The Old Testament in the light of the historical records and legends of Assyria and Babylonia

by Theophilus Goldridge Pinches

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

630 pages, Paperback

First published January 11, 2005

About the author

Theophilus Goldridge Pinches M.R.A.S. (1856 – 6 June 1934 Muswell Hill, London), was a pioneer British assyriologist.

Pinches was originally employed in father's business as a die-sinker, but, following an amateur interest in cuneiform inscriptions, joined the staff of the British Museum in 1878, working there as assistant then curator till retirement in 1900. He was lecturer in Assyriology at University College London and in the University of Liverpool till 1932 or 1933, and died in 1934.

During his tenure at the Egyptian and Assyrian Department, British Museum, he gave assistance to scholars including Abraham Sachs and taught at London University. It was largely due to his "painstaking work" during his time as assistant keeper at the British Museum between 1895 and 1900, that many pieces acquired by the museum were joined together again. He also translated some Babylonian tablets which related to the Battle of the Vale of Siddim and was one of the editors of The Babylonian and Oriental Record from 1886. In 1890, Pinches discovered and published the correct reading of the name of Gilgamesh, instead of Izdubar.

Pinches died in 1934 and "bequeathed much of his large personal collection of cuneiform tablets" to a favorite student, Archibald Cecil Chappelow.

Reviews

[james spellman · Rating 2 out of 5]

The old testament

It took many months to plow through this book. Although an extremely interesting subject, it did not present itself as the title would indicate. The bulk of this volume is spent in describing the contents of extant literature from ancient Babylonian and Assyria. Some references to the Old Testament are given, however there is little correlation given between the legends of Babylon and the contents of the Old Testament. I have found the works of other authors more enlightening them this work in describing the association between the legends of ancient Babylon and the writings of the Old Testament.

[Yigal Zur · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting