
PREFACE	xi
INTRODUCTION: THE SOURCES OF THE “CAVE OF TREASURES” AND ITS CONTENTS	1
TRANSLATION OF THE CAVE OF TREASURES:—
THE FIRST THOUSAND YEARS	43
THE SECOND THOUSAND YEARS	87
THE THIRD THOUSAND YEARS	111
THE FOURTH THOUSAND YEARS	136
THE FIFTH THOUSAND YEARS	168
THE FIVE HUNDRED YEARS FROM THE SECOND YEAR OF CYRUS TO THE BIRTH OF CHRIST	192
TETAMENTUM ADAMI	242
SUPPLEMENTARY TRANSLATIONS:—
THE ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN	249
OUR LORD’S TEN APPEARANCES AFTER HIS RESURRECTION	252
THE LAST SUPPER	252
THE APOSTLES—THE TWELVE AND THE SEVENTY	253
THE NAMES OF THE APOSTLES	261
CHRONOLOGY	264
GOG AND MAGOG	265
THE COMING OF ANTI-CHRIST	268
THE NAMES OF THE TRANSLATORS OF THE BIBLE FROM HEBREW INTO GREEK	270
ABRAHAM AND THE CITY OF UR	273
THE EXCAVATIONS AT UR OF THE CHALDEES	275
BIBLIOGRAPHY	291
INDEX	295

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	Imdugud, in Imgig, the lion-headed eagle of Ningirsu, the great god of Lagash	Frontespiece
I.	Portrait figure of Cyrus the Great	48
II.	Cylinder inscribed with an account of the capture of Babylon by Cyrus the Great	64
III.	General view of the excavations at “Ur of the Chaldees”	80
IV.	1. nscribed cone of Ur Nammu	96
	2. Arched doorway of E-Dublal-maḫ	96
V.	Ruins of E-Dublal-maḫ	112
VI.	E-Dublal-maḫ and the E-Gig-Par of Nabonidus	128
VII.	1. Duck weight of Shulgi, about 2200 B.C.	144
	2. Pivot and socket of Ur Nammu	144
	3.Inscription of Ur Nammu	144
VIII.	1. Door socket of Sin-balatsu-ikbi, 650 B.C.	160
	2. Door socket of Bur-Sin, about 2200 B.C.	160

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IX.	Kitchen in the Gig-Par-Ku	176
X.	Diorite statue of Bau, the goddess of fertility	192
XI.	1. A stele from the E-Gig-Par. IIIrd Dynasty	208
	2. Ur-Nammu making an offering to Nannar and Nin-Gal	208
XII.	“Abraham’s Street” at “Ur of the Chaldees”	224
XIII.	1. Limestone plaque, with scenes representing the pouring out of libations to Nannar	240
	2. Alabaster rams from a throne	240
XIV.	1. Ivory cover of a toilet box with a dedication to Astarte in Phoenecian	256
	2. Gold dagger with lapis lazuli handle	256
XV.	1. Small plaque incised with figures of bulls and stags	272
	2. Small plaque incised with the figure of a priest pouring out a libation	272
3. Shell plaque incised with figures of a king and priest (?)	272


1. A page of the “Book of Jubilees”	3
2. A page of the “Book of Enoch”	5
3. A page of the “Book of Adam and Eve”	9
4. A page of the “Cave of Treasures”	13
5. Amulet of the Storm-god Pazuzu	30
6. Limestone head of the Storm-god Pazuzu	31
7. Head of a baked clay figure of the god of the South-east Wind	32
8. Interior of a private house at “Ur of the Chaldees”	283

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