Title: The Library of Original Sources: Ideas That Have Influenced Civilization, in the Original Documents: Volume 1
Publisher: HardPress Ltd
Publication Date: 2016
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0461219441
ISBN 13: 9780461219449
Binding: Paperback / softback
Condition: New
Weight: 526 grams

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The Library Of Original Sources: Ideas That Have Influenced Civilization, In The Original Documents by Oliver Joseph Thatcher. This English-language anthology (Part I of a four-part series) gathers major original texts that shaped ancient civilization, surveying Mesopotamian (Assyrian–Babylonian) and Egyptian religious, legal, and literary traditions with translations and brief introductions to place each text in historical context. The excerpts juxtapose myth and ritual, law and daily practice, kingship and afterlife belief, illustrating how ancient peoples explained origins, governed conduct, and organized their worlds through stories and social institutions. Contents emphasize cosmology and creation, deluge myths, legendary rulers, descent into the underworld, penitential prayers, and law codes in Mesopotamia; the Egyptian Book of the Dead, revered deities, the Nile hymn, temple life, and Herodotus’ ethnographic notes on Egypt. An editorial frame foregrounds cross-cultural dialogue and early reception. Overall, the anthology presents foundational sources for religion, myth, law, and funerary practice, with scholarly translations and introductions.

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