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The Babylonian Genesis 'The Babylonian Genesis' (2nd ed.), pub. 1951 and still in print, covers the history of the literature of the ancient Near East. Aimed at the Old Testament scholar, it is technical in that it explores the history and the languages of the time in detail. However, many of the points made are common sense, and it can be read at that level. The substantial Sumerian-Babylonian-Assyrian creation story 'Enuma elish' (which are the first two words of the story) ...	View these reviews in summary mode Alexander Heidel Message Board Talk about the novels, new and used books that Heidel has written!