TAILIEUCHUNG - History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 3 (of 12)

"In the time when nothing which was called heaven existed above, and when nothing below had as yet received the name of earth,* Apsu, the Ocean, who first was their father, and Chaos-Tiâmat, who gave birth to them all, mingled their waters in one, reeds which were not united, rushes which bore no fruit."** Life germinated slowly in this inert mass, in which the elements of our world lay still in confusion: when at length it did spring up, it was but feebly, and at rare intervals, through the hatching of divine couples devoid of personality and almost without form. "In the time when the. | History Of Egypt Chaldea Syria by G. Maspero 1 History Of Egypt Chaldea Syria by G. Maspero The Project Gutenberg EBook of History Of Egypt Chaldea Syria Babylonia and Assyria Volume 3 of 12 by G. Maspero This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title History Of Egypt Chaldea Syria Babylonia and Assyria Volume 3 of 12 Author G. Maspero Editor . Sayce Translator . McClure Release Date December 16 2005 EBook 17323 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY OF EGYPT CHALDYA Produced by David Widger 2 History Of Egypt Chaldea Syria by G. Maspero HISTORY OF EGYPT CHALDEA SYRIA BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA By G. MASPERO Honorable Doctor of Civil Laws and Fellow of Queen s College Oxford Member of the Institute and Professor at the College of France. Edited by A. H. SAYCE Professor of Assyriology Oxford. Translated by M. L. McCLURE Member of the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund CONTAINING OVER TWELVE HUNDRED COLORED PLATES AND ILLUSTRATIONS Volume III. LONDON THE GROLIER SOCIETY PUBLISHERS Illustration El Hammam The Bath Illustration THE BANKS OF THE EUPHRATES AT IIILLAH Drawn by Boudier after J. Dieulafoy. The vignette which is by Faucher-Gudin is reproduced from an intaglio in the Cabinet des Médailles. CHAPTER I 3 CHAPTER I --ANCIENT CHALDEA The Creation the Deluge the history of the gods--The country its cities its inhabitants its early dynasties. Illustration In the time when nothing which was called heaven existed above and when nothing below had as yet received the name of earth Apsu the Ocean who first was their father and Chaos-Tiâmat who gave birth to them all mingled their waters in one reeds which were not united rushes which bore no fruit. Life germinated slowly in this .

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