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2101:, pp. 58–60: "There was a time in which there was nothing but darkness and an abyss of waters, wherein resided most hideous beings which were produced of a two-fold principle. Men appeared with two wings, some with four wings, and two faces. They had one body but two heads, one of a man, the other of a woman. They were likewise, in their several organs, both male and female. Other human figures were to be seen with the legs and horns of goats. Some had horses' feet; others had the limbs of a horse behind but, in front, were fashioned like men resembling hippocentaurs. Bulls, likewise, bred there with the heads of men; and dogs, with fourfold bodies, and the tails of fishes. Also horses, with the heads of dogs : men, too, and other animals, with the heads and bodies of horses and the tails of fishes. In short, there were creatures with the limbs of every species of animals. Add to these fishes, reptiles, serpents, with other wonderful animals, which assumed each other's shape and countenance. Of all these were preserved delineations in the temple of Belus at Babylon."The person, who was supposed to have presided over them, was a woman named Omoroca ; which in the Chaldee language is Thalatth; which in Greek is interpreted Thalassa, the sea: but, according to the most true computation, it is equivalent to Selene, the Moon. All things being in this situation, Belus came, and cut the woman asunder: and, out of one half of her, he formed the Earth, and of the other half the heavens; and at the same time he destroyed the animals in the abyss. All this (he says) was an allegorical description of nature. For the whole universe consisting of moisture, and animals being continually generated therein; the deity (Belus), above-mentioned, cut off his own head; upon which the other gods mixed the blood, as it gushed out, with the earth; and from thence men were formed. On this account it is that men are rational, and partake of divine knowledge. This Belus, whom men call Dis, (or Pluto,) divided the darkness, and separated the heavens from the earth, and reduced the universe to order. But the animals so recently created, not being able to bear the prevalence of light, died."Belus upon this, seeing a vast space quite uninhabited, though by nature very fruitful, ordered one of the gods to take off his head; and when it was taken off, they were to mix the blood with the soil of the Earth, and from thence to form other men and animals, which should be capable of bearing the light. Belus also formed the stars, and the Sun and the Moon, together with the five planets." 1741:
adjusted to having Tiamat's blood being blown off by the wind. Marduk using floods and storms as a weapon and using a net to capture Tiamat (the personified sea) does not make logical sense, but they were weapons that Ninurta used in the Anzu myth and in Lugal-e, and usage of a net would make sense against Anzu. Other traditions related to Ninurta were also applied to Marduk in Enuma Elish, such as the name of one of Ninurta's weapons (long wood) being given to Marduk’s bow. While it would make sense to simply write this off as Marduk using Ninurta's model simply because it was the closest match, the traditions involving Ninurta were already used to allude to heroism in the epic of Gilgamesh, and imageries of Ninurta played an important part of Neo-Assyrian ideology.
1302:, most scholars now believe it is unlikely and accept a dating to the Second Dynasty of Isin. During the Old Babylonian period, Marduk was not the pantheon head, appearing instead as the mediator between the great gods and Hammurabi, and there is no evidence that Hammurabi or his successors promoted Marduk at the expense of the other gods. It was during the Second Dynasty of Isin that Marduk started to be referred to as the king of the gods, with the return of the statue of Marduk from Elam by 55: 1863:) notes many differences, including polytheism vs. monotheism, and personification of forces and qualities in the Babylonian myth vs. imperative creation by God in the biblical stories; permanence of matter vs. creation out of nothing; and the lack of any real parallel for Marduk's long battles with monsters. He also notes some broad commonalities of both texts with other religions, such as a 1859:, which has led some researchers to conclude that these were based on the Mesopotamian work. Overarching similarities include: reference to a watery chaos before creation; a separation of the chaos into heaven and earth; different types of waters and their separation; and the numerical similarity between the seven tablets of the epic and the seven days of creation. However, another analysis ( 3347: 1194:). By then additional fragments of tablet six had been found, concerning the creation of man; here Marduk was found to have made man from his blood combined with bone, which brought comparison with Genesis 2:23 ("This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman', for she was taken out of man") where the creation of woman required the use of a man's bone. 1000:. In it are described the primeval state of an abyssal darkness and water, the two primeval beings existing therein, said to be of a twofold principle. The description then relates the creation of further beings, partly human but with variants of wings, animal heads and bodies, and some with both sex organs. (Berossus states images of these are to be found at the 1235:, who was killed and whose blood made men. These discoveries were further supplemented by purchases from antiquity dealers. As a result, by the mid 20th century most of the text of the work was known, with the exception of tablet 5. These further discoveries were complemented by a stream of publications and translations in the early 20th century. 1749:
beginning of Enuma Elish and Atrahasis was to have Apsu remind people of Enlil, thus the overthrowing of Apsu symbolically represents the dethronement of Enlil, the old head of the pantheon. Enlil is conspicuously missing in most of Enuma Elish, only appearing to offer his title to Marduk, and Marduk receives fifty names, the number of Enlil.
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Ea heard of Tiamat's plan to fight and avenge Apsu. He spoke to his grandfather Anshar, telling that many gods had gone to Tiamat's cause, and that she had created eleven monstrous creatures fit for war, and made Kingu their leader, wielding the 'Tablet of Destinies'. Anshar was troubled and told Anu
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papyrus. In the Song of Hedammu and the Illuyanka Myth the sea acts as a sort of breeding ground for the god's enemies, as both Hedammu and Illuyanka were sea monsters. The Song of the Sea, suggested to belong to the Kumarbi Cycle, likely narrates the story of the storm god Teshub fighting the sea
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Finally, Anshar proposed Marduk as their champion. Marduk was brought forth, and asked what god he must fight – to which Anshar replied that it was not a god but the goddess Tiamat. Marduk confidently predicted his victory, but exacted their promise to proclaim him supreme god, with
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epic were also pointed out. Both Apsu and Enlil wanted to destroy a source of noise which prevented them from falling asleep (for Enlil, this was humanity and for Apsu, this was his offspring). Both Nintu and Tiamat then lament their fate. Wisnom further suggests that the similarities between the
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in Babylon.) The text also describes a female being leading over them, named as Omoroca, called Thalatth in Babylonian (derived from Greek), and her slaying by Bel, who cut her in half, forming Heaven of one part and Earth of the other. This Berossus claims to have been an allegory. The text also
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Smith speculated that the creation myth, including a part describing the fall of man, might originally have spanned at least nine or ten tablets. He also identified tablets the themes of which were, in part, closer to the account given by Berossus. Some of Smith's early correspondences, such as
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myth are commonly observed, such as both myths using the Tablet of Destinies as a key object and the similarities between the weapons used by Ninurta and Marduk, and lines from the Anzu myth were adapted to fit the story of Enuma Elish, such as Anzu's feathers being blown off by the wind being
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Marduk used a net, a gift from Anu, to entangle Tiamat; Tiamat attempted to swallow Marduk, but 'the Evil Wind' filled her mouth. With the winds swirling within her she became distended. Marduk then shot his arrow, hitting her heart – she was slain. The other gods attempted to flee but Marduk
1593:("the Evil Wind"), together the seven winds stirred up Tiamat. In his war chariot drawn by four creatures he advanced. He challenged Tiamat, stating she had unrightfully made Kingu her consort, accusing her of being the source of the trouble. Enraged, Tiamat joined Marduk in single combat. 3256: 1597:
captured them, broke their weapons, and netted them. Her eleven monsters were also captured and chained, whilst Kingu was imprisoned, and the 'Tablet of Destinies' taken from him. Marduk then smashed Tiamat's head with the mace, while her blood was carried off by the North Wind.
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New material contributing to the fourth and sixth tablets also further corroborated other elements of Berossus' account. The seventh tablet added by King was a praise of Marduk, using around fifty titles over more than one hundred lines of cuneiform. Thus King's composition of
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to speak with Tiamat, and he proposed to destroy the new gods, but Tiamat was reluctant to destroy what they had made. Mummu advised Apsu to destroy them, and he embraced Mummu. The new gods heard of this and were worried; Ea, however, crafted a spell to lull Apsu to sleep.
1902:. This theory is thought to lack historical or archaeological evidence. An alternative theory posits a westward spread of the Mesopotamian myth to other cultures such as the Hebrews; additionally, the Hebrews would have been influenced by Mesopotamian culture during their 1736:, it is generally advised to be wary of simply taking the text as a representative of Mesopotamian creation myths. Enuma Elish references multiple myths and other texts, and epithets usually attested in royal inscriptions were given to Marduk. Similarities with the 1661:
Marduk then divided the gods into "above" and "below" – three hundred in the heavens, six hundred on earth. The gods then proposed to build a throne or shrine for him; Marduk told them to construct Babylon. The gods then spent a year making bricks; they built the
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describes the beheading of a god, and the mixing of the god's blood with the Earth's soil, leading to the creation of men (people). Finally, there is also reference to Bel's creation of the stars, Sun, Moon, and planets. Berossus also gave an account of the sage
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It has been suggested that ritual reading of the poem coincided with spring flooding of the Tigris or Euphrates following the melting of snow in mountainous regions upstream. This interpretation is supported by the defeat of the (watery being) Tiamat by Marduk.
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found in Egyptian, Phoenician, and Vedic works; and that both texts were written in languages with a common Semitic root. Regarding the creation of man, there are similarities in the use of dust or clay, but man's efficiency is inverted in the two texts: in
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led him to argue that the ritual should be understood in terms of its post-Assyrian and post-Babylonian imperial context, and may include elements of psychological and political theater legitimizing the non-native Seleucid rulers; he also questions whether
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Marduk then spoke to Ea, saying he would use his own blood to create man, and that man would serve the gods. Ea advised one of the gods be chosen as a sacrifice; the Igigi advised that Kingu be chosen. His blood was then used to create man.
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they are created as already qualifying as acting as servant of gods, whereas in Genesis, by being given more agency, room for failure is introduced. Nevertheless in both, the dust is infused with "godhood", either through a god's blood in
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Other comparisons were also drawn, such as the description of Marduk's awe with the description in Marduk's Address to the Demons, and the creation of the universe at the beginning of Tablet X with Tablet XXII of the astronomical series
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and illustrates a clear influence from Mesopotamia on Canaan during the Middle Bronze Age. The depictions of a double headed god and the creation of the world from a dragon provide the earliest evidence of the epic's composition.
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festival. There is scholarly debate as to whether this reading occurred, its purpose, and even the identity of the text referred to. Most analysts consider that the festival concerned and included some form of re-enactment of
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Other gods taunted Tiamat: "When your consort (Apsu) was slain you did nothing", and complained of the wearisome wind. Tiamat then made monsters to battle the other gods, eleven chimeric creatures with weapons, with the god
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tablets were often less well written and made, though fine examples existed. All tablets, both Assyrian and Babylonian had the text in lines, not columns, and the form of the text was generally identical between both.
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The connection with the Bible stories brought a great deal of additional attention to the tablets, in addition to Smith's early scholarship on the tablets, early translation work included that done by E. Schrader,
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does give the number 50, which traditionally belongs to Enlil, to Marduk. Dalley still proposes that Enuma Elish was written during the Old Babylonian Period, but other scholars find her proposal unlikely.
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Marduk made likenesses of the gods in the constellations, and defined the days of the year from them. He created night and day, and the moon also. He created clouds and rain, and their water made the
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Numerous copies of the tablets exist. Even by 1902 fragments of four copies of the first tablet were known, as well as extracts, possibly examples of 'handwriting practice'. Tablets from the
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Further expeditions by German researchers uncovered further tablet fragments (specifically tablet 1, 6, and 7) during the period 1902–1914. These works replaced Marduk with the Assyrian god
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god, although the text is damaged and fragmentary. The Astarte Papyrus also mentioned a struggle with the sea, and the Ugaritic Baal Cycle had Baal Hadad fight for his position from Yam.
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Marduk was also given a sceptre and vestments, as well as weapons to fight Tiamat – bow, quiver, mace, and bolts of lightning, together with the four winds. His body was aflame.
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In 1898, the trustees of the British Museum ordered publication of a collection of all the Assyrian and Babylonian creation texts held by them, a work which was undertaken by
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Mummu sought to wake Apsu but could not. Ea took Apsu's halo and wore it himself, slew Apsu, and chained Mummu. Apsu became the dwelling place of Ea, together with his wife
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myth. A second expedition by Smith brought back further creation legend fragments. By 1875 he had returned and began publishing accounts of these discoveries in the
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primeval serpent myth, account of creation, and finally a hymn to Marduk using his many titles. Importantly, tablets, both Assyrian and Babylonian, when possessing
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addressed them to "repudiate the divinization of nature and the attendant myths of divine origins, divine conflict, and divine ascent". According to this theory,
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existed, co-mingled together. There were no other things or gods, nor had any destinies been foretold. Then from the mixture of Apsu and Tiamat two gods issued –
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A tablet at the British Museum (No 93014), known as the "bilingual" version of the creation legend, describes the creation of man and animals (by
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Conceptualizing the Past, Present and Future- Proceedings of the Ninth Symposium of the Melammu Project Held in Helsinki/Tartu May 18-24, 2015
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to go to appease Tiamat, but he was too weak to face her and turned back. Anshar became more worried, thinking no god could resist Tiamat.
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The Ancient Fragments ; containing what remains of the writings of Sanchoniatho, Berossus, Abydenus, Megasthenes, and Manetho
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In the 21st century, the text remains a subject of active research, analysis, and discussion. Significant publications include:
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The myth of a god (usually a storm god) fighting the sea is well known in the Ancient Near East, including myths such as the
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Tablets Smith examined also contained attributions on the rear of the tablet. The first tablet contained eight lines of a
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chief of the war party and her new consort. She gave Kingu the 'Tablet of Destinies', making his command unchallengeable.
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The Seven Tablets of Creation, or the Babylonian and Assyrian Legends concerning the creation of the world and of mankind
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Marduk then split Tiamat's remains in two. From one half he made the sky; in it he made places for Anu, Enlil, and Ea.
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On examination it became clear that the Assyrian myths were drawn from or similar to the Babylonian ones. Additionally
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Different theories have been proposed to explain the parallels. Based on an analysis of proper names in the texts,
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Schöpfung und Chaos in Urzeit und Endzeit : eine religionsgeschichtliche Untersuchung über Gen 1 und Ap Joh 12
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Over the seven tablets, it describes the creation of the world, a battle between gods focused on the offering to
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elaborated the interconnections between the divine and inert matter, while the aim of Genesis was to state the
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in 1876; active research and further excavations led to near completion of the texts and improved translation.
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Weapons of words: intertextual competition in Babylonian poetry a study of Anzū, Enūma eliš, and Erra and Išum
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A banquet was then held, with fifty of the great gods taking seats, Anu praising Enlil's bow and then Marduk.
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Der Aufstieg Marduks: Die Stellung Marduks in der babylonischen Religion des zweiten Jahrtausends v. Chr
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The commotion of these new gods disturbed and disgusted Apsu, and Apsu could not calm them. Apsu called
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Before the tablets were discovered, substantial elements of the myth had survived via the writings of
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tablet seems to refer to a concept of sabbath. A contextual restoration contains the rarely attested
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Clay tablets containing inscriptions relating to analogues of biblical stories were discovered by
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Cory's Ancient Fragments of the Phoenician, Carthaginian, Babylonian, Egyptian and other authors
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The earliest manuscript of the myth was excavated from Assur and dated to the 9th century BCE.
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suggests that Genesis, rather than adopting earlier Babylonian and other creation myths,
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Al-Rawi, F. N. H.; Black, J. A. (1994). "A New Manuscript of Enūma Eliš, Tablet VI".
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read during that period was the same as that known to the ancient Assyrians. Whether
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also gave a short version of the Babylonian cosmological view, which closely matches
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The last decade has seen important advances in scholarship on the Babylonian poem
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had noted similarities between Biblical accounts of creation and the geography of
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Landsberger, B.; Kinnier Wilson, J. V. (1961). "The Fifth Tablet of Enuma Eliš".
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Statues of the eleven monsters of Tiamat were made and installed at the gate of
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The Babylonian Legends of the Creation and the Fight between Bel and the Dragon
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Using the four winds Marduk trapped Tiamat. Adding a whirlwind, a cyclone, and
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critical edition and translation of the text (electronic Babylonian Library).
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Marduk was given a throne, and sat over the other gods, who honored him.
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While it used to be viewed that Enuma Elish was composed in the reign of
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A cuneiform text of Tablet I with translation and explanation in detail
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Cuneiform texts from Babylonian tablets, &c. in the British Museum
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Enûma Eliš, sive, Epos babylonicum de creatione mundi in usum scholae
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Outside of the Anzu myth, similarities between Enuma Elish and the
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Let its brickwork be fashioned. You shall name it 'The Sanctuary'.
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The tale begins before creation, when only the primordial entities
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Vanstiphout, H. L. J. (1981). "Enūma eliš: Tablet V Lines 15–22".
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Myths from Mesopotamia: creation, the flood, Gilgamesh, and others
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The following per-tablet summary is based on the translation in
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is also thought to have been read during the month of Kislimu.
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Other variants of the creation myth can be found described in
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Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum
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on Ancient History Encyclopedia (includes the original text)
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The remainder of Marduk's fifty names or titles were read.
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references to the stories of the temptation of Eve, to the
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The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures
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Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament
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No reed hut had been matted, no marsh land had appeared,
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Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament
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was god of literacy, scribes, and wisdom; Tasmit or
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Luzac's Semitic Text and Translation Series. 2134: 2110: 2002: 1985: 1975: 1950: 1944: 1938: 1921: 1889: 1876: 1869: 1850: 1827: 1821: 1811: 1805: 1781: 1731: 1422:Firm ground below had not been called by name, 1383: 1271: 1254:Das Babylonische Weltschöpfungsepos Enuma Elis 1241: 1183: 1014: 920:has about a thousand lines and is recorded in 3797:enūma eliš: Weg zu einer globalen Weltordnung 3654:(2nd ed.). University of Chicago Press. 3457:"Marduk. A. Philologisch. I. In Mesopotamien" 3367:"Some Remarks about the Beginnings of Marduk" 3001:Imagining Religion: From Babylon to Jonestown 2983: 2971: 2947: 1164: 834: 8: 3678:(3rd ed.). Princeton University Press. 3174:. Vol. 10. Kessinger. pp. 889–891. 2269:, v. 1, preface; pp. xxvi–xxx, introduction. 1960: 1726:Significance, interpretation, and ritual use 1616:. 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p. 82. 3086: 3081: 3078: 3075:, p. 17. 3074: 3069: 3066: 3061: 3057: 3050: 3043: 3040: 3036: 3031: 3028: 3024: 3019: 3016: 3012: 3010:0-226-76360-9 3006: 3002: 2998: 2992: 2989: 2986:, p. 43. 2985: 2980: 2977: 2974:, p. 31. 2973: 2968: 2965: 2961: 2956: 2953: 2950:, p. 25. 2949: 2944: 2941: 2937: 2932: 2929: 2926:, p. 98. 2925: 2920: 2917: 2913: 2908: 2905: 2901: 2896: 2893: 2889: 2884: 2881: 2877: 2872: 2869: 2866:, p. 69. 2865: 2860: 2857: 2853: 2848: 2845: 2841: 2836: 2834: 2830: 2827:, p. 99. 2826: 2821: 2818: 2814: 2809: 2806: 2802: 2797: 2794: 2791:, p. 97. 2790: 2785: 2782: 2778: 2773: 2770: 2767:, p. 15. 2766: 2761: 2758: 2754: 2749: 2746: 2741: 2740: 2733: 2730: 2726: 2721: 2718: 2714: 2709: 2706: 2702: 2697: 2694: 2690: 2685: 2682: 2678: 2673: 2670: 2666: 2661: 2658: 2654: 2649: 2646: 2642: 2637: 2634: 2630: 2629:Beaulieu 2018 2625: 2622: 2618: 2613: 2610: 2606: 2601: 2598: 2594: 2589: 2586: 2583:, p. 66. 2582: 2577: 2574: 2570: 2565: 2562: 2558: 2553: 2550: 2546: 2545:Beaulieu 2018 2541: 2538: 2534: 2529: 2526: 2523:, p. 14. 2522: 2517: 2514: 2510: 2505: 2502: 2498: 2496: 2490: 2486: 2482: 2478: 2474: 2470: 2466: 2462: 2455: 2448: 2445: 2440: 2436: 2431: 2426: 2423:(4): 833–38. 2422: 2418: 2414: 2407: 2404: 2400: 2395: 2392: 2388: 2383: 2380: 2376: 2371: 2368: 2364: 2359: 2356: 2352: 2347: 2344: 2340: 2335: 2332: 2328: 2323: 2320: 2316: 2311: 2308: 2304: 2299: 2296: 2292: 2287: 2284: 2280: 2275: 2272: 2268: 2263: 2260: 2256: 2251: 2248: 2244: 2239: 2236: 2232: 2227: 2224: 2221:, p. 13. 2220: 2215: 2212: 2208: 2203: 2200: 2196: 2191: 2188: 2184: 2179: 2176: 2172: 2167: 2164: 2160: 2155: 2152: 2148: 2143: 2140: 2136: 2131: 2128: 2125:, p. 57. 2124: 2119: 2116: 2112: 2107: 2104: 2100: 2095: 2092: 2088: 2083: 2080: 2074: 2070: 2069:Eridu Genesis 2067: 2065: 2062: 2060: 2057: 2056: 2052: 2047: 2043: 2042: 2041: 2035: 2031: 2030: 2029: 2023: 2019: 2018: 2017: 2011: 2009: 2005: 2000: 1996: 1991: 1988: 1983: 1978: 1974: 1970: 1969:Genesis 2:2–3 1965: 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John Knox. 3149: 3140: 3128: 3116: 3104: 3092: 3080: 3068: 3059: 3055: 3042: 3030: 3018: 3000: 2991: 2979: 2967: 2955: 2943: 2931: 2919: 2907: 2895: 2883: 2871: 2859: 2852:Lambert 2013 2847: 2840:Lambert 2013 2820: 2808: 2801:Lambert 2013 2796: 2784: 2772: 2760: 2748: 2738: 2732: 2720: 2708: 2696: 2684: 2672: 2667:, p. 3. 2665:Lambert 1984 2660: 2653:Lambert 1984 2648: 2636: 2624: 2612: 2605:Johandi 2018 2600: 2593:Lambert 2013 2588: 2576: 2571:, p. 6. 2564: 2559:, p. 4. 2557:Lambert 1984 2552: 2540: 2528: 2516: 2511:, p. 5. 2504: 2494: 2492: 2464: 2460: 2447: 2420: 2416: 2406: 2394: 2382: 2370: 2365:, p. 1. 2358: 2346: 2334: 2322: 2310: 2298: 2286: 2281:, p. 2. 2274: 2262: 2250: 2238: 2226: 2214: 2202: 2190: 2178: 2173:, p. 1. 2166: 2154: 2142: 2130: 2118: 2106: 2094: 2082: 2045: 2039: 2033: 2027: 2021: 2015: 1992: 1987:um nuh libbi 1936: 1910:Conrad Hyers 1908: 1883: 1865:watery chaos 1864: 1849: 1834: 1817: 1775: 1759: 1751: 1743: 1729: 1704: 1700: 1691: 1683: 1675: 1672: 1660: 1656:, p. 68 1644: 1637: 1630: 1618: 1607: 1599: 1595: 1588: 1585: 1581:, p. 66 1575: 1564: 1558: 1542: 1533: 1529: 1516: 1505: 1497: 1458: 1438: 1419: 1400: 1396: 1394: 1382:. 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Index

Enûma Elish
a series
Ancient
Mesopotamian religion

Chaos Monster and Sun God
Religions of the ancient Near East
Anatolia
Ancient Egypt
Mesopotamia
Babylonia
Sumer
Iranian
Semitic
Arabia
Canaan
Tiamat
Abzu
Lahamu
Lahmu
Kishar
Anshar
Mummu
Anu
Enlil
Enki
Ninhursag
Inanna/Ishtar
Nanna/Sin
Utu/Shamash
Adad
Dumuzid

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