Myths of Babylonia and Assyria. Donald A. Mackenzie

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      MYTHS

      OF

      BABYLONIA

      AND

      ASSYRIA

      Donald A. Mackenzie

      Table of Contents

	Preface
	Introduction
I		The Races and Early Civilization of Babylonia
II		The Land of Rivers and the God of the Deep
III		Rival Pantheons and Representative Deities
IV		Demons, Fairies, and Ghosts
V		Myths of Tammuz and Ishtar
VI		Wars of the City States of Sumer and Akkad
VII		Creation Legend: Merodach the Dragon Slayer
VIII		Deified Heroes: Etana and Gilgamesh
IX		Deluge Legend, the Island of the Blessed, and Hades
X		Buildings and Laws and Customs of Babylon
XI		The Golden Age of Babylonia
XII		Rise of the Hittites, Mitannians, Kassites, Hyksos, and Assyrians
XIII		Astrology and Astronomy
XIV		Ashur the National God of Assyria
XV		Conflicts for Trade and Supremacy
XVI		Race Movements that Shattered Empires
XVII		The Hebrews in Assyrian History
XVIII		The Age of Semiramis
XIX		Assyria's Age of Splendour
XX		The Last Days of Assyria and Babylonia
	Index

      List of Figures

1.	TEMPTATION OF THE EA-BANI
2.	BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA
I.1.	EXAMPLES OF RACIAL TYPES
I.2.	STATUE OF A ROYAL PERSONAGE OR OFFICIAL OF NON-SEMITIC ORIGIN
III.1.	WORSHIP OF THE MOON GOD
III.2.	WINGED MAN-HEADED LION
IV.1.	TWO FIGURES OF DEMONS
IV.2.	WINGED HUMAN-HEADED COW (?)
V.1.	ISHTAR IN HADES
V.2.	Female figure in adoration before a goddess
V.3.	The winged Ishtar above the rising sun god, the river god, and other deities
V.4.	Gilgamesh in conflict with bulls (see page 176)
V.5.	PLAQUE OF UR-NINA
VI.1.	SILVER VASE DEDICATED TO THE GOD NIN-GIRSU BY ENTEMENA
VI.2.	STELE OF NARAM SIN
VII.1.	STATUE OF GUDEA
VII.2.	"THE SEVEN TABLETS OF CREATION"
VII.3.	MERODACH SETS FORTH TO ATTACK TIAMAT
VIII.1.	THE SLAYING OF THE BULL OF ISHTAR
IX.1.	THE BABYLONIAN DELUGE
IX.2.	SLIPPER-SHAPED COFFIN MADE OF GLAZED EARTHENWARE
IX.3.	STELE OF HAMMURABI, WITH "CODE OF LAWS"
X.1.	THE BABYLONIAN MARRIAGE MARKET
XI.1.	HAMMURABI RECEIVING THE "CODE OF LAWS" FROM THE SUN GOD
XI.2.	THE HORSE IN WARFARE
XII.1.	LETTER FROM TUSHRATTA, KING OF MITANNI, TO AMENHOTEP III, KING OF EGYPT
XII.2.	THE GOD NINIP AND ANOTHER DEITY
XIII.1.	SYMBOLS OF DEITIES AS ASTRONOMICAL SIGNS
XIII.2.	ASHUR SYMBOLS
XIV.1.	WINGED DEITIES KNEELING BESIDE A SACRED TREE
XIV.2.	EAGLE-HEADED WINGED DEITY (ASHUR)
XVI.1.	ASSYRIAN KING HUNTING LIONS
XVI.2.	TYRIAN GALLEY PUTTING OUT TO SEA
XVII.1.	STATUE OF ASHUR-NATSIR-PAL, WITH INSCRIPTIONS
XVII.2.	DETAILS FROM SECOND SIDE OF BLACK OBELISK OF SHALMANESER III
XVIII.1.	THE SHEPHERD FINDS THE BABE SEMIRAMIS
XIX.1.	STATUE OF NEBO
XIX.2.	TIGLATH-PLESSER IV IN HIS CHARIOT
XIX.3.	COLOSSAL WINGED AND HUMAN-HEADED BULL AND MYTHOLOGICAL BEING
XIX.4.	ASSAULT ON THE CITY OF ALAMMU (? JERUSALEM) BY THE ASSYRIANS UNDER SENNACHERIB
XX.1.	ASHUR-BANI-PAL RECLINING IN A BOWER
XX.2.	PERSIANS BRINGING CHARIOTS, RINGS, AND WREATHS

      Preface

      This volume deals with the myths