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A history of Sumer and Akkad

By: Leonard W. King

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A history of Sumer and Akkad

By: Leonard W. King

A history of Sumer and Akkad. An account of the early races of Babylonia from prehistoric times to the foundation of the Babylonian monarchy.

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Рипол Классик

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5876640344

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9785876640345

Legends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew Tradition

By: Leonard W. King

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Legends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew Tradition

By: Leonard W. King

The interconnected influences of different traditions of ancient mythology on one another consumed the archaeological efforts of the late 19th and early 20th century, though much work in Britain and Europe was interrupted by the outbreak of World War I. This fascinating 1918 study-adapted from a series of lectures delivered to the British Academy in 1916 rings with the frustration of its British author. A renowned classical scholar, King incorporates the then latest research from American academics into his intriguing analysis of the impact of Babylonian and Egyptian mythology on the foundations of Judaism. Drawing on newly discovered five-thousand-year-old texts, he weaves a narrative of the folklore of human origins unbroken from our earliest collective memories. His comparison of the creation and deluge stories from a range of ancient Old World civilizations remains compelling today. British classical scholar LEONARD W. KING (1869-1919) was Assistant Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum and professor of Assyrian and Babylonian archaeology at the University of London, King's College. He also wrote Babylonian Magic and Sorcery (1896) and A History of Sumer and Akkad (1910).

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Cosimo, Inc.

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1616405058

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9781616405052

A History of Babilonia

By: Leonard W. King

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A History of Babilonia

By: Leonard W. King

Reproduction of the original: A History of Babilonia by Leonard W. King

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3752407794

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9783752407792

Babylonian Magic and Sorcery

Being "The Prayers of the Lifting of the Hand"

By: Leonard W. King

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Babylonian Magic and Sorcery

Being "The Prayers of the Lifting of the Hand"

By: Leonard W. King

This classic work is a treasury of esoteric writing concerning the prayers and rituals to ancient deities from the dawn of Western civilization. In this work first published in 1896, King presents the cuneiform text of a group of sixty clay tablets inscribed with prayers and religious compositions of a devotional and magical character. These tablets were created by the scribes of Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, between 669–625 B.C., and are currently part of the Kuyunjik collection in the British Museum. King’s illustrations feature a transliteration of each tablet with an English translation of well-preserved passages. King includes a Babylonian-English glossary, a list of proper names and numerals with their corresponding cuneiform inscriptions, and a list of words and word portions of uncertain translation. “The texts and translations are accurately presented and definitive. King’s notes are concise, to the point, and easy to follow. But this is a highly technical book, designed for the professional, whether that professional be Assyriologist, paleographer, or magician. What, then, is its value to the non-professional reader? The answer is clear. Babylonian Magic and Sorcery offers us the means to gain an insight into the magico-religious concepts of the Semitic nations. And it is these concepts, and the magic based upon them, that underlie the worldview of the Western esoteric tradition, for that tradition is essentially Judaeo-Christian—it does not, save indirectly, derive from ancient Egypt.” —from the Foreword by R. A. Gilbert

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331

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Weiser Books

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1609253795

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9781609253790

The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz

By: Leonard Feather

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The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz

By: Leonard Feather

Offers more than 3,300 entries covering musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Thelonious Monk, and Wynton Marsalis.

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Oxford University Press

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019532000X

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9780195320008

We Americans: 1865 to the present

By: Leonard Pitt

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We Americans: 1865 to the present

By: Leonard Pitt

Presents the history of the United States in topical segments such as economy, politics, social makeup, religion, government, environment.

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084033883X

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We Americans: Colonial times to 1877

By: Leonard Pitt

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We Americans: Colonial times to 1877

By: Leonard Pitt

Presents the history of the United States in topical segments such as economy, politics, social makeup, religion, government, environment.

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0840345321

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9780840345325

Enuma Elish

The Seven Tablets of Creation; the Babylonian and Assyrian Legends Concerning the Creation of the World and of Mankind

By: Leonard W. King

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Enuma Elish

The Seven Tablets of Creation; the Babylonian and Assyrian Legends Concerning the Creation of the World and of Mankind

By: Leonard W. King

Enuma Elish, the Babylonian version of the story of creation, predates much of the Book of Genesis. Passed down orally for generations until finally being recorded on seven clay tablets, this epic was discovered by 19th-century archeologists among the ruins of the Library of King Ashurbanipal in modern-day Iraq. Translator and editor L.W. King has divided the Seven Tablets of Creation into two volumes, which are combined in this book. In Volume 1, readers will find the English translation of each of the seven tablets, plus sections on the composition of the poem, parallels in Hebrew literature, and the reconstruction and arrangement of the text. In Volume 2, readers will find other accounts of the history of creation, an index, a glossary, and numerous indices and appendices. Religious scholars and anyone interested in human origins will enjoy King's translation of and commentary on this classic, first published in 1902. British classical scholar LEONARD W. KING (1869-1919) was Assistant Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum and professor of Assyrian and Babylonian archaeology at the University of London, King's College. He also wrote Babylonian Magic and Sorcery (1896) and A History of Sumer and Akkad (1910).

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Cosimo, Inc.

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1616405104

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9781616405106

Book's by Leonard W. King

A history of Sumer and Akkad

A history of Sumer and Akkad

Legends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew Tradition

Legends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew Tradition

A History of Babilonia

A History of Babilonia

Babylonian Magic and Sorcery

Babylonian Magic and Sorcery

The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz

The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz

We Americans: 1865 to the present

We Americans: 1865 to the present

We Americans: Colonial times to 1877

We Americans: Colonial times to 1877

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