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Sacred Texts: Ancient Near East

The Chaldean Account of Genesis: Chapter I. The Discovery...

AssyriologyBabylonian Genesis ParallelsChaldean Flood MythCuneiform Tablets

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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 Telegraph" collection.—Interest of Creation legends.—The…