"The Babylonian Legends of the Creation" by E. A. Wallis Budge is a late 19th-century exploration of ancient Babylonian and Assyrian creation myths. It tells of the unearthing and translation of clay tablets, revealing stories of gods, especially the epic battle between Marduk and the dragon Tiâmat. These legends describe the formation of the world and the rise of Marduk, reflecting the Babylonians' beliefs about power, divinity, and the origins of the cosmos. The book paints a picture of a civilization whose myths intertwined creation with conflict and the supremacy of its gods.
The Babylonian Legends of the Creation
By E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis) Budge
Uncovered on ancient tablets, a forgotten world arises from a battle between gods and monsters, revealing the surprising origins of heaven, earth, and the pantheon of deities.
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About the AuthorSir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge was an English Egyptologist, Orientalist, and philologist who worked for the British Museum and published numerous works on the ancient Near East. He made numerous trips to Egypt and Anglo-Egyptian Sudan on behalf of the British Museum to buy antiquities, and helped it build its collection of cuneiform tablets, manuscripts, and papyri. He published many books on Egyptology, helping to bring the findings to larger audiences. In 1920, he was knighted for his service to Egyptology and the British Museum.
Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge was an English Egyptologist, Orientalist, and philologist who worked for the British Museum and published numerous works on the ancient Near East. He made numerous trips to Egypt and Anglo-Egyptian Sudan on behalf of the British Museum to buy antiquities, and helped it build its collection of cuneiform tablets, manuscripts, and papyri. He published many books on Egyptology, helping to bring the findings to larger audiences. In 1920, he was knighted for his service to Egyptology and the British Museum.
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