The Harab Myth Paperback / softback
by Thorkild Jacobsen
Part of the Sources from the Ancient Near East series
Paperback / softback
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The "dynastic chronicle" here termed the Harab myth (CT XL VI, no, 43) presents a new theme in Mesopotamian mythology, that of succeeding generations of gods who come to power through parricide and live in incest with mother, sister, or both.
This copy of the text is Late Babylonian with a mixture of Assyrian and Babylonian forms.
Transliteration and translation are followed by an extensive commentry which discusses several motifs germane to the reconstruction and interpretation of the myth.
Sources, background and cross-cultural comparisons are also provided.
The Harab myth may be briefly described as a "genealogy of cosmic moral."
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:28 pages
- Publisher:Undena Publications,U.S.
- Publication Date:31/12/1984
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- ISBN:9780890039304
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:28 pages
- Publisher:Undena Publications,U.S.
- Publication Date:31/12/1984
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- ISBN:9780890039304
