Leonard King: 11 books

King's Enuma Elis: The Seven Tablets of Creation is an amazing translation of the Babylonian creation myth.

Legends of Babylonia and Egypt by Leonard W. King Legends of Babylon and Egypt was first published in 1918 under the authorship of Leonard W. King. In these lectures an attempt is made, not so much to restate familiar facts, as to accommodate them to new and supplementary evidence which has...

Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite. Leonard W. King was a well known English archaeologist who taught courses on Babylonian and Assyrian archaeology. King also wrote detailed history books on the topics he taught.

This wide-ranging interdisciplinary collection—the first of its kind—invites us to reconsider the politics and scope of the Roots phenomenon of the 1970s. Alex Haley’s 1976 book was a publishing sensation, selling over a million copies in its first year and winning a National Book Award and...

Legends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew Tradition by Leonard W. King.

The Seven Tablets of Creation By Leonard William King "This is L.W. Kings' authoritative work on the Enuma Elish, the Babylonian creation myth. This text includes the complete introduction, and the English text of the Enuma Elish and other related texts, with selected footnotes. The Enuma...

First published in 1896, King presents the cuneiform text of a group of 60 clay tablets inscribed with prayers and religious compositions of a devotional and magical character. These tablets were created by the scribes of Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, between 669-625 b.c., and are currently part of...

Leonard Kings A History of Sumer and Akkad is an authoritative history on the earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia. The expansive text begins with an overview of the racial makeup of the people, the civilizations most notable cities, and the various dynasties of the kingdoms. Lastly, the cultural influence of these empires is discussed. A table of contents is included for easier navigation.

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The study of origins may undoubtedly be regarded as the most striking characteristic of recent archaeological research. There is a peculiar fascination in tracking any highly developed civilization to its source, and in watching its growth from the rude and tentative efforts of a primitive people...

Beyond Hate offers a critical ethnography of the virtual communities established and discursive networks activated through the online engagements of white separatists, white nationalists, and white supremacists with various popular cultural texts, including movies, music, television, sport, video...