The primeval flood catastrophe : origins and early development in Mesopotamian traditions / Y.S. Chen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chen, Y. S.

Series:

Oxford Oriental Monographs

Oxford Oriental monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian.

Mythology, Assyro-Babylonian.

Iraq--Civilization--To 634.

Iraq.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (355 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Against the long-standing and prevalent belief that Mesopotamian Flood traditions came from very early time in Mesopotamian cultural history, this book argues that the traditions emerged relatively late in Sumerian traditions. Through a systematic examination of the relevant cuneiform sources Y.S. Chen charts the evolution of the Flood traditions.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Plates; List of Abbreviations; Note on Transliteration and Translation; Relevant Dates of Ancient Mesopotamia; Introduction; 1. Flood Terminology; 2. The Primeval Flood Catastrophe Motif; 3. Antediluvian Traditions; 4. The Flood Epic; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; NAMES OF DEITIES AND OTHER MYTHICAL FIGURES; NAMES OF HUMAN BEINGS; GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES; SUBJECTS AND CONCEPTS; SELECTIVE QUOTATIONS OR CITATIONS OF MODERN SCHOLARSHIP; SUMERIAN AND AKKADIAN TEXTS QUOTED; SUMERIAN WORDS DISCUSSED; AKKADIAN WORDS DISCUSSED

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 10, 2013).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-967620-8

0-19-166375-1

OCLC:

865824375