Are you up for a trip into historical mythology on this beautiful, sunny Whitsun weekend? I'll take you on a journey through ancient Mesopotamia and the creation myth of Enuma Elish. This is the story of Marduk, the city god of Babylon, who fought against the mother goddess Tiamat and created the world and subsequently humanity from her. The clay tablets were discovered during excavations in the 18th century, for example, in Nineveh; but Enuma Elish never completely disappeared. Part of the story has survived in a widely known text: Genesis. Small correction: Tiamat's military leader is called Kingu, not Kinshu. Sources: Hölzel Universal Atlas Faulmann: Characters and Alphabets of All Times and Peoples. (in German) Enuma Elish Version: https://ia600707.us.archive.org/16/it... Further Sources: There's a great lecture by Christine Hayes on the Old Testament. She talks about Enuma Elish in the episode "The Hebrew Bible in Its Ancient Near Eastern Setting: Genesis 1-4 in Context": • Lecture 3. The Hebrew Bible in Its Ancient... In German, I recommend the podcast "Die Bibel in ihrer Welt" (The Bible in Its World) by Tim Weinheimer. In addition to the two episodes on Enuma Elish, there's also information on other Mesopotamian stories, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh or Atra Hasis. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ba4... Full text with English translation: https://www.ebl.lmu.de/corpus/L/1/2/SB/I Audio version in reconstructed Akkadian: https://www.soas.ac.uk/baplar/recordings Nail polish: Essie Love, putting myself first *** Audio version will follow next week on popular podcast platforms. If you'd like to send me a letter (max. magazine size) with a map, for example of your country or city, please address it to: Melange ASMR PO Box 0021 1015 Vienna Austria You can support my channel via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/melan...
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