Re "Make room for Marduk," Opinion, Sept. 13 I teach Bible as Literature at a public high school, a class where we studied the Enuma Elish, the Babylonian creation myth about Marduk and Tiamat.

Noteworthiness: This myth reinforced the Babylonian conviction in divine grandness and the triumph of orchestrate over chaos. 2. The Norse Creation Myth: A World Produced from a Giant’s Body ...

The Sumerian creation myth presents symbolic layers and interpretations that go beyond the literal narrative, involving ...

One example is the Enuma Elish, the creation story of the Mesopotamian or Babylonian empire. In that story, war and violence launch creation. ... Tiamat, and Marduk. It is in contrast to the ...

Researchers are shedding light on an ancient Babylonian tablet known as the oldest map of the world. The map was likely created around 2,600 years ago and offers a glimpse into the past.

The "oldest map of the world in the world" on a Babylonian clay tablet was deciphered to reveal a surprisingly familiar story, according to the British Museum's Irving Finkel.