The Chaldean account of Genesis : containing the description of the creation, the deluge, the tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom, the times of the Patriarchs, and Nimrod, Babylonian fables, and legends of the Gods, from the cuneiform inscriptions

Containing the description of the creation, the deluge, the tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom, the times of the Patriarchs, and Nimrod, Babylonian fables, and legends of the Gods, from the cuneiform inscriptions. The discovery of the Genesis legends --Babylonian and Assyrian literature --Chaldean legends transmitted through Berosus and other ancient authors --Babylonian mythology --Babylonian legend of the creation --Other Babylonian accounts of the creation --The sin of the god Zu --The exploits of Dibbara --Babylonian fables --Fragments of miscellaneous texts --The Izdubar legends --Meeting of Hea-bani and Izdubar --Destruction of the tyrant Khumbaba --The adventures of Istar --Illness and wanderings of Izdubar --The story of the flood and conclusion.