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The Gilgamesh Epic And Old Testament Parallels

The Gilgamesh Epic And Old Testament Parallels Paperback - 1963

by Alexander Heidel

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Back Cover: Cuneiform records made some three thousand years ago are the basis for this essay on the idas of death and the afterlife and the story of the flood which were current among the ancient peoples of the Tigro-Euphrates Valley. With the same careful scholarship shown in his previous volume, The Babylonian Gensis, Heidel interprets the famous Gilgamesh Epic and other related Babylonian and Assyrian documents. He compares them with corresponding portions of the Old Testament in orer to determine the inherent historical relationsihip of Hebrew and Mesopotaimain ideas. Cover by Robert Lostutter Picture is of the actual book for sale, Garret Mountain Books never uses stock images.
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  • Title The Gilgamesh Epic And Old Testament Parallels
  • Author Alexander Heidel
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 2nd
  • Pages 269
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
  • Date 1963
  • Features Bibliography
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 20240614B
  • ISBN 9780226323985 / 0226323986
  • Weight 0.68 lbs (0.31 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.95 x 5.32 x 0.68 in (20.19 x 13.51 x 1.73 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: African
    • Ethnic Orientation: African
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects Death, Deluge
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 49005734
  • Dewey Decimal Code 892.1

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First line

The Gilgamesh Epic, the longest and most beautiful Babylonian poem yet discovered in the mounds of the Tigro-Euphrates region, ranks among the great literary masterpieces of mankind.

From the rear cover

Cuneiform records made some three thousand years ago are the basis for this essay on the ideas of death and the afterlife and the story of the flood which were current among the ancient people of the Tigro-Euphrates Valley.

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About the author

Alexander Heidel was at the time of his death in 1955 on the research staff of the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago.