Enumah Elish Flashcards
1
Q
What is the story about?
A
The creation of humans
2
Q
Why were humans created?
A
to work
3
Q
Who was Apsu?
A
One of the first gods born out of chaos, god of sweet water
4
Q
Who was Tiamat?
A
Apsu’s wife, salt water
5
Q
Who is Ea?
A
Apsu and Tiamat’s son. He is too noisy and rebels against Apsu
6
Q
Who was Marduk?
A
A god who rebels against Ea
7
Q
Who was Kingu?
A
A god who rebels against Marduk
8
Q
Whose rebellion fails?
A
Kingu’s
9
Q
What does Marduk do with the body of Kingu?
A
makes humans
10
Q
Whose creation story is this?
A
Babylonians’
