerian Myths and Epic Tales / translated by S.N. Kramer -- .. Enki and Ninhursag : a paradise myth -- .. Dumuzi and Enkimdu : the dispute between the shepherd-god and the farmer-god Akkadian Myths and Epics / translated by E.A. Speiser -- .. The creation epic -- .. The epic of Gilgamesh -- .. Creation of man by the mother goddess -- .. Descent of Istar to the nether world Akkadian Rituals / translated by A. Sachs -- .. Temple program for the New Year s festival at Babylon -- .. Temple ritual for the sixteenth and seventeenth days of an unknown month at Uruk -- .. Program of the pageant of the stature of the god Anu at Uruk -- .. Daily sacrifices to the gods of the city of Uruk Sumero-Akkarian Hymns and Pryaers / Translated by Ferris J. Stephens -- .. Hymn to Ishtar -- .. Prayer of lamentation to Ishtar -- .. Hymn to the Moon-god -- .. Prayer to the Moon-god -- .. Hymn to the Sun-god -- .. Prayer to Ashurbanipal to the Sun-god -- .. Psalm to Marduk -- .. Prayer to the gods of the night -- .. Prayer to every god Akkadian Didactic and Wisdom Literature / translated by Robert H. Pfeiffer -- .. Proverbs -- .. Counsels of wisdom -- .. "I will praise the lord of wisdom" -- .. A pessimistic dialogue between master and servant -- .. A dialogue about human misery -- .. Akkadian prophecies Akkadian Incantation Texts / translated by I. Mendelsohn -- .. Shurpu texts -- .. Maqlu texts -- Ugaritic Mythis and Epics / translated by H.L. Ginberg -- Introduction -- .. Poems about Baal and Anath -- .. The tale of Aqhat -- List of great gods -- Index of Biblical references. |
| Series Title: | Library of religion, 4 |
| Responsibility: | edited, with an introduction, by Isaac Mendelsohn. |
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