The Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ. By Christopher B. Siren (Nov. 1994) cbsiren at alum dot mit dot edu last revised (October, 2003) changes since last revision: October 2003: added the Biblical parallels section (in progress) and some more citations August 1999: added clarifying remark to Bahamut answer. October 1995: lengthened Bahamut answer; added a couple external links; made changes for move to UNH.
The web version at home.comcast.net/~chris.s/assyrbabyl-faq.html is the most up to date, however the last copy of this FAQ posted to Usenet should also be available via anonymous ftp at: rtfm.mit.edu at /pub/usenet/news.answers/assyrbabyl-faq I. II. III. A. B. C. D. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. First, some definitions: Mesopotamia, in general, refers to the area of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The political organization of the region was basically a collection of city-states had been taken over by the Mitanni (a Hurrian speaking kingdom) but established its independence in the mid 14th century BCE.
Apsu (Dalley pp. 232-235, 318) The Babylonian Legends of Creation Index. Hittite/Hurrian Mythology REF. The Hurrians occupied the land between the Hittites and Assyria, having descended from the mountains south of the Caspian Sea.
They ruled the kingdom of Mitanni. In the late 15th century B.C. the Hittite empire's beginning is marked by an influx of Hurrian names into the royal family. Tudhalyas I (1420 B.C.) reunited Western Anatolia under Hittite rule, and retook Allepo but lost the Black Sea coast to the Kaska tribes. After some difficulty with the Mittani the Hittites resurged under King Suppilulimas around 1344-1322 taking a firmer hold on Syria.
With Egypt, they dominated the lands of Canaan and the Levant during the 1200's. The Hittites were a patriarchal, highly agricultural society. You will notice that many of the names carry an optional 's' as a suffix, which comes from the nominative case ending for Hittite. Alalu(s) He was the king in heaven in olden days and Anus was the first among the gods. Anu(s) (Akkadian in origin) He is sometimes equated with Enlil and Dagan. Imbaluris. Canaanite and Ugaritic Background of the Hebrew Bible - Google.
The Chaldean Account of the Deluge Index. Sacred Texts Ancient Near East Transactions of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 2 [1873] 213-34.
Start Reading This paper, which was read before the Society of Biblical Archaeology in London on Decmber 3rd, 1872, caused a sensation. George Smith (1840-76), an engraver by trade, was self-educated in Biblical and Near Eastern archeaology, mostly by studying the exhibits at the British Museum. He joined the museum as a 'repairer', piecing together fragments of tablets from Ninevah, a job which he excelled at. Smith started to find bits and pieces which suggested an account of a flood. The tablet had the story of a deluge, which resembled the account in Genesis, but which was obviously older than the Bible. Mythologie mésopotamienne - Google. "Lilith"