Legends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew Tradition

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Legends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew Tradition

by L. W. (Leonard William) King

EN·~6 hours·12 chapters

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12 total
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By Leonard W. King, M.A., Litt.D., F.S.A. - Assistant Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities in the British Museum Professor in the University of London King's College First Published 1918 by Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press. THE BRITISH ACADEMY THE SCHWEICH LECTURES 1916

0:40
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PREFACE

6:19
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LEGENDS OF BABYLON AND EGYPT - IN RELATION TO HEBREW TRADITION

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LECTURE I—EGYPT, BABYLON, AND PALESTINE, AND SOME TRADITIONAL ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION

1:50:22
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LECTURE II — DELUGE STORIES AND THE NEW SUMERIAN VERSION

32:24
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I. INTRODUCTION TO THE MYTH, AND ACCOUNT OF CREATION

14:01
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II. THE ANTEDILUVIAN CITIES

11:19
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III. THE COUNCIL OF THE GODS, AND ZIUSUDU'S PIETY

17:43
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IV. THE DREAM-WARNING

20:14
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V. THE FLOOD, THE ESCAPE OF THE GREAT BOAT, AND THE SACRIFICE TO THE SUN-GOD

23:29

Description

These lectures offer a thoughtful journey into the ancient mythic landscapes of Babylon and Egypt, showing how their legendary traditions intersect with the Hebrew narrative. Drawing on newly published American discoveries and fresh archaeological finds—such as early Sumerian texts and a fragment of the Palermo Stele—the author re‑examines long‑standing assumptions about the cradle of civilization. The result is a clear, evidence‑based portrait of how these cultures recorded creation, early history, and the great flood.

By comparing poetic Sumerian accounts with Hebrew scriptures and Egyptian chronicles, the work reveals striking structural parallels while highlighting distinct cultural twists. Listeners will discover how early dynastic lists, genealogies, and mythic ages echo across regions, suggesting a shared pool of ideas that ancient peoples adapted to their own worlds. The study invites a deeper appreciation of how myth and history intertwined long before modern scholarship began to untangle them.

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en

Duration

~6 hours (384K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by John Bickers, Dagny and David Widger

Release date

2006-03-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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L. W. (Leonard William) King

1869–1919

An early explorer of the ancient Near East, this British Assyriologist helped bring Babylonian myths, cuneiform texts, and Mesopotamian history to a wider English-speaking audience. His books blend close scholarship with a real sense of discovery.

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