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Enūma Eliš
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Akkadian
Etymology
From akk inūma 𒂊𒉡𒈠 enūma when and akk eliš 𒂊𒇺 eliš up above, the opening words of the myth.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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The Enûma Eliš (lit. "when on high"), an Ancient Mesopotamian creation myth named after its opening words.
Marduk's Ordeal, line 54:
akk 𒋗𒌑 𒀸 𒊮 𒂊𒉡𒈠 𒂊𒇺 𒅅𒁲𒁉 𒆠𒄿 𒀭𒂊 𒆠𒁴 𒆷 𒅁𒁀𒉡𒉌 𒀭𒊹 𒀉𒋰𒅆 šu-u₂ ina ŠA₃ e-nu-ma e-liš iq-⸢ṭi-bi⸣ ki-i AN-e KI.TIM la ib-ba-nu-ni AN.ŠAR₂ it-[tab-ši] šū ina libbi Enūma Eliš iqṭibi kī šamê qaqqara lā ibbannûni Aššur ittabši It is said in Enuma Eliš: When heaven and earth were not created, Aššur came [into being].
𒂊𒉡𒈠𒂊𒇺<tr:e-nu-ma e-liš>
akk Ancient Near East Mesopotamian mythology