"Arabic philosophy was [...] philosophy of foreign origin, Greek speculation, Aristotelian philosophy, and was introdu…"

"The Arabs knew Aristotle's doctrines only through Arabic language versions. No Arab philosopher knew Greek. (p. 132)"

"The Babylonians and Assyrians had a large number of myths and legends, largely based on those of the Sumerian, a nati…"

"The purpose of the recitation was first of all this: to narrate, to make the great deeds of the god [[Marduk] well kn…"

"We cannot say anything about the author of the grandiose poem, since in the numerous Mesopotamian texts in cuneiform …"

"The fight between the gods and the monster or monsters certainly has an astral, and perhaps even cosmic, character, a…"

"There was perhaps no great god of ancient Mesopotamia of whom it was not said that he had subjugated monstrous and te…"

"The whole epic story, and in particular the conflict of Marduk and Tiāmat have an astral meaning, and certain traits …"

"In a cylinder from the British Museum, a cylinder dating back to around 800 BCE., Tiāmat has the exact shape of a ser…"

"In Arab culture, philosophy has occupied a rather conspicuous position. Philosophy, perhaps even only with the simple…"