Babylonian Myths (The World's Greatest Myths and Legends)

by J.K. Jackson Babylonian myths, inherited in Mesopotamia from Sumeria, influenced by the ancient Assyrians represent a pinnacle of human achievement in the period around 1800 BC. Here we find humankind battling with the elements in their Flood myth, a grim creation story and the great Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest recorded literary treasures. Babylon, a powerful city state at the time of the ancient Egyptians was a center of profound spiritual, economic and military power, themes all represented in the fragments and myths of this book of classic tales. Pub Date: 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 pp. Size: 5.00 x 7.75 inches ISBN: 9781786647634