Liber XVI · Indigenous & Ancient Religions
Liber XVI · Indigenous & Ancient Religions
Chapter VI
Mesopotamian Religion
7 min readEnuma Elish: The Babylonian Epic of Creation and MardukEnuma Elish, the Babylonian Epic of Creation: its seven tablets, Marduk's battle with Tiamat, the making of the world and humankind, dating and Genesis.6 min readMesopotamian Religion: Gods, Temples and Myths of SumerMesopotamian religion explained: gods of Sumer, Babylon and Assyria, temples and ziggurats, the Enuma Elish and Gilgamesh, divination and the afterlife.8 min readThe Epic of Gilgamesh: Story, Versions and Religious MeaningThe Epic of Gilgamesh explained: the king of Uruk, Enkidu, Utnapishtim's flood story, the Sumerian and Babylonian versions and the search for immortality.