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Enuma Elish

The Seven Tablets of Creation
Book • 1902
The Enuma Elish is a Babylonian creation myth etched on seven clay tablets, recounting the struggle between cosmic order and chaos.

It tells the story of Marduk, the patron deity of Babylon, who defeats the forces of chaos and establishes order in the world.

The myth includes the creation of the heavens, earth, and humanity.

The book, compiled and translated by L.W.

King, includes detailed commentary, historical context, and comparisons with Hebrew scriptures.

It also features additional Babylonian mythological accounts and an afterword discussing the impact of ancient Near Eastern mythology on the Hebrew Bible.

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Mentioned in 4 episodes

Mentioned by Billy Carson as an Assyriologist who deciphered Sumerian tablets in the 1800s.
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#2160 - Billy Carson
Mentioned by Dr. Sophus Helle as a work he translated, alongside the Epic of Gilgamesh and Enhidwana.
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Babylon's Epic of Creation
Mentioned by Chris McKinny when discussing the Epic of Gilgamesh and its themes, comparing it to the Enuma Elish and Baal cycles.
Amy and Chris - Epic of Gilgamesh (Part 6)
Mentioned by Mads Højmark as a source for the story of the creation of the world in Babylonian mythology.
Mythophilosophy as Transformative Thaumaturgy with Mads Højmark
Nævnt som en babylonisk epos med slående paralleller til den bibelske skabelsberetning.
Skabelsen 4/7 | "Gud så, at det var godt..." | Troels Nymann
Mentioned by Dan McClellan as a text that the Bible stole the creation account from.
Did the Bible Steal its Stories?

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