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                          Transcriber’s Notes

Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations
in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and
punctuation remains unchanged.

In footnote 8 the star Benelnash is usually called Benetnash. This may
be an alternative spelling so is unchanged.

In Chapter XIV it is possible that “change” should read “chain” in 32.
thou didst strike him; to a pillar thou didst change him,

Italics are represented thus _italic_.




                   THE CHALDEAN ACCOUNT OF GENESIS.


[Illustration: Izdubar (Nimrod) in conflict with a lion]


                                  THE

                      CHALDEAN ACCOUNT OF GENESIS

                              CONTAINING

           THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CREATION, THE DELUGE, TH