Atrahasis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23720030 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benjamin R Foster (0009-0003-8265-6790, Yale University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah01022 |
| OpenAlex | W4230271220 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
Atrahasis is a mythological narrative poem in Akkadian that sets forth the creation of the human race, the flood, and the beginnings of human birth, procreation, marriage, and death. It proposes that when laboring gods went on strike against their taskmasters, human beings were created to do the work instead.
Akkadian · Archaeology · Art · Flood myth · Genealogy · Human life · Literature · Mythology · Narrative · Poetry · Race (biology) · Sociology · Theology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Gender Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |