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Myths of Babylonia and Assyria — Donald A. Mackenzie

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria

Donald A. Mackenzie

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 513 pages

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria is a collection of essays on ancient Mesopotamian religion and mythology by Donald A. Mackenzie. It surveys Babylonian and Assyrian gods, creation and flood stories, and figures such as Ishtar and Gilgamesh. It is worth listening to as an accessible introduction to these traditions and their cultural context.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. MYTHS OF BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA
  2. Donald A. Mackenzie
  3. Preface
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter I. The Races and Early Civilization of Babylonia
  6. Chapter II. The Land of Rivers and the God of the Deep
  7. Chapter III. Rival Pantheons and Representative Deities
  8. Chapter IV. Demons, Fairies, and Ghosts
  9. Chapter V. Myths of Tammuz and Ishtar
  10. Chapter VI. Wars of the City States of Sumer and Akkad
  11. Chapter VII. Creation Legend: Merodach the Dragon Slayer
  12. Chapter VIII. Deified Heroes: Etana and Gilgamesh
  13. Chapter IX. Deluge Legend, the Island of the Blessed, and Hades
  14. Chapter X. Buildings and Laws and Customs of Babylon
  15. Chapter XI. The Golden Age of Babylonia
  16. Chapter XII. Rise of the Hittites, Mitannians, Kassites, Hyksos, and Assyrians
  17. Chapter XIII. Astrology and Astronomy
  18. Chapter XIV. Ashur the National God of Assyria
  19. Chapter XV. Conflicts for Trade and Supremacy
  20. Chapter XVI. Race Movements that Shattered Empires
  21. Chapter XVII. The Hebrews in Assyrian History
  22. Chapter XVIII. The Age of Semiramis
  23. Chapter XIX. Assyria's Age of Splendour
  24. Chapter XX. The Last Days of Assyria and Babylonia
  25. Index
  26. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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