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