DOC Seamless Boundaries: Lutfullah's Narrative beyond East and West by From Oxford University Press in History

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This pathbreaking work uncovers new translations of the main myths and epics written in Akkadian; including the Creation myths and the epic of Gilgamesh. The deities and heroes which figure in these stories are all of ancient Mesopotamia; and many of the original clay tablets; on which the stories were first inscribed; were discovered there. A striking collection of accurate and up-to-date renderings of the best-preserved cuneiform texts in current; readable English and discoveries of both new tablets and points of grammar and lexicography during the last twenty-five years; these translations will inevitably replace all previous versions. The book provides introductions to each item--giving insight into the sources and datings of the texts; notes to guide the reader through difficulties; an up-to-date glossary of deities; place-names and key terms; a chronological chart and map; and illustrations of some of the mythical monsters that are mentioned in the stories.