Babylonian and Assyrian Literature eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 377 pages of information about Babylonian and Assyrian Literature.

Babylonian and Assyrian Literature eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 377 pages of information about Babylonian and Assyrian Literature.
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THE EPIC OF ISHTAR AND IZDUBAR: 1
TABLETS AND CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTIONS: 1
ISHTAR AND IZDUBAR1
ALCOVE I1
INVOCATION2
COLUMN II3
COLUMN III9
COLUMN IV11
COLUMN V13
COLUMN VI15
TABLET II—­COLUMN I17
COLUMN II18
COLUMN III21
COLUMN IV24
COLUMN V25
COLUMN VI26
TABLET III—­COLUMN I27
COLUMN II29
COLUMN III30
COLUMN IV31
COLUMN V32
COLUMN VI33
TABLET IV[1]—­COLUMN I34
COLUMN II39
COLUMN III41
COLUMN IV45
COLUMN V46
COLUMN VI48
ALCOVE II49
COLUMN II51
COLUMN III53
COLUMN IV54
COLUMN V55
COLUMN VI57
TABLET VI—­COLUMN I58
COLUMN II59
COLUMN III60
COLUMN IV62
COLUMN V63
COLUMN VI65
TABLET VII—­COLUMN I68
COLUMN II69
COLUMN III72
COLUMN IV75
COLUMN V77
COLUMN VI79
TABLET VIII—­COLUMN I83
COLUMN II86
COLUMN III90
COLUMN IV92
COLUMN V94
COLUMN VI95
CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTIONS97
CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTIONS97
TRANSLATION OF THE EXORCISMS97
TABLET II97
TABLET III97
TABLET IV97
TABLET V98
TABLET VI98
TABLET VII98
TABLET VIII98
TABLET IX98
TABLET X98
ACCADIAN HYMN TO ISTAR99
ACCADIAN HYMN TO ISTAR99
REVERSE100
ANNALS OF ASSUR-NASIR-PAL (SOMETIMES CALLED SARDANAPALUS)101
ANNALS OF ASSUR-NASIR-PAL101
COLUMN II109
COLUMN III118
ASSYRIAN SACRED POETRY127
ASSYRIAN SACRED POETRY128
PENITENTIAL PSALMS129
ELSEWHERE WE FIND129
AN ADDRESS TO SOME DEITY129
ODE TO FIRE129
ASSYRIAN TALISMANS AND EXORCISMS TRANSLATED BY H.F.  TALBOT, F.R.S.129
INHERITED OR IMPUTED SINS130
MAGIC KNOTS130
TALISMANS131
HOLINESS OF THE NUMBER SEVEN131
ANCIENT BABYLONIAN CHARMS132
ANCIENT BABYLONIAN CHARMS132
COLUMN II133
COLUMN III135
COLUMN IV135
INSCRIPTION OF TIGLATH PILESER I, KING OF ASSYRIA136
INSCRIPTION OF TIGLATH PILESER I136
II137
III137
IV137
V138
VI138
VII139
VIII139
IX140
X140
XI140
XII141
XIII141
XIV141
XV141
XVI142
XVII142
XVIII142
XIX142
XX142
XXI142
XXII144
XXIII144
XXIV144
XXV144
XXVI144
XXVII144
XXVIII145
XXIX145
XXX145
XXXI145
XXXII146
XXXIII146
XXXIV146
XXXV146
XXXVI146
XXXVII146
XXXVIII147
XXXIX147
XL147
XLI147
XLII147
XLIII147
XLIV147
XLV147
XLVI147
XLVII148
XLVIII148
XLIX148
L149
LI149
LII149
LIII149
THE REVOLT IN HEAVEN149
THE REVOLT IN HEAVEN151
THE LEGEND OF THE TOWER OF BABEL151
LEGEND OF THE TOWER OF BABEL152
COLUMN II152
AN ACCADIAN PENITENTIAL PSALM152
AN ACCADIAN PENITENTIAL PSALM153
REVERSE OF TABLET154
THE BLACK OBELISK INSCRIPTION OF SHALMANESER II155
BLACK OBELISK OF SHALMANESER155
FACE B156
FACE C156
FACE D157
THE EPIGRAPHS ACCOMPANYING THE SCULPTURES163
INSCRIPTION OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR164
INSCRIPTION OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR164
COLUMN II166
COLUMN III167
COLUMN IV167
COLUMN V168
COLUMN VI169
COLUMN VII170
COLUMN VIII170
COLUMN IX171
COLUMN X172
ACCADIAN POEM ON THE SEVEN EVIL SPIRITS172
ACCADIAN POEM ON THE SEVEN EVIL SPIRITS173
REVERSE174
CHARM FOR AVERTING THE SEVEN EVIL SPIRITS175
CHALDEAN HYMNS TO THE SUN176
CHALDEAN HYMNS TO THE SUN177
THIRD HYMN177
FOURTH HYMN178
TWO ACCADIAN HYMNS179
TWO ACCADIAN HYMNS180
I180
II180
ACCADIAN PROVERBS AND SONGS181
ACCADIAN PROVERBS181
ACCADIAN SONGS181
BABYLONIAN PUBLIC DOCUMENTS CONCERNING PRIVATE PERSONS182
BABYLONIAN PRIVATE CONTRACTS183
COLUMN I183
COLUMN II183
THE PARIS MICHAUX STONE183
COLUMN I184
COLUMN II185
CONTRACT OF HANKAS189
TRANSLATION OF AN UNEDITED FRAGMENT192
GREAT INSCRIPTION IN THE PALACE OF KHORSABAD192
GREAT INSCRIPTION OF THE PALACE OF KHORSABAD192
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