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Libra Esoterica

The beginnings of history according to the Bible and the traditions of Oriental peoples. From the creation of man to the deluge

by Francois Lenormant

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: JuvenilePrimary source

Book digitized by Google from the library of University of California and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. 1 preliminary leaf, xxx, 588 pages 20 cm Translated by Mary Lockwood The cosmogonic narratives of the Chaldaeans, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Phoenicians -- Antediluvian divine revelations among the Chaldaeans -- Classic texts on the astronomical system of the Chaldaeans -- Tables of the Chaldaeo-Assyrian calendar and of the other Semitic calendars -- The Chaldaean account of the Deluge; transcription of the text with interlinear translation

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ancient religions, animism, and ritual.

  • Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Gods”. Retained metadata contains “Gods” in the subject metadata.

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1883-01-01T00:00:00ZNew York, C. Scribner's SonsEnglishPublic digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: University of California
  • Digitization sponsor: Google
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
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