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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

by E. A. Wallis Budge

Level C1 · AdvancedHistorical42 chapters
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About this book

Unearth the lost library of the Temple of Nebo at Nineveh, revealed through the excavation of ancient Assyrian tablets that shed light on a civilization's history, culture, and the legendary deluge. Explore the ruins where prophecy and imperial might once converged.

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42 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02The Walls and Palaces of Nineveh.
03Discovery of the Library of the Temple of Nebo at Nineveh.
04Nebo and His Library at Nineveh.
05Discovery of the Palace Library of Ashur-bani-pal.
06Ashur-bani-pal, Book-Collector and Patron of Learning.
07I. Colophon of the Tablets of the Palace Library. (K. 4870.)
082. Colophon of the Tablets of the Library of Nebo. (RM. 132.)
09George Smith's Discovery of the Epic of Gilgamish and the Story of the Deluge.
10The Legend of the Deluge in Babylonia.
11The Legend of the Deluge According to Berosus.
12The Babylonian Legend of the Deluge as Told to the Hero Gilgamish by His Ancestor…

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