Das Babylonische Weltschöpfungsepos (Classic Reprint) Buchkatalog

Excerpt from Das Babylonische WeltschöpfungseposThe present copies of the Chaldean account of the Creation were written during the reign of Assurbanipal, B. C. 673 - 626, but they appear to be copies of a much older Chaldean work, the date of the composition of which was probably near B. C. 2000. The legends ewieted, however, earlier than this, and were in the form of oral tradi tions, handed down from time to time, until during the great literary age in Babylon.ia they were committed to writing.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.