
audiobook
by L. W. (Leonard William) King
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
PREFACE
LEGENDS OF BABYLON AND EGYPT - IN RELATION TO HEBREW TRADITION
LECTURE I—EGYPT, BABYLON, AND PALESTINE, AND SOME TRADITIONAL ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION
LECTURE II — DELUGE STORIES AND THE NEW SUMERIAN VERSION
I. INTRODUCTION TO THE MYTH, AND ACCOUNT OF CREATION
II. THE ANTEDILUVIAN CITIES
III. THE COUNCIL OF THE GODS, AND ZIUSUDU'S PIETY
IV. THE DREAM-WARNING
V. THE FLOOD, THE ESCAPE OF THE GREAT BOAT, AND THE SACRIFICE TO THE SUN-GOD
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.
Language
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.
1869–1919
A leading early interpreter of the ancient Near East, this British archaeologist and Assyriologist helped bring Babylonian and Assyrian history to a wider audience. His books combine close scholarship with a storyteller’s feel for lost civilizations.
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