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Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses / by Hale, Vincent.(CARDINAL)405638;
Mesopotamian religion was one of the earliest religious systems to develop with and in turn influence a high civilization. Followed by the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians, Mesopotamian religion and mythology reflected the complexities of these societies and has been preserved in remnants of their cultural, economic, and political institutions. This absorbing volume provides a glimpse of the cradle of civilization by examining Mesopotamian religious and mythological beliefs as well as some of the many gods and goddesses at the core of their stories and also looks at epics such as that of Gilgamesh and other aspects of Mesopotamian life.789Y
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Young adult literature.; Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian.; Goddesses.; Gods.;
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Fury of the dragon goddess / by Chadda, Sarwat,author.(CARDINAL)495792;
"When the ancient Tablet of Destinies falls into the wrong hands, it is up to Sikander Aziz and his friends to save humanity from having its future erased by two fearsome Mesopotamian gods"--Ages 8-12.Grades 4-6.620L
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Action and adventure fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Mythology, Assyro-Babylonian; Gods, Assyro-Babylonian; Goddesses, Assyro-Babylonian; Iraqi Americans; Brothers; Muslim boys; Death;
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Creation stories of the ancient world [videorecording]/ by Lam, Joseph,1976-lecturer.; Teaching Company,production company,publisher.(CARDINAL)349444;
Bibliographical references included in course guidebookLecturer: Joseph Lam."In 12 dynamic and thought-provoking lectures, Creation Stories of the Ancient World offers you a penetrating look at the origin stories of the great civilizations of the Mediterranean. With the inspired guidance of Professor Joseph Lam of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, you'll delve into the creation accounts of civilizations ranging from Mesopotamia (Babylon) across the breadth of the ancient Near East to Greece in the West, and encompassing traditions from Egypt, Syria, Anatolia, and ancient Israel."--Publisher's website.Closed captioning in EnglishDisc format: DVD, NTSC ; Region code: All.
Subjects: Educational films.; Lectures.; Myths.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Baal cycle.; Enuma elish.; Assyro-Babylonian religion.; Civilization, Ancient.; Creation; Goddesses, Egyptian.; Gods, Egyptian.; Mythology, Assyro-Babylonian.; Mythology, Egyptian.; Mythology, Greek.; Mythology, Middle Eastern.;
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Middle Eastern mythology / by Ollhoff, Jim,1959-(CARDINAL)482396;
The mighty myth -- The Middle East -- The soul of middle eastern mythology -- Babylonian creation -- Gilgamesh, King of Uruk -- Cannaanite origin of the seasons -- Mesopotamian gods and goddesses -- Canaanite gods and goddesses.Provides an overview of Middle Eastern mythology, with information on creation stories, Gilgamesh, gods, goddesses, and other related topics.880LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Gods, Assyro-Babylonian; Gods, Canaanite; Mythology, Middle Eastern;
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Gilgamesh : translated from the Sîn-leqi-unninnī version / by Gardner, John,1933-1982.(CARDINAL)141651; Maier, John R.(CARDINAL)139969; Henshaw, Richard A.(Richard Aurel),1921-(CARDINAL)180669;
Bibliography: pages 301-304.The story of Gilgamesh, an ancient epic poem written on clay tablets in a cuneiform alphabet, is as fascinating and moving as it is crucial to our ability to fathom the time and the place in which it was written. Gardner's version restores the poetry of the text and the lyricism that is lost in the earlier, almost scientific renderings. The principal theme of the poem is a familiar one: man's persistent and hopeless quest for immortality. It tells of the heroic exploits of an ancient ruler of the walled city of Uruk named Gilgamesh. Included in its story is an account of the Flood that predates the Biblical version by centuries. Gilgamesh and his companion, a wild man of the woods named Enkidu, fight monsters and demonic powers in search of honor and lasting fame. When Enkidu is put to death by the vengeful goddess Ishtar, Gilgamesh travels to the underworld to find an answer to his grief and confront the question of mortality.
Subjects: Epic poetry.; Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian;
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Gilgamesh : translated from the Sīn-leqi-unninnī version / by Gardner, John,1933-1982,translator.(CARDINAL)141651; Maier, John R.,translator.(CARDINAL)139969; Henshaw, Richard A.(Richard Aurel),1921-translator.(CARDINAL)180669;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-304).Introduction -- The one who saw the abyss -- Gilgamesh -- Translating Gilgamesh.The story of Gilgamesh, an ancient epic poem written on clay tablets in a cuneiform alphabet, is as fascinating and moving as it is crucial to our ability to fathom the time and the place in which it was written. Gardner's version restores the poetry of the text and the lyricism that is lost in the earlier, almost scientific renderings. The principal theme of the poem is a familiar one: man's persistent and hopeless quest for immortality. It tells of the heroic exploits of an ancient ruler of the walled city of Uruk named Gilgamesh. Included in its story is an account of the Flood that predates the Biblical version by centuries. Gilgamesh and his companion, a wild man of the woods named Enkidu, fight monsters and demonic powers in search of honor and lasting fame. When Enkidu is put to death by the vengeful goddess Ishtar, Gilgamesh travels to the underworld to find an answer to his grief and confront the question of mortality.
Subjects: Fiction.; Legends.; Gilgamesh (Legendary character); Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian;
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The epic of Gilgamesh / by Dixon, Kevin H.,artist.(CARDINAL)679445; Dixon, Kent H.,1941-translator.(CARDINAL)679448; Kick, Russell,writer of introduction.(CARDINAL)389634;
"The Epic of Gilgamesh is the Ur-epic--the hero's journey, quest, and education--inscribed onto damp clay tablets several millennia before Odysseus or the priest of Ecclesiastes found their voices. Sumerian versions of the epic date back almost 5000 years. It is a Bildungsroman of a bad king learning to become a proper human being and therefore a wise king, and to do so, besides defeating lions and monsters and surviving great physical and emotional suffering, he must face, and answer, the first (and last) great question: mortality. Translated into English and presented here in its entirety as a graphic novel, this version of The Epic of Gilgamesh is a father/son project by scholar and translator Kent H. Dixon and his son, the comix artist Kevin Dixon, who bring a fresh take on this great work. The reader is slowed down by the artwork and visual jokes and the artist's wry hat-tippings to various masters (Crumb and Gilbert Shelton alongside Schultz and Capp, Popeye and Krazy Kat, Uderzo's Astérix and Hergé's Tintin), and then, once the reading pace has shifted into lower gear, having all these aspects complementarily drawn out, makes for an especially satisfying counterpoint to the low-key, the wise and cynical and morally sophisticated, and sometimes sublimely Olympian humor."--Page 4 of cover.In which we meet the randy young king and demi-god Gilgamesh and his equally untamed future friend, Enkidu--a wild man of the steppe -- In which Gilgamesh and Enkidu fall into a terrible fight over Gilgamesh's abuse of power -- Now fast friends, the two heroes decide to seek out the monster of the cedar forest, Humbaba, and slay him--just for the fame of it -- In which the heroes journey to Humbaba's lair, through good omens and bad -- The heroes, with help from the sun god Shamash, defeat the monster Humbaba, and speed their raft home with his gory head mounted high -- The goddess Ishtar propositions Gilgamesh, who rejects and insults her, as does Enkidu; in revenge, she leads down the bull of heaven to crush them. They defeat it, but Enkidu has a dream -- For their arrogance "one of the heroes must die". Enkidu falls sick, curses everyone, is reprimanded by Shamash, and, after 12 days, he dies -- In which Gilgamesh laments, at great length, the loss of Enkidu -- "If Enkidu can die, so can I", reasons Gilgamesh and sets out across the desert to seek remedy of the only mortal to have beaten death, encountering lions and scorpion men en route. He even traverses Shamash's tunnel -- Gilgamesh comes upon Siduri, who tries to convince him the secret of life is not immortality. But Gilgamesh forges on and with Siduri's directions, and some wrong moves, he finally finds Utnapishtim, the Babylonion Noah. -- Utnapishtim relays the story of the flood and his unique survival. But this is not for Gilgamesh, who can't stay awake for even a week. Utnapishtim does direct him to a plant of enduring youth, but a snake steals it. Gilgamesh is left boasting of his great deeds and the wall he built around Erik. -- Dream-like, Enkidu reappears, to help Gilgamesh retrieve his stick and his puck from the Netherworld. But he becomes trapped; finally Gilgamesh persuades a god to let him out and Enkidu's ghost returns to teach his friend the secrets of the Netherworld.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Graphic novel adaptations.; Comics (Graphic works); Fiction.; Adaptations.; Gilgamesh (Legendary character); Gilgamesh; Sumerian literature; Assyro-Babylonian literature;
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