Babylonian cities, 293. legends, 3. seals, 178, 330. sources of literature, 16.
Chaldean account of deluge, 6. astrology, 20. dynasties, 195.
Comparison of accounts of creation, 66-69. of deluge, 284-289.
Conquest of Babylon, 19, 195. of Erech, 198. of Khumbaba, 224.
Creation of animals, 71. of man, 36, 72, 81, 93.
Creation of moon, 65. of stars, 64. of sun, 70.
Deluge, 1, 4, 5, 37, 41, 177, 301. tablet, 9. predicted, 279. commencement of, 283. destruction wrought by, 284. end of, 285. variant accounts of, 301. comparison with Genesis, 302, &c. length of, 306.
Description of Hades, 239. of Izdubar legends, 180-183.
Istar, 11, 49, 51, 137, 226. loves Izdubar, 227. amours of, 229. anger of, 230. descent to Hades, 239. in Hades, 243. return of, 245.
Izdubar, 5, 175, &c. legends, 6, 11, 21, 175, &c. same as Nimrod, 176. parentage, 183. exploits of, 184, &c. conquers Khumbaba, 217. loved by Istar, 227. struck with disease, 253. meets scorpion men, 259. meets Sabitu and Siduri, 265. meets Nis-Hea, 265. sees Xisuthrus, 269. hears the story of the flood, 279. cured of his illness, 290. returns to Erech, 294. mourns for Hea-bani, 295. author of Epic, 12.
Mu-seri-ina-namari or Mua, 270, &c., 283.
Nes-Hea or Ur-Hea, 265, 267, 268, 291, &c.
Rawlinson, Sir H. C., 2, 3, 84, 85, 137, 169, 171, 176, 188, 246, 323.
Sargon, 19, 27, 82, 319. saved in ark, 319.
Sodom and Gomorrah, destruction of, 172, 173.
Tammuz, 64, 85, 192, 229, 238, 245, 246, 247.
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