The Enûma Eliš: An Adaptation

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Having crowned him the gods continued to sing Marduk’s praises and lauded him with still more names, each one greater than that last.

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Here begins Tablet VI…

Marduk set his decrees into motion and accomplished all he set his mind to. He spoke aloud: The newly-formed foundation of the world has been formed and my kindred are sore from toil tending the gardens watered by the rivers that issue from Tiamat’s eyes.

The Enûma Eliš: An Adaptation

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Here begins Tablet V…

Marduk spoke his secret spell and fashioned halls of splendor and majesty for the great gods.

The Enûma Eliš: An Adaptation

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Here begins Tablet IV…

Lahmu and Lahamu took their seat in the holy assembly. To their left, the Igigi gods took their seats in the holy assembly; to their right, the Anunnaki gods took their seats in the holy assembly. Anshar, Anu, and Ea led Marduk to the feet of the holy mother and the holy father. They prepared a dais for him and presented him before the assembly of the Holy Ones to receive from them the right to rule.

The Enûma Eliš: An Adaptation

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The Enûma Eliš: An Adaptation

Part three of the Babylonian epic…

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The Enûma Eliš: An Adaptation

What follows is part two of my adaptation of one of the most notable Mesopotamian myth — that of the Babylonian creation epic known as the Enûma Eliš, or “When on high”.

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Part one of this adaptation may be found here.