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.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780191755606
0191755605