Middle Eastern Mythology Book

	List of Plates	7
	Preface	9
	Introduction	11
	Types of Myth
	The Ritual Myth
	The Myth of Origin
	The Cult Myth
	The Prestige Myth
	The Eschatological Myth
	The Diffusion and Disintegration of Myths
1	Mesopotamian Myths	18
	Sumerian Myths
	The Myth of Dumuzi and Inanna
	The Myth of Creation
	The Myth of the Flood
	The Myth of Enki and Ninhursag
	The Myth of Dumuzi and Enkimdu
	Gilgamesh Myths
	Babylonian Myths
	The Descent of Ishtar into the Nether World
	The Creation Myth
	The Myth of the Flood
	The Epic of Gilgamesh
	The Myth of Adapa
	The Myth of Etana and the Eagle
	The Myth of Zu
	The Worm and the Toothache
2	Egyptian Mythology	65
	The Osirian Myths
	The Myths of Re, the Sun-god
	Creation Myths
	The Old Age of Re
	The Slaying of Apophis
	The Secret Name of Re
	Thoth as the Deputy of Re
	Nilotic Myths
3	Ugaritic Mythology	79
	The Myths of Baal
	The Myth of Baal and the Waters
	Anath's Slaughter of Baal's Enemies
	The Building of a House for Baal
	Baal and Mot
	The Myth of Hadad
	Anath and the Buffalo
	The Legend of Keret
	The Legend of Aqhat
	The Births of Dawn and Dusk (Shahar and Shalim)
	The Myth of Nikkal and the Kathirat
4	Hittite Mythology	95
	The Myth of Ullikummis
	The Myth of Illuyankas
	The Myth of Telepinus
5	Hebrew Mythology	103
	Creation Myths
	The Myth of Cain and Abel
	The Myth of the Flood
	The Myth of the Tower of Babel
	The Myth of the Destruction of the Cities of the Plain
	The Cult Myths
	The Passover Cult Myth
	The Myth of the Epiphany on Sinai
	The Joshua Myth
	The Myth of the Ark
	The Elijah and Elisha Myths
6	Mythological Elements in Jewish Apocalyptic	161
	The Book of Daniel
	Other Apocalyptic Uses of Myth
7	Mythological Elements in the New Testament	165
	The Birth Narratives
	The Resurrection Narratives
8	Christian Myth and Ritual	180
	Bibliography	186
	Index	189