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Leonard W. King (1869–1919)

Author of The Babylonian Legends of the Creation

61+ Works 434 Members 4 Reviews

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Includes the names: L. W. King, Leonard William King, Leonard William King, Litt.D., Leonard William King M.A. F.S.A.

Works by Leonard W. King

The Babylonian Legends of the Creation (1921) 96 copies, 3 reviews
Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition (1918) 63 copies
Babylonian Magic and Sorcery: Being the Prayers of the Lifting of the Hand (1896) 55 copies
Enuma Elish: The Seven Tablets of the History of Creation (2004) 53 copies
Enuma Elish (2 Volumes in One): The Seven Tablets of Creation; The Babylonian and Assyrian Legends Concerning the… (1999) 18 copies
A History of Sumer and Akkad (1970) 16 copies, 1 review
The Code of Hammurabi (2004) 16 copies
History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria in the Light of Recent Discovery (2006) 13 copies
Babylonian religion and mythology (1976) 13 copies
Enuma Elish Vol 1: The Seven Tablets of Creation; The Babylonian and Assyrian Legends Concerning the Creation of the… (1999) 8 copies
A guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian antiquities (1922) 7 copies
ENUMA ELISH: Volume 2: The Seven Tablets of Creation; The Babylonian and Assyrian Legends Concerning the Creation of… (1999) 7 copies
A History of Babylon from the Foundation of the Monarchy to the Persian Conquest (2016) 4 copies
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British Museum. I. (1971) — Illustrator — 4 copies
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British museum. XXV. (1967) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Egypt and Western Asia in the light of recent discoveries (2006) 3 copies
Enuma Elish : The seven tablets of creation (1976) 2 copies
Assyrian language: Easy Lessons in the Cuneiform Inscriptions. (2016) 2 copies
Misir, Kalde, Suriye, Babil ve Asur Tarihi 2 copies
Chronicles concerning early Babylonian kings: including records of the early history of the Kassites and the country of… (2014) 2 copies
A History of Babylon (2015) 2 copies
Bronze reliefs from the gates of Shalmaneser, King of Assyria, B.C. 860-825 (1915) (1915) 2 copies
Catalogue of the cuneiform tables in the Kouyunjik collection of the British museum. Suppl. [to the work by E.C.C.… 2 copies
Chronicles Concerning Early Babylonian Kings: Including Records Of The Early History Of The Kassites And The Country Of… (2022) 2 copies
The Seven Tablets of Creation (The Enuma Elish of Gods and Goddess Worship from the Babylon Myth) - Annotated The… (2016) 2 copies
First steps in Assyrian: a book for beginners; being a series of historical, mythological, religious, magical,… (2010) 2 copies
History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria: In The Light of Recent Discovery (2014) 1 copy
Babylonian Magic and Sorcery: Being the Prayers of the Lifting of the Hand, the Cuneiform Texts of a Group of… (2018) 1 copy
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British museum. XXXII. 1 copy
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British museum. XXXIII. 1 copy
Three Books. Legends Of Babylon And Egypt In Relation To Hebrew Tradition; The Code Of Hammurabi; The Seven Tablets Of… (2016) 1 copy
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British museum. XXXIV. 1 copy
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British Museum. XXIX. 1 copy
The Seven Tablets of Creation, or the Babylonian and Assyrian Legends Concerning the Creation of the World and of… 1 copy
The Seven Tablets of Creation, or the Babylonian and Assyrian Legends Concerning the Creation of the World and of… 1 copy
Chronicles Concerning Early Babylonian Kings, Vol. 2: Including Records of the Early History of the Kassites and the… (2015) 1 copy
Legends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew Tradition (2015) 1 copy
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British museum. XXIV. 1 copy
Babylonian Religion and Mythology, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint) (2015) 1 copy
Studies in Eastern History, Records of the Reign of Tukulti-Ninib I, King of Assyria, About B. C. 1275: Edited and… (2015) 1 copy
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British museum. XXVI. 1 copy
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British museum. VII. 1 copy
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British museum. XXII. 1 copy
Enuma Elish : the seven tablets of creation. Vol. 2, Supplementary texts (1976) 1 copy
A History of Sumer and Akkad 1 copy
A History of Babylon from the Foundation of the Monarchy to the Persian Conquest 1 copy
Babilonska religija i mitologija (2022) 1 copy
Babylonian Magic and Sorcery by King, L. W., King, Leonard W. (2003) Paperback 1 copy
A History of Sumer & Akkad (Illustrated) (English Edition) 1 copy
Chronicles concerning early Babylonian kings, including records of the early history of the Kassites and the Country of… (2010) 1 copy
A history of Babylon from the foundation of ther monarchy to the Persian conquest 1 copy
A History of Babylon from the Foundation of the Monarchy to the Persian Conquest (2015) 1 copy
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British museum. XXI. 1 copy
The letters and inscriptions of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200, to which are added a series of letters of… (2015) 1 copy
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British museum. III. 1 copy
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British museum. IX. 1 copy
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British museum. V. 1 copy
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British museum. X. 1 copy
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British museum. XIII. 1 copy
Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets in the British museum. XV. 1 copy
Babylonian boundary-stones and memorial-tablets in the British museum 1 copy
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The Code of Hammurabi (Forgotten Books) (2007) — Translator — 4 copies, 1 review

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1869
Date of death
1919
Gender
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Nationality
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The Babylonian Legends of the Creation by E.A. Wallis Budge
Muy interesante la primera mitad donde resume y explica las tablas.
La segunda mitad que son la transcripcion de las tablas es de menos interes a no ser que se sea un estudioso del tema.
 
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trusmis | 2 other reviews | Aug 12, 2024 |
The Babylonian Legends of the Creation by E. A. Wallis Budge
Muy interesante la primera mitad donde resume y explica las tablas.
La segunda mitad que son la transcripcion de las tablas es de menos interes a no ser que se sea un estudioso del tema.
 
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trusmis | 2 other reviews | Nov 28, 2020 |
A History of Sumer and Akkad: An Account of the… by Leonard King
I bought this book for my Kindle because of the $1.99 price and I wanted to learn more about the Ancient Near East. The book is less of a history than an archeological account. The original book was published in 1929. Though the book is quite dated, it would still be of interest as a time capsule of archeology. It must be said, however, that the Kindle version -- which does not have the original illustrations or maps -- is a waste of money and time.

I would be interested in reading the original publication with the illustrations. I cannot recommend the Kindle version.… (more)
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pmackey | Apr 5, 2012 |
The Babylonian Legends of the Creation and the… by E A Wallis Budge
The Babylonian Legends of the Creation contains a translation of the seven tablets concerning the creation of the world by Marduk following the defeat of Tiamat, with copious notes and explanations.
 
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