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Sacred Texts: Ancient Near East

The Chaldean Account of Genesis: Contents

AssyriologyBabylonian Genesis ParallelsChaldean Flood MythCuneiform Tablets

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| Chapter I.—The Discovery of the Genesis Legends. | | | Cosmogony of Berosus.—Discovery of Cuneiform Inscriptions.—Historical Texts.—Babylonian origin of Assyrian literature.—Mythological tablets.—Discovery of Deluge texts.—Izdubar, his exploits.—Mutilated condition of tablets.—Lecture on Deluge tablets.—"Daily Telegraph" offer.—Expedition to Assyria.—Fragments of Creation tablets.—Solar Myth.—Second journey to Assyria.—Tower of Babel.—Clay records.—Account of creation in "Telegraph."—"Daily…