CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION. |
The Sources: the Sumerian Literary Tablets Dating from Approximately 2000 B. C | |
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The Scope and Significance of Sumerian Mythology | |
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Myths of Origins | |
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The Creation of the Universe | ||
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The Organization of the Universe | ||
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Enlil and Ninlil: the Begetting of Nanna | ||
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The Journey of Nanna to Nippur | ||
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Emesh and Enten: Enlil Chooses the Farmer god | ||
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The Creation of the Pickax | ||
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Cattle and Grain | ||
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Enki and Ninhursag: the Affairs of the Water god | ||
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Enki and Sumer: the Organization of the Earth and Its Cultural Processes | ||
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Enki and Eridu: the Journey of the Water-god to Nippur | ||
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Inanna and Enki: the Transfer of the Arts of Civilization from Eridu to Erech | ||
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The Creation of Man | ||
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Myths of Kur | |
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The Destruction of Kur: the Slaying of the Dragon | ||
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Inanna's Descent to the Nether World | ||
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Miscellaneous Myths | |
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The Deluge | ||
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The Marriage of Martu | ||
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Inanna Prefers the Farmer | ||
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References and Notes | |
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Supplementary Notes | ||
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Index |
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