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Epics of Sumerian Kings: The Matter of Aratta (Writings from the Ancient
World)
H. L. J. Vanstiphout, Jerrold S. Cooper | ISBN: 1589830830 | PDF | 208
pages | 2003 | 1 MB

Epics of Sumerian Kings presents for the first time both the
authoritative Sumerian **** and an elegant English translation of four
key epics from the Sumerian literary canon. These epics, the earliest
known in any language, revolve around the conflict between the cities of
Uruk (biblical Erech) in ancient Iraq and Aratta in neighboring Iran.
Of special interest is “Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta,” which contains
the story of the confounding of human language, often cited as a source
of the biblical tower of Babel narrative, as well as the Sumerians’ own
account of the invention of cuneiform writing. In addition to providing
English translations of the epics, Vanstiphout discusses their
intellectual and cultural con****, their poetics and meaning, and the
significance of the epic cycle as a whole. The volume will interest
scholars and students of Assyriology and the ancient Near East, biblical
scholars, and general readers and will be a valuable **** for courses
on ancient Near Eastern literature or history.

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Niek Veldhuis, "Religion, Literature, and Scholarship"
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers | 2004-08-31 | ISBN 9004139508 |
PDF | 405 pages | 4.9 MB

This book uses insights from religious studies, literary theory, and the
history of science for understanding the Sumerian composition Nanse and
the Birds in the con**** of the Old Babylonian scribal school. The
discussions of Babylonian religion, literature, and scholarship focus on
the usefulness and relevance of these modern concepts for categorizing
the ancient ****. The volume presents the first critical edition of
Nanse and the Birds, as well as editions of the hymn Nanse B and all
third millennium and Old Babylonian lexical lists of birds. It includes
37 plates with photographs and line drawings, including many previously
unpublished tablets. The final chapter discusses the identity and
orthography of all Sumerian bird names in literary, administrative and
lexical ****s.

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The Power of Myth
Anchor | ISBN 0385418868 | 1991 | PDF | 289 pages | ~1 MB

“ The symbols of mythology and legend are all around us, embedded in the
fabric of our daily lives, and the Moyers-Campbell dialogues are a
welcom guide to recognizing and understanding their meanings.

Among his many gifts, Joseph Campbell's most impressive was the unique
ability to take a contemporary situation, such as the murder and funeral
of President John F. Kennedy, and help us understand its impact in the
con**** of ancient mythology. Herein lies the power of The Power of
Myth, showing how humans are apt to create and live out the themes of
mythology. Based on a six-part PBS television series hosted by Bill
Moyers, this classic is especially compelling because of its engaging
question-and-answer format, creating an easy, conversational approach to
complicated and esoteric topics. For example, when discussing the
mythology of heroes, Campbell and Moyers smoothly segue from the
Sumerian sky goddess Inanna to Star Wars' mercenary-turned-hero, Han
Solo. Most impressive is Campbell's encyclopedic knowledge of myths,
demonstrated in his ability to recall the details and archetypes of
almost any story, from any point and history, and translate it into a
lesson for spiritual living in the here and now.

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The Last Paga of Iraq: Ibn Wahshiyya And His Nabatean Ag (Islamic
History and Civilization) (Islamic History and Civilization)
Brill Academic Publishers | 396 pages | 2006 | ISBN: 9004150102 | PDF |
1.2 mb

This is the first analysis in any language of the religious,
philosophical and folkloristic content of Ibn Wa?shiyya's (d. 931)
Nabatean Agriculture.

This enigmatic book, said to have been translated by Ibn Wa?shiyya from
Syriac into Arabic, contains much material on Late Antique Paganism in
Iraq and semi-learned reception of Greek philosophical thought.

The first part of the present book studies the question of authenticity,
authorship and con**** of the Nabatean Agriculture, dated by the author
to around 600 AD. The second part consists of 61 translated and
annotated excerpts of the Nabatean Agriculture, until now available only
in the Arabic original, as well as introductions to the world view of
the ****.

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Between the Rivers: The History of Ancient Mesopotamia [Tutorial] | 5 GB
Lecturer: Alexis Q. Castor | 36 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture | $374.95
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Zainab Bahrani "Women of Babylon: Gender and Representation in
Mesopotamia"
Routledge | 224 pages | 2001 | ISBN: 0415218306 | PDF | 1mb

Women of Babylon is a much-needed historical/art historical study that
investigates the concepts of femininity which prevailed in
Assyro-Babylonian society. Zainab Bahrani's detailed analysis of how the
culture of ancient Mesopotamia defined sexuality and gender roles both
in, and through, representation is enhanced by a rich selection of
visual material extending from 6500 BC - 1891 AD.

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Bruce Kuklick, "Puritans in Babylon"
Publisher: Princeton University Press | 1996 | ISBN 0691025827 | PDF |
272 pages | 10 MB

From the 1880s through the 1920s a motley collection of American
scholars, soldiers of fortune, institutional bureaucrats, and financiers
created the academic fields that give us our knowledge of the ancient
Near East. Bruce Kuklick's new book begins with the story of the initial
adventure of these determined investigators--a twelve-year dig near the
Biblical Babylon, at Nippur, conducted at intervals from 1888 through
1900 and bankrolled by the Babylonian Exploration Fund. To unearth tens
of thousands of cuneiform tablets, the leaders of this venture faced
harsh living conditions in the desert and an academic war of each
against all that was quickly begun at the site itself. As their
knowledge increased, they risked their personal religious beliefs in the
search for historical truth. Kuklick discusses their tribulations to
illuminate two other contemporary developments: first, the maturation of
the American university, particularly in contrast to its German
counterpart; and second, the influence of religious-secular conflict on
the ways in which Western scholarship appropriated or appreciated other
cultures. The Nippur expedition spawned unseemly (and entertaining)
fights among the University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, Yale,
Harvard, and Chicago for leadership in the study of the ancient Near
East--not to mention disagreements with their own developing museums and
an international scandal called the Hilprecht controversy. More
significant than these quarrels was the concern for the meaning of
history displayed in this period of Near Eastern scholarship. The field
was linked to Biblical criticism and Judeo-Christian interests, and many
of the orientalists originally possessed strong religious
commitments--which some put aside as they struggled for objectivity. As
recent critics have shown, "orientalism" was an example of the West's
ability to appropriate the "other" for its own purposes. However,
Kuklick's study demonstrates that the censure of orientalism hinges on
modes of argumentation that scholars of the ancient Near East helped to
legitimate, and at no small cost to themselves.
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Marc Van De Mieroop, "King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography"
Wiley-Blackwell | 2004-10-29 | ISBN: 1405126604 | 184 pages | PDF | 1,2
MB

This is the first biography in English of King Hammurabi, who ruled
Babylon from 1792 to 1750 BC and presents a rounded view of his
accomplishments.
Describes how Hammurabi dealt with powerful rivals and extended his
kingdom.
Draws on the King’s own writings and on diplomatic correspondence that
has only recently become available.
Explores the administration of the kingdom and the legacies of his rule,
especially his legal code.
Demonstrates how Hammurabi’s conquests irrevocably changed the political
organization of the Near East, so that he was long remembered as one of
the great kings of the past.
Written to be accessible to a general audience.

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George S. Clason, "Richest Man in Babylon - The Success Secrets of the
Ancients"
Publisher: Recorded Books | 2005 | ISBN 1419349996 | PDF | 200 pages |
12.97 MB

The book gives you ancient Babylonian wisdom of finances that are so
relevant to the twenty first century. It was written over 50 years ago
and will always remain a classic in my eyes. It is written in a story-
fashion and very cleverly so. The language used is old English, which
adds to the book a touch of sophistication, most charming. The lessons
are valuble for every era and generation.
Parents would be wise if they can coax their teenagers to read this
book.
Most enjoyable once you get immersed into it. The end has a nice
surprise!

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The Samaritans
Publisher: Vintage | ISBN: N\A | edition 2007 | PDF | 72 pages | 1,41 mb

In later Hebrew writings the word Samaritan speaks of the people of the
district of Samaria in central Palestine. They came from intermarriages
of certain Israelites with the colonists from Babylon and other parts of
Mesopotamia and Syria. These colonists had been placed there by the
Assyrian kings Sargon II and Esarhaddon, after the Northern Kingdom of
Israel had been conquered and the stronghol

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Judith Levin, "Hammurabi (Ancient World Leaders)"
Chelsea House Publications | 2008 | ISBN: 0791096033 | 115 pages | PDF |
3,5 MB

Almost 4,000 years ago, a young king named Hammurabi inherited the small
and unimportant city of Babylon in the region of Mesopotamia, now in
present-day Iraq. Over his lifetime, Hammurabi expanded Babylon in size
and in importance, making the city the most important in the region by
the time of his death. It would remain so for more than 1,000 years.
Though Hammurabi was a politician, a diplomat, and a warrior, he is
remembered mostly for his code of law, the tall monument of stone
inscribed with hundreds of legal rulings that influenced the future laws
of the region and then of the Western world. "Hammurabi" explores the
life and times of a ruler known as 'The King of Justice' through the
king's own words and those of legal and historical ********s and
literature of the time.

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