{The Babylonian Creation Myth}[9th December 1990]

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‘“Enuma elish” (the “Epic of Creation”) told how Marduk, the city god of Babylon, slew the monster Tiamat* and created the world out of her body,** a deed for which the other gods rewarded him by granting him universal rule.’

– ibid [Encyclopaedia Britannica 21],938

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*Tiamath [sic] – the Sea (N[ew] J[erusalem] B[ible] J[o]b 7:12f

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[Red line is addition]

[Text extracted from ms diagram reproduced above:]

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Tiamat?	– – – –	+	– – – –	Marduk
	/		\
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***See also following para[graph], ibid [Encyclopaedia Britannica 21: 938], on the epic of Gilgamesh, his quest for immortality, and the legend of the Flood. <901211>

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