Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 134 Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir 1857 1934 Budge, Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis, Sir Budge, Ernest Alfred Wallis, Sir The Babylonian Story of the Deluge as Told by Assyrian Tablets from Nineveh The Discovery of the Tablets at Nineveh by Layard, Rassam and Smith Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman "The Babylonian Story of the Deluge as Told by Assyrian Tablets from Nineveh" by E. A. Wallis Budge is a historical account published in the early 20th century. This book explores the ancient Mesopotamian narrative of the Great Flood, drawing on the Assyrian tablets discovered at Nineveh, particularly during the excavations conducted by A. H. Layard and others. The likely topic revolves around the relationship between ancient mythology and historical events, particularly focusing on the parallels between the Babylonian flood stories and other cultural narratives, such as the Biblical account of Noah. The book begins with the historical context of the discovery of the Assyrian tablets, including detailed accounts of the excavations and the significance of the library of Ashur-bani-pal. Budge elucidates the narrative of the Deluge as found in the Epic of Gilgamish, where the protagonist learns of the Flood from Uta-Napishtim, who was granted immortality by the gods. The tale explores the themes of divine judgment, the preservation of life through the building of an enormous ship, and the eventual pain of loss and the burdens of mortality. It emphasizes the enduring nature of these myths and their importance in the cultural consciousness of ancient civilizations, offering readers insight into the rich philosophical and theological discussions they provoke. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Deluge Libraries -- Iraq -- Nineveh (Extinct city) PJ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 135952 135966 2024-10-03T12:10:01.908794 2023-10-03T10:37:04.242226 text/html text/html 125179 2020-12-30T07:06:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 1638220 2020-12-30T07:06:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1834584 2024-10-03T12:10:09.750774 application/epub+zip 1834591 2024-10-03T12:10:05.977785 application/epub+zip 118767 2024-10-03T12:10:04.491789 application/epub+zip 2089580 2024-10-03T12:10:12.523758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2065227 2024-10-03T12:10:08.775759 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143798 2022-09-04T04:33:34.602391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104728 104716 2024-10-03T12:10:01.127815 2023-10-03T10:37:03.682231 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 99767 2020-12-30T07:06:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 38944 2020-12-30T07:06:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19891 2024-10-03T12:10:12.653767 application/rdf+xml 24948 2024-10-03T12:10:05.057790 image/jpeg 4688 2024-10-03T12:10:04.770049 image/jpeg 1737740 2024-10-03T12:10:02.081794 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia