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The Standard Babylonian Myth of Nergal and Ereshkigal

The Standard Babylonian Myth of Nergal and Ereshkigal
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State Archives of Assyria Cuneiform Texts - SAACT 8
Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project - NATCP, 2013

The Myth of Nergal and Ereshkigal, preserved in two versions, a Middle-Babylonian one from Tell el-Amarna and a much longer Standard Babylonian one probably composed in Assyria in the early first millennium BCE, tells the story of why and how Nergal, son of Ea, the god of wisdom, descended into the Netherworld by the "ladders of heaven," fell in love with Ereshkigal, queen of the Netherworld, and eventually deposed her and usurped her throne. Like all Mesopotamian myths, the story is replete with enigmatic details, puns and intertextual allusions making it a heavily encoded text with hidden levels of interpretation. In allegorical reading, the myth was a complement to the Descent of Ishtar (SAACT 6), and the mission of Nergal could be associated with that of the king as a heavenly savior sent to the rescue of the sinners.

This volume provides an in-depth analysis of the myth and the most complete reconstruction of the Standard Babylonian version yet presented. The reconstructed text is given both in cuneiform and in up-to-date transliteration and translation, complete with a critical apparatus, philological commentary, and a full glossary and sign list. The Introduction also contains an edition and discussion of the Amarna version and an extensive study of the god Nergal in Assyrian sources. Ideal both as a textbook for classroom use and as a resource for non-Assyriologists wishing to study the myth first-hand.

Publisher: Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project - NATCP
Publication date: 2013
Bibliographic info: 192 pages
Language(s): English


Cover: Paper
ISBN: 952-10-1342-7
ISBN13: 978-952-10-1342-3
State Archives of Assyria Cuneiform Texts - SAACT 8
Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project - NATCP, 2013

The Myth of Nergal and Ereshkigal, preserved in two versions, a Middle-Babylonian one from Tell el-Amarna and a much longer Standard Babylonian one probably composed in Assyria in the early first millennium BCE, tells the story of why and how Nergal, son of Ea, the god of wisdom, descended into the Netherworld by the "ladders of heaven," fell in love with Ereshkigal, queen of the Netherworld, and eventually deposed her and usurped her throne. Like all Mesopotamian myths, the story is replete with enigmatic details, puns and intertextual allusions making it a heavily encoded text with hidden levels of interpretation. In allegorical reading, the myth was a complement to the Descent of Ishtar (SAACT 6), and the mission of Nergal could be associated with that of the king as a heavenly savior sent to the rescue of the sinners.

This volume provides an in-depth analysis of the myth and the most complete reconstruction of the Standard Babylonian version yet presented. The reconstructed text is given both in cuneiform and in up-to-date transliteration and translation, complete with a critical apparatus, philological commentary, and a full glossary and sign list. The Introduction also contains an edition and discussion of the Amarna version and an extensive study of the god Nergal in Assyrian sources. Ideal both as a textbook for classroom use and as a resource for non-Assyriologists wishing to study the myth first-hand.

Publisher: Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project - NATCP
Publication date: 2013
Bibliographic info: 192 pages
Language(s): English


Cover: Paper
ISBN: 952-10-1342-7
ISBN13: 978-952-10-1342-3
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9789521013423
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