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x, 203 p. : 21 cm Includes bibliographical references I. Legends of creation. Enuma Elish -- The theology of Memphis -- The Vedas: From the Rig Veda ; From the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad -- From the book of Genesis -- II. Mesopotamian civilization. Lugalzaggisi, King of Erech -- Chronicles concerning Sargon, King of Agade -- A lamentation on the invasion of Sumer by the people of Gutium -- Gudea, King of Lagash -- Date lists of the kings of the first dynasty of Babylon -- The lamentation over the destruction of Ur -- The Gilgamesh epic -- III. Egyptian civilization. From the Pyramid texts: Utterance 570 ; Utterance 577 -- The admonitions of an Egyptian sage -- The story of Si-nuhe -- The teaching of Amenophis

Author

William H. McNeill and Jean Whitenack Sedlar

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

1968

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195009699

Subjects

History, Religion, Humanities

Updated

2026-03-24