Enuma Elish
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Enuma Elish is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that recounts the rise of the god Marduk and the ordering of the cosmos from primordial chaos.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Enuma Elish canonical | 24 |
| Babylonian creation epic Enuma Elish | 2 |
| Akkadian Enuma Elish | 1 |
| Babylonian creation myth Enuma Elish | 1 |
| Babylonian creation myths | 1 |
| Enuma Elish creation epic | 1 |
| Enūma Eliš | 1 |
| Enūma eliš lā nabû šamāmū | 1 |
| Mesopotamian creation myths | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1734959 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Enuma Elish Context triple: [Akkadian, notableText, Enuma Elish]
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A.
Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian epic poem, among the earliest surviving works of literature, that recounts the heroic adventures and existential quests of King Gilgamesh of Uruk.
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B.
Ur of the Chaldeans
Ur of the Chaldeans is an ancient Mesopotamian city traditionally regarded as the birthplace of the biblical patriarch Abraham.
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C.
Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days is a biblical title depicting God as the eternal, sovereign judge who exists from everlasting to everlasting.
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D.
Gutasaga
Gutasaga is a medieval Old Gutnish saga that recounts the legendary origins, history, and laws of the people of Gotland.
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E.
Marduk
Marduk is the chief god of Babylon in ancient Mesopotamian religion, associated with creation, kingship, and the defeat of the chaos monster Tiamat.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Enuma Elish Target entity description: Enuma Elish is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that recounts the rise of the god Marduk and the ordering of the cosmos from primordial chaos.
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A.
Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian epic poem, among the earliest surviving works of literature, that recounts the heroic adventures and existential quests of King Gilgamesh of Uruk.
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B.
Ur of the Chaldeans
Ur of the Chaldeans is an ancient Mesopotamian city traditionally regarded as the birthplace of the biblical patriarch Abraham.
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C.
Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days is a biblical title depicting God as the eternal, sovereign judge who exists from everlasting to everlasting.
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D.
Gutasaga
Gutasaga is a medieval Old Gutnish saga that recounts the legendary origins, history, and laws of the people of Gotland.
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E.
Marduk
Marduk is the chief god of Babylon in ancient Mesopotamian religion, associated with creation, kingship, and the defeat of the chaos monster Tiamat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Babylonian mythological text
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Mesopotamian creation epic ⓘ cuneiform text ⓘ religious narrative ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Babylon ⓘ |
| associatedFestival | Akitu ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Esagila ⓘ |
| cosmologicalConcept |
division of heaven and earth
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establishment of celestial bodies as timekeepers ⓘ |
| culture |
Babylonian
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Mesopotamian ⓘ |
| currentLocationOfMajorTablets | British Museum ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
creation of heaven and earth from Tiamat’s body
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creation of humans from Kingu’s blood ⓘ slaying of Tiamat by Marduk ⓘ |
| discoveredAt |
Nineveh
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library of Ashurbanipal ⓘ
linked to:
Library of Ashurbanipal
|
| featuresDeity |
Anu
ⓘ
Apsu ⓘ
linked to:
Oceanus
Ea ⓘ Kingu ⓘ Tiamat ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmogony
ⓘ
theogony ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Enūma Eliš
ⓘ
linked to:
Enuma Elish
When on High ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
biblical creation theology (scholarly comparison)
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later Near Eastern creation traditions ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Marduk ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
cosmic battle between Marduk and Tiamat
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creation of humanity ⓘ creation of the world from primordial chaos ⓘ establishment of cosmic order ⓘ rise of Marduk to kingship among the gods ⓘ |
| numberOfTablets | 7 ⓘ |
| openingWords |
Enūma eliš lā nabû šamāmū
ⓘ
linked to:
Enuma Elish
|
| openingWordsMeaning | When on high no name was given to heaven ⓘ |
| period |
Old Babylonian period (early form)
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linked to:
Old Babylonian Empire
late second millennium BCE (standard version) ⓘ |
| preservedOn | clay tablets ⓘ |
| recitationContext | New Year festival in Babylon ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
legitimization of Marduk’s supremacy
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theological justification of Babylon’s political power ⓘ |
| structure | poetic narrative ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | ordering of the cosmos from primordial waters ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Enuma Elish Description of subject: Enuma Elish is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that recounts the rise of the god Marduk and the ordering of the cosmos from primordial chaos.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
god of crafts
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subject linked to:
Akkadian god Anu