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Enuma Elish (Babylonian Creation Epic)
Unknown · Ancient Near East · c. 1100 BCE
Translated by L.W. King (1902)
9 chapters
The Babylonian creation myth recounting how Marduk slays the chaos-dragon Tiamat and fashions the world from her body, establishing divine order and the purpose of humanity.
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Contents
- 1The First Tablet
- 2The Second Tablet
- 3The Third Tablet
- 4The Fourth Tablet
- 5The Fifth Tablet
- 6The Sixth Tablet
- 7The Seventh Tablet
- 8Epilogue
- 9The Fight with Tiamat (Another Version)
