MYTHS OF BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA

Donald A. Mackenzie

Preface

Introduction

Chapter I. The Races and Early Civilization of Babylonia

Chapter II. The Land of Rivers and the God of the Deep

Chapter III. Rival Pantheons and Representative Deities

Chapter IV. Demons, Fairies, and Ghosts

Chapter V. Myths of Tammuz and Ishtar

Chapter VI. Wars of the City States of Sumer and Akkad

Chapter VII. Creation Legend: Merodach the Dragon Slayer

Chapter VIII. Deified Heroes: Etana and Gilgamesh

Chapter IX. Deluge Legend, the Island of the Blessed, and Hades

Chapter X. Buildings and Laws and Customs of Babylon

Chapter XI. The Golden Age of Babylonia

Chapter XII. Rise of the Hittites, Mitannians, Kassites, Hyksos, and Assyrians

Chapter XIII. Astrology and Astronomy

Chapter XIV. Ashur the National God of Assyria

Chapter XV. Conflicts for Trade and Supremacy

Chapter XVI. Race Movements that Shattered Empires

Chapter XVII. The Hebrews in Assyrian History

Chapter XVIII. The Age of Semiramis

Chapter XIX. Assyria's Age of Splendour

Chapter XX. The Last Days of Assyria and Babylonia

Index