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Enūma eliš (electronic Babylonian Library, L/1/2)

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Enuma Elish

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Enuma Elish is a Babylonian creation epic centered on Marduk's victory over Tiamat and the ordering of the cosmos.

The manuscript tradition and scholarship strongly support the poem. Modern planetary claims do not follow from the text.
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Yes, the poem includes creation from Tiamat's divided body.

Answer / theory: Yes, the poem includes creation from Tiamat's divided body. What supports it: The primary text and standard translations. What is weak or disputed: Whether this motif has direct relation to all other world-body myths. Evidence level: Strong Evidence.
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