| PREFACE | xi |
| INTRODUCTION: THE SOURCES OF THE "CAVE OF TREASURES" AND ITS CONTENTS | 1 |
| TRANSLATION OF THE CAVE OF TREASURES:-- |
| THE FIRST THOUSAND YEARS | 43 |
| THE SECOND THOUSAND YEARS | 87 |
| THE THIRD THOUSAND YEARS | 111 |
| THE FOURTH THOUSAND YEARS | 136 |
| THE FIFTH THOUSAND YEARS | 168 |
| THE FIVE HUNDRED YEARS FROM THE SECOND YEAR OF CYRUS TO THE BIRTH OF CHRIST | 192 |
| TETAMENTUM ADAMI | 242 |
| SUPPLEMENTARY TRANSLATIONS:-- |
| THE ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN | 249 |
| OUR LORD'S TEN APPEARANCES AFTER HIS RESURRECTION | 252 |
| THE LAST SUPPER | 252 |
| THE APOSTLES--THE TWELVE AND THE SEVENTY | 253 |
| THE NAMES OF THE APOSTLES | 261 |
| CHRONOLOGY | 264 |
| GOG AND MAGOG | 265 |
| THE COMING OF ANTI-CHRIST | 268 |
| THE NAMES OF THE TRANSLATORS OF THE BIBLE FROM HEBREW INTO GREEK | 270 |
| ABRAHAM AND THE CITY OF UR | 273 |
| THE EXCAVATIONS AT UR OF THE CHALDEES | 275 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 291 |
| INDEX | 295 |
| Imdugud, in Imgig, the lion-headed eagle of Ningirsu, the great god of Lagash | Frontespiece |
| PLATE | | facing PAGE |
| I. | Portrait figure of Cyrus the Great | 48 |
| II. | Cylinder inscribed with an account of the capture of Babylon by Cyrus the Great | 64 |
| III. | General view of the excavations at "Ur of the Chaldees" | 80 |
| IV. | 1. | Inscribed cone of Ur Nammu | 96 |
| | 2. | Arched doorway of E-Dublal-maḫ | 96 |
| V. | Ruins of E-Dublal-maḫ | 112 |
| VI. | E-Dublal-maḫ and the E-Gig-Par of Nabonidus | 128 |
| VII. | 1. | Duck weight of Shulgi, about 2200 B.C. | 144 |
| | 2. | Pivot and socket of Ur Nammu | 144 |
| | 3. | Inscription of Ur Nammu | 144 |
| VIII. | 1. | Door socket of Sin-balatsu-ikbi, 650 B.C. | 160 |
| | 2. | Door socket of Bur-Sin, about 2200 B.C. | 160 |
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| PLATE | | facing PAGE |
| IX. | Kitchen in the Gig-Par-Ku | 176 |
| X. | Diorite statue of Bau, the goddess of fertility | 192 |
| XI. | 1. | A stele from the E-Gig-Par. IIIrd Dynasty | 208 |
| | 2. | Ur-Nammu making an offering to Nannar and Nin-Gal | 208 |
| XII. | "Abraham's Street" at "Ur of the Chaldees" | 224 |
| XIII. | 1. | Limestone plaque, with scenes representing the pouring out of libations to Nannar | 240 |
| | 2. | Alabaster rams from a throne | 240 |
| XIV. | 1. | Ivory cover of a toilet box with a dedication to Astarte in Phoenecian | 256 |
| | 2. | Gold dagger with lapis lazuli handle | 256 |
| XV. | 1. | Small plaque incised with figures of bulls and stags | 272 |
| | 2. | Small plaque incised with the figure of a priest pouring out a libation | 272 |
| | 3. | Shell plaque incised with figures of a king and priest (?) | 272 |