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Ancient Near Eastern Mythological Epics and Cosmological Literature (ca 2400 BCE – ca 500 BCE)
Origin/Historian/Author: Neo Sumerian – Old Babylonian Source: – Die sumerischen Parallelen zur biblischen Urgeschichte, S. Landersdorfer, 1917 – Le poème sumérien du paradis, S. Langdon, 1919 – Sumerian Reading Book, …
Origin/Historian/Author: Sumer, Temple Library of Nippur, ca 2300 BCE Source: The Sacred Books and Literature of the East, By Prof. Charles F. Horne, Ph.D. The Sacred Books and Literature of …
Origin/Historian/Author: Neo Sumerian, (ca 2100 BCE) Source: Der Alte Orient, 1899-1927 Introduction This Sumerian text features Enki and Ninmah, just before the creation of Man. It is one of the …
Origin/Historian/Author: Sumer, Temple Library Nippur, ca 2500 BCE Source: Miscellaneous Babylonian Inscriptions, By Prof. George A. Barton, 1918 Introduction Excavated from the temple library of the ancient city Nippur, this …
Origin/Historian/Author: Phoenician, Sanchoniothon, Translated by Philo, recorded by Eusebius Source: Ancient Fragments, I. P. Cory, 1832 Introduction What survives of Sanchoniothon’s writings were initially translated by Philo of Bylbos around …
Origin/Historian/Author: Babylonian, ca 1300 BCE Source: The Seven Tablets of Creation, By L. W. King, 1902 Introduction The Babylonian Enuma Elish consists of 7 tablets. Some of the earliest complete …
Origin/Historian/Author: Ashur, Middle Assyrian Period Source: The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, By D. D. Luckenbill, 1921 Introduction Among the many variations of the Enuma Elish, here we …
Origin/Historian/Author: Late Neo Babylonian Source: Keilschrifttexte aus Assur religiösen Inhalts, By E. Ebeling, 1919, 1923 Full Text Below The upper heavens are luludānītu-stone, of An, he [settled] the 300 Igigi …
Origin/Historian/Author: Late Neo Babylonian Source: Sumerisch-babylonische Hymnen, By G. Reisner, 1896 Full Text Below Gods of heaven, gods of underworld, The 50 great gods, The seven gods of destinies, The …