Enūma Eliš
Akkadian
Etymology
From enūma (“when”) and eliš (“up above”), the opening words of the myth.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈnuː.ma ˈe.liʃ/
Proper noun
Enūma Eliš
- The Enûma Eliš (lit. "when on high"), an Ancient Mesopotamian creation myth named after its opening words.
- Marduk's Ordeal, line 54:
- 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].
- Marduk's Ordeal, line 54:
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