Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Contents ix
5. 1. Formative Tendencies in Sumerian Religion 1
6. 2. Mesopotamian Gods and Pantheons 16
7. 3. Ancient Mesopotamian Religion: The Central Concerns 39
8. 4. The Investiture and Anointing of Adapa in Heaven 48
9. 5. The Myth of Inanna and Bilulu 52
10. 6. Toward the Image of Tammuz 73
11. 7. Sumerian Mythology: A Review Article 104
12. 8. Early Political Development in Mesopotamia 132
13. 9. Primitive Democracy in Ancient Mesopotamia 157
14. 10. The Reign of Ibbi-Suen 173
15. 11. The Assumed Conflict Between the Sumerians and Semites in Early Mesopotamian History 187
16. 12. An Ancient Mesopotamian Trial for Homicide 193
17. 13. On the at Ur under Textile Industry Ibbi-Sîn 216
18. 14. The Waters of Ur 231
19. 15. About the Sumerian Verb 245
20. 16. Ittallak niati 271
21. 17. The Akkadian Ablative Accusative 293
22. Abbreviations 313
23. Notes 319
24. Bibliography 471
25. Lexical Index to Jacobsen’s Writings 475
26. Index 489