HolyEbooks

Holiest place on web

Browse ‘Babylonia’ eBooks

The Code of Hammurabi Translated by L. W. King

The Code of Hammurabi

This, the earliest known written legal code, was composed about 1780 B.C.E. by Hammurabi, the ruler of Bablyon. This text was excavated in 1901; it was carved on an eight foot high stone monolith. The harsh system of punishment expressed in this text prefigures the concept of ‘an eye for an eye’. The Code lays out the basis of both criminal and civil law, and defines procedures for commerce and trade. This text was redacted for 1,500 years, and is considered the predecessor of Jewish and Islamic legal systems alike.
At the other end of the evolution of Ancient Near Eastern law is the refined and considerably more merciful Talmud, composed two and half millenia later, also in Babylon, by expatriate Jewish scholars……..

Read the rest of this entry »

The religion of babylonia and assyria by theophilus g. Pinches, ll.d

THE RELIGION OF BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA

Read the rest of this entry »

Babylonian talmud translated by michael l. Rodkinson book 1 (vols. I and ii) [1903] tract sabbath

BABYLONIAN TALMUD

Volume I
Title Page
Explanatory Remarks
Dedication
Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Editor’s Preface
Brief General Introduction to the Babylonian Talmud
Introduction to Tract Sabbath………….

Read the rest of this entry »

Babylonia, Judaism

Babylonian talmud translated by michael l. Rodkinson book 6 (vols. Xi. And xii.) [1918] tract baba kama (first gate), part ii and tract baba metzia (middle gate)

BABYLONIAN TALMUD Book 6

Tract Baba Kama (First Gate, part II)
Title Page
Explanatory Remarks
Contents
Synopsis of Subjects
Chapter IX
Chapter X………..

Read the rest of this entry »

Babylonia, Jainism

Babylonian talmud translated by michael l. Rodkinson book 7 (vols. Xiii. And xiv.) [1918] tract baba bathra (last gate)

BABYLONIAN TALMUD Book 7

Tract Baba Bathra, Part I
Title Page
Explanatory Remarks
Dedication
Contents
Synopsis Of Subjects Of Tract Baba Bathra (Last Gate).
Chapter I
Chapter II………..

Read the rest of this entry »

Babylonia, Judaism

Babylonian Talmud Translated by Michael L. Rodkinson Section Moed (Festivals) Tracts Pesachim (Passover), Yomah (Day of Atonement) and Hagiga (Holocaust) Book 3: Volumes V. and VI. [1918]

Babylonian Talmud

Title Page
Explanatory Remarks
Dedication
Contents
Synopsis of Subjects
Chapter I. Concerning the Removal of Leaven from the House
Chapter II: Time for Eating Unleavened Bread and Material Used for Making Unleavened Bread and Bitter Herbs
Chapter III: Regulations Concerning Articles Which Cause Transgression of the Law Prohibiting Leaven to be Seen or Found in the House of an Israelite…………

Read the rest of this entry »

Babylonia, Judaism

Legends of babylon and egypt in relation to hebrew tradition By leonard w. King, m.a., litt.d., f.s.a.

LEGENDS OF BABYLON AND EGYPT IN RELATION TO HEBREW TRADITION

PREFACE
LEGENDS OF BABYLON AND EGYPT
LECTURE I—EGYPT, BABYLON, AND PALESTINE, AND SOME TRADITIONAL ORIGINS
LECTURE II — DELUGE STORIES AND THE NEW SUMERIAN VERSION
I. INTRODUCTION TO THE MYTH, AND ACCOUNT OF CREATION
II. THE ANTEDILUVIAN CITIES

Read the rest of this entry »

Babylonia, Egypt

The babylonian talmud translated by michael l. Rodkinson book 10 (vols. I and ii) [1918] the history of the talmud

The Babylonian Talmud Book 10

Volume I: History of the Talmud
Title Page
Preface
Contents of Volume I.
Introduction
Chapter I: Origin of the Talmud
Chapter II: Development of the Talmud in the First Century
Chapter III: Persecution of the Talmud from the destruction of the Temple to the Third Century
Chapter IV: Development of the Talmud in the Third Century……….

Read the rest of this entry »

Babylonia, Judaism

The Babylonian talmud: tract sanhedrin section jurisprudence (damages) translated by michael l. rodkinson boston, the talmud society [1918]

The Babylonian Talmud: Tract Sanhedrin

Title Page
A Word to the Reader
Contents
Synopsis of Subjects
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV……………..

Read the rest of this entry »

Babylonia, Judaism

Babylonian talmud translated by michael l. Rodkinson book 9 (vols. Xvii. And xviii.) [1918] tracts maccoth, shebuoth, eduyoth, abuda zara, and horioth

BABYLONIAN TALMUD Book 9

Tract Maccoth
Volume IX. (XVII.)
Title Page
Explanatory Remarks
Dedication
Concluding Words To The Completion Of Sections Festival And Jurisprudence
Contents
Synopsis of Subjects of Tract Maccoth (Stripes)…………

Read the rest of this entry »

Babylonia, Judaism

Babylonian Talmud Translated by Michael L. Rodkinson Section Moed (Festivals) Tracts Betzh, Succah, Moed Katan, Taanith, Megilla and Ebel Rabbathi or Semahoth Book 4: Volumes VII. and VIII. [1918]

Babylonian Talmud Book 4

Tract Betzah or Yom Tob (Feast Days)
Title Page
Explanatory Remarks
Dedication
To the Reader
Contents
Synopsis of Subjects
Chapter I
Chapter II………….

Read the rest of this entry »

Babylonia, Judaism

Babylonian talmud translated by michael l. Rodkinson book 2 (vols. Iii and iv) [1918] tracts erubin, shekalim, rosh hashana

BABYLONIAN TALMUD

Tract Erubin
Volume III. Title Page
Explanatory Remarks
Contents
Introduction to Tract Erubin
Synopsis of Tract Erubin
Chapter I: Size of Erubin
Chapter II: Use of Wells and Gardens on the Sabbath………

Read the rest of this entry »

Babylonia, Judaism

Babylonian talmud translated by michael l. Rodkinson book 5 (vols. Ix and x) [1918] tracts aboth, derech eretz-rabba, eretz-zuta, and baba kama (first ga

BABYLONIAN TALMUD Book5

Tract Aboth
Title Page
Explanatory Remarks and Copyright
Dedication
Introduction to Section Jurisprudence
Synopsis of Tract Aboth (Fathers of the Synagogue).
Chapter I
Chapter II………….

Read the rest of this entry »

Babylonia, Judaism

History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery Volume XIII ,Part A,B,C,D

History Of Egypt

PART I.
EGYPT AND MESOPOTAMIA
CHAPTER I—THE DISCOVERY OF PREHISTORIC EGYPT
CHAPTER II—ABYDOS AND THE FIRST THREE DYNASTIES
PART II.
CHAPTER III—MEMPHIS AND THE PYRAMIDS
CHAPTER IV—RECENT EXCAVATIONS IN WESTERN ASIA AND THE DAWN OF CHALDÆAN HISTORY……….

Read the rest of this entry »

Babylonia, Egypt

The seven evil spirits r.c. Thompson, translator [the devils and evil spirits of babylonia, London 1903]

THE SEVEN EVIL SPIRITS

Raging storms, evil gods are they
Ruthless demons, who in heaven’s vault were created, are they,
Workers of evil are they, They lift up the head to evil, every day to evil Destruction to work. Of these seven the first is the South wind…
The second is a dragon, whose mouth is opened…
That none can measure. The third is a grim leopard, which carries off the young ……….

Read the rest of this entry »

The british academy- legends of babylon and egypt in relation to hebrew tradition by Leonard W. King, m.a., litt.d., f.s.a.

LEGENDS OF BABYLON AND EGYPT IN RELATION TO HEBREW TRADITION

Read the rest of this entry »

Enuma elish the epic of creation l.w. King translator (from the seven tablets of creation, london 1902

ENUMA ELISH :THE EPIC OF CREATION L.W. King Translator

THE FIRST TABLET
When in the height heaven was not named, And the earth beneath did not yet bear a name, And the primeval Apsu, who begat them, And chaos, Tiamut, the mother of them both Their waters were mingled together, And no field was formed, no marsh was to be seen; When of the gods none had been called into being, And none bore a name, and no destinies were ordained; Then were created the gods in the midst of heaven, Lahmu and Lahamu were called into being……..

Read the rest of this entry »

Descent of the goddess ishtar into the lower world [from the civilization of babylonia and assyria, m. Jastrow, 1915]

DESCENT OF THE GODDESS ISHTAR INTO THE LOWER WORLD

To the land of no return, the land of darkness,
Ishtar, the daughter of Sin directed her thought,
Directed her thought, Ishtar, the daughter of Sin,
To the house of shadows, the dwelling, of Irkalla,
To the house without exit for him who enters therein,
To the road, whence there is no turning,
To the house without light for him who enters therein,
The place where dust is their nourishment, clay their food.’…….

Read the rest of this entry »

The babylonian story of the deluge and the epic of gilgamish By E.A. Wallis budge

The Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamish

[1929]

THIS brochure, The Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamish, was originally written by the late Keeper of the Department, SIR ERNEST WALLIS BUDGE, LITT.D., F.S.A. It is now re-issued in a revised form, rendered necessary by the march of discovery in Babylonian matters during the last few years. The work of revision has been carried out by Mr. C. J. GADD, M.A., F.S.A., Assistant-Keeper in the Department.
H. R. HALL.
DEPARTMENT OF EGYPTIAN AND ASSYRIAN ANTIQUITIES, BRITISH MUSEUM,
15th October, 1929.

Read the rest of this entry »

Adapa and the food of life [from "cuneiform parallels to the old testament " by r.w. Rogers, 1912].

ADAPA AND THE FOOD OF LIFE

Adapa, or perhaps Adamu, son of Ea, had recieved from his father, the god Ea, wisdom, but not eternal life. He was a semi-divine being and was the wise man and priest of the temple of Ea at Eridu, which he provided with the ritual bread and water. In the exercise of this duty he carried on fishing upon the Persian Gulf. When Adapa was fishing one day on a smooth sea, the south wind rose suddenly and overturned his boat, so that the was thrown into the sea. Angered by the mishap, he broke the wings of the south wind so that for seven days it could not blow the sea’s coolness over the hot land………..

Read the rest of this entry »

The chaldean account of the deluge By george smith Transactions of the society of biblical archaeology 2 [1873] 213-34.

The Chaldean Account of the Deluge by George Smith

This paper, which was read before the Society of Biblical Archaeology in London on Decmber 3rd, 1872, caused a sensation. George Smith (1840-76), an engraver by trade, was self-educated in Biblical and Near Eastern archeaology, mostly by studying the exhibits at the British Museum. He joined the museum as a ‘repairer’, piecing together fragments of tablets from Ninevah, a job which he excelled at. In 1886 he was appointed Assistant, and in 1871 he published The Phonetic Values of the Cuneiform Characters, a key reference work for reading Assyrian……………

Read the rest of this entry »

Sumerian Mythology By Samuel Noah Kramer [1944, 1961]

Sumerian Mythology By Samuel Noah Kramer

The Sumerians were a non-Semitic, non-Indo-European people who lived in southern Babylonia from 4000-3000 B.C.E. They invented cunieform writing, and their spiritual beliefs influenced all successive Near Eastern religions, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam. They produced an extensive body of literature, among the oldest in the world. Samuel Noah Kramer spent most of his life studying this literature, by piecing together clay tablets in far-flung museums. This short work gives translations or summaries of the most important Sumerian myths………….

Read the rest of this entry »

The Seven Tablets of Creation by Leonard William King [1902]

The seven tablets of creation By leonard william king

This is an etext of L.W. Kings’ authoritative work on the Enuma Elish, the Babylonian creation myth. This etext includes the complete introduction, and the English text of the Enuma Elish and other related texts, with selected footnotes. The Enuma Elish is the earliest written creation myth, in which the God Marduk battles the chaos Goddess Tiamat and her evil minions. The name ‘Enuma Elish’ is derived from the first two words of the myth, meaning ‘When in the Height’. Tiamat takes the form of a gigantic snake, and Marduk battles and defeats her using an arsenal of super-weapons………

Read the rest of this entry »

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald A. Mackenzie

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald A. Mackenzie

This volume of the Myths and Legends series covers the still nascent subject of ancient Near Eastern mythology. Because the primary documents had only been deciphered a few decades prior to the writing of this book, Mackenzie necessarily has to round out the exposition with a detailed history of the region, Biblical accounts, and speculative cross-cultural comparisons, particularly to Hindu and Northern European mythology and folklore. The picture emerges of the birth of the world culture in the region which is today known as Iraq. Besides writing, codes of law, irrigation, mathematics, astronomy, urban life and many other innovations, the fertile crescent developed a brutal form of despotism. The history is a constant churn of wars, invasions, massacres, genocide and regicide…………

Read the rest of this entry »

Ishtar and Izdubar by Leonidas Le Cenci Hamilton [1884]

Ishtar and Izdubar by Leonidas Le Cenci Hamilton

This is a Victorian poetic translation of the saga of Izdubar. Who is Izdubar? Izdubar is a literal translation of the ideograph for ‘Gilgamesh’, and was how the hero of the Gilgamesh saga was known when this book was written in the 1880s. A lexicographic tablet was finally discovered several decades later in which Izdubar was equated with Gilgamesh.When this was written, only fragments of the epic had been found, and Hamilton had to supply continuity and motivation in several cases. The attentive reader will notice some differences here between the Gilgamesh epic as known today and Hamiltons’ poem…………

Read the rest of this entry »