Myths of Babylon

by Jake Jackson

Book Overview

Babylonian myths, inherited in Mesopotamia from Sumeria, influenced by the ancient Assyrians represent a pinnacle of human achievement in the period around 1800 BC. Here we find humankind battling with the elements in their Flood myth, a grim creation story and the great Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest recorded literary treasures. Babylon, a powerful city state at the time of the ancient Egyptians was a centre of profound spiritual, economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178664763X
• ISBN13: 9781786647634
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Flame Tree 451
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"