Alex White

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A History of Lost Knowledge in Sanskrit Literature

A History of Lost Knowledge in Sanskrit Literature

Since the Renaissance, there has been no event of such worldwide significance in the history of culture as the discovery of Sanskrit literature in the latter part of the eighteenth century. The highly advanced knowledge preserved in these texts is,...

Mythologies of the Ancient World, Sumerian and Akkadian Philosophy

Mythologies of the Ancient World, Sumerian and Akkadian Philosophy

No Sumerian myths have been recovered dealing directly and explicitly with the creation of the universe; what little is known about the Sumerian cosmogonic ideas has been inferred and deduced from laconic statements scattered throughout the literary...

The Descent of the Sumerian Civilization And The Rise of the Akkadian Empire

The Descent of the Sumerian Civilization And The Rise of the Akkadian Empire

The name of Sargon of Agade, or Akkad, bulks mainly in later Mesopoatmian tradition, and modern writers have regarded his reign as marking the most critical epoch in the ancient history of his country. The reference in the text of Nabonidus to the age...