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Type: Book
ISBN: Unknown
Page count: 104
Language: English
Published: 1902
Publisher: London, England: Luzac & Co.
Author: Leonard William King
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The Seven Tablets of Creation / Vol. II. is a volume of a two-volume work published in 1902 by Leonard W. King, an English archaeologist and Assyriologist. The seven tablets of creation are artifacts which contain the Babylonian Enuma Elish creation myth. This volume is an index of artifacts and the autographed plates. It was published in London by Luzac and company.

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Enûma Eliš

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The universe was created according to the Babylonian timeline.

Type: Creation
Created: Unknown
Belief system: Babylonian
Main deity: Marduk
Other deities: An, Anšar, Apsu, Kišar, Lahamu, Lahmu, Šamaš, Tiamat
Origin: Asia › Middle East › Iraq
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The Babylonian religion was practiced throughout modern-day Iraq and the general near east (Mesopotamia) during antiquity. Its chief deity was Marduk.

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Marduk (Akkadian: 𒀭𒀫𒌓) was a patron deity chiefly associated with ancient Babylon.

"Enuma Elish": English Translation by Leonard W. King

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"Enuma Elish" is an English Translation of the Enuma Elish creation myth by Leonard W. King.

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Leonard William King

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Leonard William King was an English archaeologist and Assyriologist.
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King, Leonard W. The Seven Tablets of Creation, or the Babylonian and Assyrian legends concerning the creation of the world and of mankind. Vol. II, Supplementary Texts. Vol. 13, Luzac's Semitic Text & Translation Series. London, England: Luzac & Co., 1902.

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