The primeval flood catastrophe : origins and early development in Mesopotamian traditions /

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. C...

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Main Author:	Chen, Y. S. (Yi Samuel), 1969- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:	Oxford Oriental monographs.
Subjects:	Sumerian literature > History and criticism. Deluge in literature. Floods in literature. Cuneiform inscriptions, Sumerian. Littérature sumérienne > Histoire et critique. Déluge dans la littérature. Inondations dans la littérature. Inscriptions cunéiformes sumériennes. Cuneiform inscriptions, Sumerian Deluge in literature Floods in literature Sumerian literature Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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