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The Chaldean account of Genesis

Chapter 1: Transcriber’s Notes
By George Smith
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Translations and commentary on Babylonian and Assyrian cuneiform texts that parallel the early chapters of Genesis, presenting creation, the flood, the Tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom, patriarchal times, and legends of Nimrod, along with mythological epics such as Izdubar and accounts of deities like Oannes and Berosus. The volume documents the discovery and decipherment of clay tablets, addresses their mutilated condition and the challenges of textual restoration, notes revisions by later scholars, and assembles lists and explanatory notes to situate these ancient narratives within Assyrian and Babylonian literary tradition.

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Title: The Chaldean account of Genesis

Containing the description of the creation, the fall of man, the deluge, the tower of Babel, the times of the patriarchs

Author: George Smith

Editor: A. H. Sayce

Release date: October 23, 2019 [eBook #60559]
Most recently updated: October 17, 2024

Language: English

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Transcriber’s Notes

Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

In footnote 8 the star Benelnash is usually called Benetnash. This may be an alternative spelling so is unchanged.

In Chapter XIV it is possible that “change” should read “chain” in 32. thou didst strike him; to a pillar thou didst change him,

The cover was created by the transcriber and is placed in the Public Domain.

THE CHALDEAN ACCOUNT
OF GENESIS.

THE
CHALDEAN ACCOUNT OF GENESIS

CONTAINING
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CREATION, THE DELUGE, THE
TOWER OF BABEL, THE DESTRUCTION OF SODOM,
THE TIMES OF THE PATRIARCHS,
AND NIMROD;
BABYLONIAN FABLES, AND LEGENDS OF THE GODS;
FROM THE CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTIONS.

BY GEORGE SMITH,
FORMERLY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ORIENTAL ANTIQUITIES, BRITISH MUSEUM,
AUTHOR OF “HISTORY OF ASSURBANIPAL,” “ASSYRIAN
DISCOVERIES,” ETC. ETC.

A NEW EDITION, THOROUGHLY REVISED AND CORRECTED (WITH ADDITIONS),

BY A. H. SAYCE,
DEPUTY-PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE PHILOLOGY IN THE
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.

NEW YORK:
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
743 and 745 Broadway.