| The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Contributor(s): Pinches, Theophilus G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1419180274 ISBN-13: 9781419180279 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: Though there is no proof that ancestor-worship in general prevailed at any time in Babylonia, it would seem that the worship of heroes and prominent men was common, at least in early times. The tenth chapter of Genesis tells us of the story of Nimrod, who cannot be any other than the Merodach of the Assyro-Babylonian inscriptions; and other examples, occurring in semi-mythological times, are En-we-dur-an-ki, the Greek Edoreschos, and Gilgames. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Antiquities & Archaeology - Religion | History - Religion | Comparative Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 7.52" W x 8.88" (0.31 lbs) 72 pages |
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