enuma elish
/eɪˌnuːmə ˈelɪʃ/
a creation narrative; the story of how order emerged from chaos
enuma elish in a sentence
“Every culture has its own enuma elish explaining origins.”
Origin of enuma elish
Babylonian 'When on high...', opening words of their creation epic
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abundant and life-giving; relating to fertile abundance
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wedge-shaped ancient writing; characters composed of wedge-shaped strokes
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grand, magnificent, or decadent; relating to Babylon
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prefix denoting the primitive, original, or earliest version of something
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