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The Babylonian Legends of the Creation

E A Wallis Budge

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1. "The Babylonian Legends of the Creation", para. 1. The Babylonian Legends of the Creation
2. "and the", para. 1. and the
3. "Fight Between Bel and the Dragon", para. 1. Fight Between Bel and the Dragon
4. "Told by Assyrian Tablets From Nineveh", para. 1. Told by Assyrian Tablets From Nineveh
5. "Discovery of the Tablets.", para. 1. Discovery of the Tablets.
6. "Discovery of the Tablets.", para. 2. The baked clay tablets and portions of tablets which describe the views and beliefs o
7. "Discovery of the Tablets.", para. 2. agments of the series of tablets describing the creation of the heavens and the earth
8. "Publication of the Creation Tablets.", para. 1. Publication of the Creation Tablets.
9. "Publication of the Creation Tablets.", para. 2. The publication of the above-mentioned texts and translations proved beyond all doubt
10. "Publication of the Creation Tablets.", para. 2. mankind," London, 1902, 8vo. A supplementary volume contained much new material which
11. "The Object of the babylonian Legend of the Creation.", para. 1. The Object of the babylonian Legend of the Creation. A perusal of the texts of the Se
12. "Variant Forms of the Babylonian Legend of the Creation.", para. 1. Variant Forms of the Babylonian Legend of the Creation. The views about the Creation
13. "The "Bilingual" Version of the Creation Legend.", para. 1. The "Bilingual" Version of the Creation Legend. 1. "The holy house, the house of the
14. "The "Bilingual" Version of the Creation Legend.", para. 31. 28. "The wild cow and the calf she carried, the wild calf, the sheep and the young sh
15. "The Legend of the Creation According to Berosus and Damasciu", para. 1. The Legend of the Creation According to Berosus and Damascius. Versions in Greek of t
16. "The Legend of the Creation According to Berosus and Damasciu", para. 3. Babylonian Monster. [No. 108,979.] "There was a time in which there existed nothing b
17. "The Legend of the Creation According to Berosus and Damasciu", para. 8. [THE CREATION OF MAN.] "For, the whole universe consisting of moisture, and animals b
18. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 1. The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents. In the beginning nothin
19. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 6. Bronze figure of a Babylonian Demon. [No. 93,078.] As soon as the gods appeared in th
20. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 8. Terra-cotta plaque with a Typhonic animal in relief. [No. 103,381.] In the consultati
21. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 10. between Marduk (Bel) and the Dragon. Drawn from a bas-relief from the Palace of Ashur
22. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 12. When Tiâmat heard of Ea's victory over Apsû and Mummu she was filled with fury, and d
23. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 14. Not content with Ummu-Khubur's brood of devils, Tiâmat called the stars and powers of
24. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 16. When Ea heard that Tiâmat had collected her forces and Was determined to continue the
25. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 18. When Anu reported his inability to deal with Tiâmat, a council of the gods was called
26. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 19. Shamash the Sun-god setting (?) on the horizon. In his right he holds a tree (?), and
27. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 20. Then the gods saluted him as their king, and gave him the insignia of royalty, namely
28. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 20. vils were smitten with fear and reduced to helplessness. Tiâmat saw Marduk and began
29. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 22. The text then goes on to say that Marduk "devised a cunning plan," i.e., he determine
30. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 24. The text of the Fifth Tablet, which would undoubtedly have supplied details as to Mar
31. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 24. the planets and the fixed stars. In the Fifth Tablet of the Creation Series (l. 2) th
32. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 27. The accompanying illustration, which is reproduced from the Boundary Stone of Ritti-M
33. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 28. The mutilated text of the Fifth Tablet makes it impossible to gain further details in
34. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 29. When Marduk had arranged heaven and earth, and had established the gods in their plac
35. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 31. The Anunnaki, wishing to give an expression of their admiration for Marduk's heroism,
36. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 32. From the above it is clear that a dispute broke out between Marduk and the gods after
37. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 33. The object of the writer of the Fifty Names was to show that Marduk was the "Lord of
38. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 34. Both the source of the original form of the Legend of the Fight between Ea and Apsu,
39. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 35. Marduk destroying Tiâmat, who is here represented in the form of a huge serpent. From
40. "The Seven Tablets of Creation. Description of Their Contents", para. 36. nd of the Dragon in much the same way as the editor of the Gilgamish Legends included
41. "The Seven Tablets of Creation.--Translation.", para. 1. The Seven Tablets of Creation.--Translation.
42. "FIRST TABLET.22", para. 1. FIRST TABLET.22 1. When the heavens above were yet unnamed,23 2. And the name of the
43. "FIRST TABLET.22", para. 36. 34. They took counsel together about the gods [their children]. 35. Apsu took up his
44. "FIRST TABLET.22", para. 64. 62. He recited a cunning incantation, very powerful and holy. [In the British Museum
45. "FIRST TABLET.22", para. 79. 122. The Whirlwind, the ravening Dog, the Scorpion-man, 123. The mighty Storm-wind, t
46. "SECOND TABLET.", para. 1. SECOND TABLET. 1. Tiâmat made solid that which she had moulded. 2. She bound the gods
47. "SECOND TABLET.", para. 34. 32. Thus she caused eleven [monsters] of this kind to come into being. 33. Among the
48. "SECOND TABLET.", para. 64. 78. "Speak thou our word unto her so that she may be abated." 79. [Anu] heard the ord
49. "SECOND TABLET.", para. 95. 119. "Anshar, let not the opening of thy mouth be closed, 120. "I will go, I will mak
50. "THIRD TABLET.", para. 1. THIRD TABLET. 1. Anshar opened his mouth, and 2. Unto the god Gaga (), his envoy, spa
51. "THIRD TABLET.", para. 34. 32. "'The Whirlwind, the Ravening Dog, the Scorpion-man, 33. "'The Storm-wind, the Fi
52. "THIRD TABLET.", para. 62. 60. "'Summon a meeting, proclaim and magnify my position, 61. "'Sit ye down together
53. "THIRD TABLET.", para. 93. 91. "The Storm-wind, the Fish-man, the Horned Beast, 92. "They carried the Weapon whi
54. "THIRD TABLET.", para. 121. 119. "'Sit down together in friendly fashion in Upshukkinaku, 120. "'Let me issue dec
55. "FOURTH TABLET.", para. 1. FOURTH TABLET. 1. They founded for him a majestic canopy, 2. He (i.e., Marduk) seated
56. "FOURTH TABLET.", para. 29. 28. They rejoiced and adored [him, saying], "Marduk is King." 29. They conferred upon
57. "FOURTH TABLET.", para. 57. 54. They were skilled [in biting], they were trained to trample under foot. [Lines 55
58. "FOURTH TABLET.", para. 91. 90. That on which she stood split in twain at the words, 91. She recited an incantati
59. "FOURTH TABLET.", para. 123. 122. He sealed it with a seal38 and fastened it on his breast 123. After he had crush
60. "FIFTH TABLET.", para. 1. FIFTH TABLET. 1. He appointed the Stations for the great gods, 2. He set in heaven th
61. "FIFTH TABLET.", para. 29. 83. He fixed a station for it ... [Of the remaining 57 lines of this tablet only frag
62. "SIXTH TABLET.", para. 1. SIXTH TABLET. 1. On hearing the words of the gods, the heart of Marduk moved him to c
63. "SIXTH TABLET.", para. 27. 26. From his blood he (i.e., Ea) fashioned mankind for the service of the gods, and h
64. "SIXTH TABLET.", para. 52. 52. He (i.e., Marduk) made the gods his fathers to take their seats ... [saying]: "Th
65. "SIXTH TABLET.", para. 76. 115. "The 'King of the Protecting Heart,' (?) , hath arisen and hath [bound] the Serp
66. "SEVENTH TABLET.", para. 1. SEVENTH TABLET. 1. O ASARI,--giver of plantations, appointer of sowing time, 2. Who d
67. "SEVENTH TABLET.", para. 32. 31. His words shall endure for ever, they shall never be forgotten, 32. In the mouth
68. "EPILOGUE.", para. 1. EPILOGUE. 125. Let the first comer take them and repeat them; 126. Let the wise man a
69. "Notes.", para. 1. Notes. 1. There are in the British Museum several fragments of Neo-Babylonian copies
70. "Notes.", para. 3. 2. When George Smith published his Chaldean Account of Genesis in 1876, he was of opi
71. "Lost of the name of the Stars or Signs of the Zodiac, with a", para. 1. Lost of the name of the Stars or Signs of the Zodiac, with a List Showing the Month t
72. "Footnotes.", para. 1. Footnotes. 1. See the Transactions, Vol. IV, Plates I-VI, London, 1876. 2. See the du
73. ch. 2, para. 7. 12. This is the original of the Syriac word for the Signs of the Zodiac malwâshê (plu
74. ch. 2, para. 21. 26. A title of Tiâmat. 27. These nine monsters with the Weapon (Thunderbolt?) and Kin
75. ch. 2, para. 40. 45. Lines 44 and 45 announce Marduk's determination to build Babylon. 46. This is the