The Chaldean Account of Genesis : Containing the Description of the Creation, the Fall of Man, the Deluge, the Tower of Babel, the Desruction of Sodom (Paperback)

Preface; 1. The discovery of the Genesis legends; 2. Babylonian and Assyrian literature; 3. Chaldean legends transmitted through Berosus and other ancient authors; 4. Babylonian mythology; 5. Babylonian legend of the creation; 6. Other Babylonian accounts of the creation; 7. The sign of the god Zu; 8. The exploits of Dibbara; 9. Babylonian fables; 10. Fragments of miscellaneous texts; 11. The Izdubar legends; 12. Meeting of Hea-Bani and Izdubar; 13. Destruction of the tyrant Khumbaba; 14. The adventures of Istar; 15. Illness and wanderings of Izdubar; 16. The story of the flood and conclusion; 17. Conclusion; Index.