The Chaldean account of Genesis
- Subtitle
- Containing the description of the creation, the fall of man, the deluge, the tower of Babel, the times of the patriarchs
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1. Front matter2. THE CHALDEAN ACCOUNT OF GENESIS3. PREFACE BY THE EDITOR.4. Introductory material5. Chapter I. THE DISCOVERY OF THE GENESIS LEGENDS.6. Chapter II. BABYLONIAN AND ASSYRIAN LITERATURE.7. Chapter III. CHALDEAN LEGENDS TRANSMITTED THROUGH BEROSUS AND OTHER ANCIENT AUTHORS.8. Chapter IV. BABYLONIAN MYTHOLOGY.9. Chapter V. BABYLONIAN LEGEND OF THE CREATION.10. Chapter VI. OTHER BABYLONIAN ACCOUNTS OF THE CREATION.11. Chapter VII. THE SIN OF THE GOD ZU.12. Chapter VIII. THE EXPLOITS OF DIBBARA.13. Chapter IX. BABYLONIAN FABLES.14. Chapter X. FRAGMENTS OF MISCELLANEOUS TEXTS.15. Chapter XI. THE IZDUBAR LEGENDS.16. Part I.—Introduction.17. Part II.—Meeting of Hea-bani and Izdubar.18. Part III.—Destruction of the tyrant Khumbaba.19. Part IV.—Adventures of Istar.20. Part V.—Illness and wanderings of Izdubar.21. Part VI.—Description of Deluge, and conclusion.22. Chapter XII. MEETING OF HEA-BANI AND IZDUBAR.23. Chapter XIII. DESTRUCTION OF THE TYRANT KHUMBABA.24. Chapter XIV. THE ADVENTURES OF ISTAR.25. Chapter XV. ILLNESS AND WANDERINGS OF IZDUBAR.26. Chapter XVI. THE STORY OF THE FLOOD AND CONCLUSION.27. Chapter XVII. CONCLUSION.28. INDEX.