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title: Myth of Adapa
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Myth of Adapa

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## Image File

[![Myth of Adapa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6283.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6283.jpg)

## Image Caption

Fragment of a Neo-Assyrian clay tablet from the [Library of Ashurbanipal](https://www.worldhistory.org/Library_of_Ashurbanipal/), part of the Adapa myth, with 21 lines of inscription.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2017, January 20). Myth of Adapa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6283/myth-of-adapa/>
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Myth of Adapa." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 20, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6283/myth-of-adapa/>.
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Myth of Adapa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Jan 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6283/myth-of-adapa/>.

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© Trustees of the [British Museum](http://www.britishmuseum.org/). Republished under the British Museum [Standard Terms of Use](http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_this_site/terms_of_use.aspx) for non-profit educational purposes. [Original image](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=305083&partId=1&searchText=adapa&images=true&page=1) by [**The Trustees of the British Museum**](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=305083&partId=1&searchText=adapa&images=true&page=1). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 20 January 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.