{"product_id":"9781575061849-atra-hasis","title":"Atra-Hasis","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Babylonian Story of the Flood, with the Sumerian Flood Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Babylonian flood story of Atra-hasis is of vital importance to ancient Near Eastern and biblical scholars, as well as students of history, anthropology, and comparative religion. Professors Lambert and Millard provide the reader with a detailed introduction, transliterated Akkadian with English translation, critical notes, and line drawings of the cuneiform tablets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe epic opens in a time when only the gods lived in the universe. Having decided on their established spheres of influence, the chief Mesopotamian gods—Anu, Enlil, and Enki—began their divine labors. In a joint effort, Enki and Mami (the mother goddess) engineered the creation of mankind from clay and the flesh and blood of a slain god. The remainder of the story recounts the expansion of humanity, the consequent irritation of Enki by this expansion, the attempt by Enki and Enlil to destroy humankind through a great flood, and the escape from the flood by Atra-hasis in a boat, accompanied by his possessions, family, and animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis classic scholarly edition of the epic is once again made available as a quality Eisenbrauns reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57022602183030,"sku":"9781575061849","price":28.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26680904.jpg?v=1767898322","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781575061849-atra-hasis","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}