{"product_id":"the-babylonian-genesis-the-story-of-the-creation-9780226323992","title":"The Babylonian Genesis: The Story of the Creation","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alexander Heidel\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Comparative Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe origins of Judeo-Christian creation accounts: An complete, authoritative translation of all the extant cuneiform tablets of Babylonian creation stories\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Babylonian Genesis\u003c\/i\u003e offers, in one compact, accessible volume, a complete translation of all the published cuneiform tablets of the various Babylonian creation stories, of both the Semitic Babylonian and the Sumerian material. Each creation account is preceded by a brief introduction from renowned scholar and translator Alexander Heidel dealing with the age and provenance of the tablets, the aim and purpose of the story, and everything else that a reader of any level of knowledge needs to understand these stories in their context. Also included is a translation and discussion of two Babylonian creation versions written in Greek. The final chapter presents a detailed examination of the Babylonian creation accounts in their relation to our Old Testament literature.","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47592514650263,"sku":"9780226323992","price":2608.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780226323992.webp?v=1774978006","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-babylonian-genesis-the-story-of-the-creation-9780226323992","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}