Myths of Babylonia and Assyria

by Donald A. Mackenzie

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Contents

1. Preface
2. Introduction
3. Chapter I. The Races and Early Civilization of Babylonia
4. Chapter II. The Land of Rivers and the God of the Deep
5. Chapter III. Rival Pantheons and Representative Deities
6. Chapter IV. Demons, Fairies, and Ghosts
7. Chapter V. Myths of Tammuz and Ishtar
8. Chapter VI. Wars of the City States of Sumer and Akkad
9. Chapter VII. Creation Legend: Merodach the Dragon Slayer
10. Chapter VIII. Deified Heroes: Etana and Gilgamesh
11. Chapter IX. Deluge Legend, the Island of the Blessed, and Hades
12. Chapter X. Buildings and Laws and Customs of Babylon
13. Chapter XI. The Golden Age of Babylonia
14. Chapter XII. Rise of the Hittites, Mitannians, Kassites, Hyksos, and Assyrians
15. Chapter XIII. Astrology and Astronomy
16. Chapter XIV. Ashur the National God of Assyria
17. Chapter XV. Conflicts for Trade and Supremacy
18. Chapter XVI. Race Movements that Shattered Empires
19. Chapter XVII. The Hebrews in Assyrian History
20. Chapter XVIII. The Age of Semiramis
21. Chapter XIX. Assyria's Age of Splendour
22. Chapter XX. The Last Days of Assyria and Babylonia

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