Ancient History From the Monuments: the History of Babylonia
Ancient History From the Monuments: the History of Babylonia
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Heabani was kiDed by some poisonous animal, and Izdhnbar himsdf was struck with disease.
Up to this point, althou^ the narrative is foil of absurdities and mirades, it possibly had some foonda- tion in fact; but the subsequent part of the history must be entirely mythicaL Ibis latter portion of the narrative relates Uiat Izdubar bitterly mourned over the death of Heabani, and then set out from the dty of Erech to seekHasis- adra, the hero of the Flood, who was supposed by the Babylonians to be ...living with the gods somewhere near the Persian Gul£ It is remarkable that the Babylonian traditions surrounded with interest the region to the south of the country, where their own great rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, poured into the sea. Out of iina sea they relate that there arose Oannes, the composite monster who, according to Digitized by Google HISTORY OF BABYLONIA. 59 Berosus, tanght civilization to the Babylonians. The boildiiig of the ark was placed here ; and this sea was consideied part of the great chaotic deep out of which the world was formed ; while in this neighbourhood was the celestial region where the gods and spirits dwelt The description of the journey of Izdhubar is purely a romance.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Heabani was kiDed by some poisonous animal, and Izdhnbar himsdf was struck with disease.
Up to this point, althou^ the narrative is foil of absurdities and mirades, it possibly had some foonda- tion in fact; but the subsequent part of the history must be entirely mythicaL Ibis latter portion of the narrative relates Uiat Izdubar bitterly mourned over the death of Heabani, and then set out from the dty of Erech to seekHasis- adra, the hero of the Flood, who was supposed by the Babylonians to be ...living with the gods somewhere near the Persian Gul£ It is remarkable that the Babylonian traditions surrounded with interest the region to the south of the country, where their own great rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, poured into the sea. Out of iina sea they relate that there arose Oannes, the composite monster who, according to Digitized by Google HISTORY OF BABYLONIA. 59 Berosus, tanght civilization to the Babylonians. The boildiiig of the ark was placed here ; and this sea was consideied part of the great chaotic deep out of which the world was formed ; while in this neighbourhood was the celestial region where the gods and spirits dwelt The description of the journey of Izdhubar is purely a romance.
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