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Page 167
... gods , the Sun God and the Weather Gods , entrusted the land and my house . " These earth gods and sky gods remained side by side in most cultures ; but if the vegetation gods continued to be the more sympathetic , lovable , and popular ...
... gods , the Sun God and the Weather Gods , entrusted the land and my house . " These earth gods and sky gods remained side by side in most cultures ; but if the vegetation gods continued to be the more sympathetic , lovable , and popular ...
Page 177
... god Marduk uttered , before becoming the chief defender of his fellow gods against the ancient goddess of the primal waters , Tiamat , are the words kings learned to utter long before Marduk took his place in the Babylonian pantheon . The ...
... god Marduk uttered , before becoming the chief defender of his fellow gods against the ancient goddess of the primal waters , Tiamat , are the words kings learned to utter long before Marduk took his place in the Babylonian pantheon . The ...
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... gods , ' to secure ab- ject submission . Here again Jacobsen re - enforces Frankfort's interpretation . “ An orderly world [ for the Mesopotamian ] is unthinkable without a superior author- ity to impose his will . " One can match ...
... gods , ' to secure ab- ject submission . Here again Jacobsen re - enforces Frankfort's interpretation . “ An orderly world [ for the Mesopotamian ] is unthinkable without a superior author- ity to impose his will . " One can match ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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