Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
26.10.2025
Verlag
Anunnaki OriginsSeitenzahl
260
Maße (L/B/H)
28/21,6/1,5 cm
Gewicht
663 g
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798232600815
Atrahasis and Sumerian Connections unlocks one of the oldest and most influential origin stories in human history. Long before the Book of Genesis or the Epic of Gilgamesh, ancient Sumerian tablets told of rebellious gods, the creation of humanity from clay and divine blood, and a catastrophic flood that nearly erased the world. This book explores the Atrahasis Epic not as a myth isolated in time, but as the foundational blueprint of later religious and cultural traditions across the ancient Near East. Drawing from archaeological findings, cuneiform scholarship, and comparative mythology, it reveals how stories of divine labor, human purpose, and cosmic balance first took shape beneath the shadow of Sumer's ziggurats. Through a vivid and accessible narrative, readers will discover how themes from Atrahasis echo across civilizations: the clay-formed human, the divine breath of life, the burden of toil, the justice of the gods, and a flood sent to reset creation itself. This book traces the journey of these early ideas from Sumer to Akkad, Babylon, and beyond - ultimately influencing biblical theology and the worldview of millions. Atrahasis and Sumerian Connections offers a powerful look into the moment humanity entered the cosmic stage, revealing that our oldest stories still shape our deepest questions about who we are, why we work, and what the gods expect of us.
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