The Epic of Creation - Enuma Elish

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

AIM: Why did Hammurabi’s Code provide justice for Ancient Babylon?

Advertisements

Evo Psyc Lecture 1 Big Question: What are we? Origin, nature, meaning or essence of being human? Creation myths offered answers ALGONQUIN Humans created.

Mesopotamian Myth The Epic of Adapa and Atrahasis

Where was this god worshipped? Mean = Greece 2.Rome 3.Egypt 4.North America.

Surviving tablets from 1st millennium BC, but probably dates from 2nd millennium BC Origins in Babylon, used in rituals in city, esp. New Year festival.

Creation and the Cosmos (Volume A)

Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Babylon By Rachel Allen.

Creation and Ishtar Mesopotamian Mythology. Enuma Elish Enuma Elish means “In the beginning Apsu (god of primordial waters) and Tiamat (goddess of the.

Chapter Four, Lecture Two From Zeus Against Cronus: The Battle with the Titans.

Every culture has a story about creation. Why does life exist? What sacrifices were made for us to get here? If you were allowed to create your own race,

Mesopotamia … instead of a study Guide? Start Final Jeopardy Question Fertile Crescent AkkadBabyloniaMythsSumer

Have you ever heard of the “7 Wonders of the World”? What places are included? If you could add or suggest and 8 th wonder, what would it be and why?

Creation Stories, Family and Gender

Journal Writing Rules Date each entry and write the topic. You do NOT need to write the entire question. Write until time is called without lifting your.

Creation Myths Common Elements Feminine Process – birth of the cosmos Starts with Water or an egg, which are feminine elements.

Mesopotamia Ms. Hunt RMS IB Middle School

Outline: 1). What is the Bible? 2). Who wrote the Bible? 3). Genealogy

(The Fertile Crescent)

‘Biblical Faith’ & ‘Modern Science’ Enemies?-or-Friends?

Warmup What did the Aryans bring to the Indus Valley civilization?

1 Samuel. Context Context: Follows on from Judges Follows on from Judges Historical narrative Historical narrative Some written by Samuel – the rest written.

The Enuma Elish Like the Norse, the Babylonians had a kind of gory creation story. The babylonian creation myth is called the Enuma Elish, and it’s found.

Harab = plough Dating from at least early 2nd millennium BC Implication of activities of female figures? Theogony of Dunnu, a.k.a. Harab Myth.

#11: Reasonable Account Of Creation. Various Categories Chaos Earth Diver World Parent Emergence Ex Nihilo.

Land Between Rivers Mythology of Mesopotamia WHAT WERE THE BELIEFS OF THE PEOPLE OF PALATIAL.

“ The Four Early River Valley Civilizations” City-States in Mesopotamia IV. First EMPIRE Builders A.3,000 – 2,000 B.C.E. the City-States began to war.

Chapter Four, Lecture Two From Zeus Against Cronus: The Battle with the Titans.

Sumerian Stories of Inanna and Dumuzi

First Tablet In the beginning there is nothing at all, nothing has a name The great gods are established: Lahmu, Lahamu, Ansar, Kisar, Anu, and Ea Apsu.

COMENIUS PROJECT PHILOSOPHY. The Babylonyan myth: Enuma Elish.

Babylonian Mythology By Amy Patel.

Mythology Myth Parallels.

MARDUK, GOD OF GODS By : Aditi and Rachana SUMMARY  One day when the Earth wasn’t created, 2 creatures named Apus and Tiamat created the great gods.

Mesopotamia Religion. Mesopotamia: Creation Myth How Humans Were Created.

ENKI (EA) (Lectures 8-9). Generations in Enuma Elish.

Shepard’s Cities Fall The First Tablet: Important Characters Apsu- a primeval god of fresh water and male virility Tiamat- Apsu’s counterpart; the.

COMPARATIVE MYTHS 1 ANATOLIA AND CANAAN. MESOPOTAMIAANATOLIASYRIA-PALESTINE Sumerian ( ) Akkadian ( ) Babylonian ( )

COMPARATIVE COSMOGONY (Lecture 7). MESOPOTAMIAANATOLIASYRIA-PALESTINE Sumerian ( ) Akkadian ( ) Babylonian ( )

Sumerian Literature from 2500 B.C.

Neo - Babylonian Empire

CHARACTERS: PEOPLE Gilgamesh Enkidu Shamhat King of Uruk

Mesopotamia Creation Story. Mesopotamia Creation Story.

Hammurabi’s Code activity

Thurs. 9/5 Day 1 Review LEQ Character List (copy into notes)

Ancient Greek Literature

Chapter Four, Lecture Two

Gods, Goddesses, Demons and Monsters

The Religion Of Mesopotamia Adapted from Holt Eastern World

Creation Stories ENG 273: World Literature.

The Legacy of Mesopotamia

Law, Order and Transgression

Mesopotamian Empires.

3.3 Global Religious Systems

Adapted from K. Lowther Arts & Humanities Adapted from

Middle Eastern Mythology

Greek and Roman Mythology

Writing and Religion in Mesopotamia

Bellwork Look at the map on page 17 in your book. Into what body of water do the Tigris and the Euphrates river flow?

Torah - part 1 In the Beginning.

Theogony of Dunnu, a.k.a. Harab Myth

COMPARATIVE COSMOGONY (Lecture 7)

Background information

The Enuma Elish Review.

Anzu: 2 versions: Old Babylonian Version (OBV), from

Genesis 1 in context Professor Tate 8/23/17.

Act 1 Recap Othello: Act 1.

Anzu: 2 versions: Old Babylonian Version (OBV), from

What’s your nationality? Where are you from?

C0MPARATIVE COSMOGONY (Lecture 6)

Presentation transcript:

The Epic of Creation - Enuma Elish Surviving tablets from 1st millennium BC, but probably dates from 2nd millennium BC Origins in Babylon, used in rituals in city, esp. New Year festival in Nisan (April)

The Epic of Creation - Enuma Elish Later adapted for use in Assur in Assyria, with hero being patron god Assur Highly nationalistic

The Epic of Creation: Summary In beginning is only Apsu (fresh-water ocean) and Tiamat (salt-water ocean). They give birth to line of gods ending in Nudimmud (Ea), father of Marduk Younger gods make too much noise. Apsu plots to kill them, but Ea kills Apsu, imprisons his vizier Mummu, builds home with Apsu’s body

The Epic of Creation: Summary Marduk is born, plays with four winds and disturbs Tiamat. Elder gods persuade her to attack younger gods. She chooses Qingu as leader and gives him Tablet of Destinies Anshar sends Ea, then Anu, to face Tiamat, but they fail

The Epic of Creation: Summary Ea calls on Marduk to face Tiamat. He accepts on condition that gods make him their ruler. His power is proved using constellation Marduk faces Tiamat, kills her with imhullu- wind, routs her army and takes Tablet of Destinies

The Epic of Creation: Summary Marduk completes creation of world using body of Tiamat. Humans are created, using blood of Qingu, to do work of gods Gods build Babylon as shrine to Marduk and acclaim him with 50 names, which narrator urges listeners to remember

Kingship: advocating monarchy over primitive democracy Thorkild Jacobsen, The Treasures of Darkness (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1976) “Triggers” leading to articulation of idea: 1. Apsu’s failure to gain Tiamat’s support for destruction of younger gods (pp. 233-34). Ea’s taking of the initiative (p. 234)

2. Consultation leading to choice of leaders by both Tiamat (pp. 236-38) and younger gods (pp. 239-49). Reflecting practices of earlier centuries 3. Marduk’s keeping of kingship through impressing younger gods (pp. 254-60, esp. 257, 258-59 and 260) 4. Creation of primitive man leading to permanency of Marduk’s kingship (pp. 261 and 264-73)

Order from chaos (pp. 255-56) Epic of Creation vs. Anzu: influence of agendas Issue of family authority/slaying of ancestors (pp. 252-53 and 236-37). Possible reflection of Babylon’s wars against ancient Sumer in first half of 2nd millennium BC?