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The Epic of Gilgamesh
Subtitle: An Old Babylonian Version
Author: Morris Jastrow and Albert T. Clay
This epic poem is the oldest known in history, predating Homer’s Iliadby about 1500 years. Gilgamesh, the hero, discovers he has godly blood so sets out on a journey to the land of the gods in an attempt to gain entry. It is an ancient Sumerian tale from Mesopotamia. An important work for those studying ancient literature, history and mythology. This Babylonian version may be the oldest. Later renditions embellish the story, so this work is important for researchers. It is also an interesting and enjoyable tale.
ISBN 1585092142 • 112 pages • Size: 6×9 • Price: $12.95
The Oldest Stories in the World
Author: Theodor H Gaster
This book was assembled by a scholar of language and religion in order to bring together the best collection of the oldest stories known to man. They are older than anything in the Bible, or than Homer, or than the epic poems of India. They were recovered from the ruins of ancient cities and were originally written and told by the Assyrians and Babylonians of Mesopotamia, as well as the Hittites and Canaanites.
There are 13 stories in all, some of which the reader will recognize, but others that are rarely or never seen anywhere else. Stories, in their order of appearance, are: The Adventures of Gilgamesh, The War of the Gods, Borrowed Plumes, The Lost Chance, How Toothache Came into the World, The God Who Disappeared, The Monster Made of Stone, The Snaring of the Dragon, Kessi and Huntsman, Master Good and Master Bad, The Heavenly Bow, The King Who Forgot, and The Story of Baal.
The author was once the chief of the Hebraic section of the Library of Congress and the first to do a complete translation of the Dead Sea Scriptures in English. An invaluable bonus is that he shares his vast knowledge and expertise after each story with a commentary, including cross-cultural comparisons and a host of other interesting facts. For example, after The Story of Baal he tells us that the main story came from cuneiform tablets in Syria, but its’ ending was discovered on a fragment of papyrus in Egypt. This book is essential for those researching the first cultures of mankind or the earliest stories of the gods.
ISBN 9781585093861 • 250 pages • Size: 5.5×8.5 • Price: $19.95
The Origin of Biblical Traditions
Author: Albert T. Clay
The oldest Bible stories originated from ancient Babylon and Sumeria. They include the Garden of Eden story, the Fall of Man, the Great Flood and the Tower of Babel, all translated here by Clay out of Sumerian cuneiform text, which was the first writing known on earth.
Also contains an Appendix with translations of Sumerian, Babylonian & Phoenician creation stories. Grreat material on the early gods and man’s origins.
ISBN 1585090654 • 220 pages • Size: 5.5×8.5 • Price: $17.95
Atrahasis
Author: Albert T. Clay
The word Atrahasis means “extra wise” and refers to the earliest known version of Noah, who built an ark and saved mankind from destruction. This is that story, from ancient Sumeria, which many scholars believe was the original from which all known flood stories came from. This was the most popular story in the ancient world and has survived for over five thousand years. It is the only one that all cultures, worldwide, seem to share. Why? Was there really a great flood? And why do we not explore the oldest known version carefully for clues? That is the purpose of this book, which also includes a number of other interesting flood story fragments and documents.
ISBN 1585092282 • 108 pages • Size: 6×9 • Price: $14.95
LEGENDS OF THE GODS
Subtitled: The Egyptian Texts
Editing and Translation: E. A. Wallis Budge
Contains nine of the most important religious and mythological stories from ancient Egypt. Told throughout the ages, they have never been found in their exact translations together in one volume. The original Egyptian hieroglyphs appear in most cases on each facing page, making this a great tool for those wishing to understand ancient Egypt writing.
Includes The Legend of the Creation; The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind; The Legend of Ra and the Snake-Bite; The Legend of Horus of Edfu and the Winged Disc; The Legend of the Origin of Horus; A Legend of Khensu Nefer-Hetep and the Princess of Bekhten; The Legend of Khnemu and a Seven Years’ Famine; The Legend of the Death and Resurrection of Horus; The Legend of Isis and Osiris according to Classical Writers.
ISBN: 9781585093298 • 352 pages • Price: $27.95
