Babylonian Life and History (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

In E. A. Wallis Budges classic work, Babylonian Life and History, the reader will find everything from Babylonian vampires to the practice of "baby farming" in Mesopotamia. Budge brings to his readers the most famous Mesopotamian myths and legends, such as mankinds first recorded story of the Creation, the Babylonian story of the Great Flood, and the adventures of the worlds first epic hero, Gilga...