Berossos and Manetho: Introduced and Translated Native Traditions in Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt

Name: Berossos and Manetho: Introduced and Translated Native Traditions in Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
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ISBN: 9780472086870

ISBN-10: 0472086871

ISBN-13: 9780472086870

Edition: N/A

Authors: Gerald P. Verbrugghe, John M. Wickersham

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Berossos and Manetho begins with a general introduction to the cultural history of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. It then presents a translation of the only known native narratives, written in Greek, of the histories of these two civilizations. The priest Berossos chronicled the past of ancient Babylon from the mythical creation of the world down to Alexander the Great's conquest in the fourth century b.c.e. For Egypt, the scribe Manetho's list of rulers from the reigns of the gods down to Alexander's conquest remains the basis for the dynastic arrangement of the pharaohs that is still used today. Berossos and Manetho offers particular emphasis on and discussion of the languages and…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 1/30/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English