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Enuma Elish. The Babylonian Epic of Creation

Edited Volume

Edited Volume

Johannes Haubold, Sophus Helle, Enrique Jiménez, Selena Wisnom (Eds.) – 2024

This open access book is the first in a groundbreaking series making Babylonian literature accessible. It presents Enuma Elish in transcription and translation, with an introduction for non-specialist readers and essays from leading scholars in the field. Acting as a companion to the poem, the book provides readers with the tools they need to explore Enuma Elish in greater depth. Essays cover important historical and contextual information, offer discussions of key topics and explanations of technical terms, as well as suggestions of relevant further reading. The book's interpretive and reflective approach, which pays special attention to questions of poetic style, intertextual resonance, and literary and cultural significance, encourages a greater understanding of the poem as a work of literature while remaining grounded in philology. The critical essays examine Enuma Elish and the following themes: the poem's rhythm and style; its modern receptions, issues of gender, motherhood and masculinity; Marduk's rise to power; Babylonian astronomy; intertextuality and the poem as counter myth. Enuma Elish and the Library of Babylonian Literature series will be an indispensable companion for anyone interested in the literature, culture and religion of ancient Assyria.

Title
Enuma Elish. The Babylonian Epic of Creation
Author
Johannes Haubold, Sophus Helle, Enrique Jiménez, Selena Wisnom (Eds.)
Publisher
Bloombury Academic
Location
London
Keywords
Edited Volume; RA 3: Future Perfect
Date
2024-10-31
Appeared in
The Library of Babylonian Literature | 1
Type
Text
Coverage
This publication is the result of work carried out in Research Area 3: Future Perfect.
How to cite:
Johannes Haubold, Sophus Helle, Enrique Jiménez, and Selena Wisnom, eds. Enuma Elish. The Babylonian Epic of Creation. The Library of Babylonian Literature 1. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.