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Cuneiform Texts. Part XLVI (CT 46) is an artifact publication on behalf of the British Museum. It was published in 1965 by Wilfred G. Lambert and Alan R. Millard. It contains fifty-five plates related to the following mythological stories: Epic of Atrahasis, Epic of Gilgamesh, Epic of Anzu, and more.
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The Babylonian religion was practiced throughout modern-day Iraq and the general near east (Mesopotamia) during antiquity. Its chief deity was Marduk.
Deity
Atra-Hasīs ("extra wise") was a mortal human depicted in Babylonian and Akkadian stories related to creation and the great flood in the "Epic of Atra-Hasīs" myth.
Translation
"Atrahasis" is a composite English translation of the Epic of Atrahasis creation and flood myth. It was likely created by Ipiq-Aya in ca. 1700 BCE; and, it was translated by Stephanie M. Dalley. Dalley's version is a mixture of the Old Babylonian and Standard Babylonian versions, owing largely to the lacunae (gaps) in the original artifacts.
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ChicagoLambert, Wilfred G., and Alan R. Millard. Cuneiform Texts From Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Part XLVI: Babylonian Literary Texts. Vol. 46. London, England: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1965.