Myths of Babylonia and Assyria

Résumé du livre

Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria is a book by Donald Alexander Mackenzie published in 1915. The book discusses not only the mythology of Babylonia and Assyria, but also the history of the region (Mesopotamia), Biblical accounts similar to the region's mythology, and comparisons to the mythologies of other cultures, such as those of India and northern Europe. Prehistoric Babylonia--The Confederacies of Sumer and Akkad--Sumerian Racial Affinities--Theories of Mongolian and Ural-Altaic Origins--Evidence of Russian Turkestan--Beginnings of Agriculture-- Remarkable Proofs from Prehistoric Egyptian Graves--Sumerians and the Mediterranean Race-- Present-day Types in Western Asia--The Evidence of Crania--Origin of the Akkadians--The Semitic Blend--Races in Ancient Palestine--Southward Drift of Armenoid Peoples--The Rephaims of the Bible-- Akkadians attain Political Supremacy in Northern Babylonia--Influence of Sumerian Culture-- Beginnings of Civilization--Progress in the Neolithic Age--Position of Women in Early Communities-- Their Legal Status in Ancient Babylonia--Influence in Social and Religious Life--The "Woman's Language"--Goddess who inspired Poets.