The flood: the Akkadian sources: a new edition, commentary, and a literary discussion

The story of the primeval cataclysmic flood which wiped out all life on earth, save for one family, is found in different ancient Mesopotamian texts whence it reached the Biblical and Classical literary traditions. The present book systematically collects the earliest attestations of the myth of the...

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Main Author: Ṿaserman, Natan 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Leuven; Paris, Bristol, CT Peeters 2020
In: Orbis biblicus et orientalis (290)
Year: 2020
Reviews:[Rezension von: Ṿaserman, Natan, 1962-, The flood: the Akkadian sources : a new edition, commentary, and a literary discussion] (2020) (Anthonioz, Stéphanie, 1972 -)
Series/Journal:Orbis biblicus et orientalis 290
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Flutsage / Akkadian language
Further subjects:B Ancient History
B Ancient history: to c 500 CE
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic