The First Brick

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Editor’s Preface ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Part I. Enūma Eliš: The Babylonian Epic of Creation
6. Introduction: The Text of Enūma Eliš 3
7. Tablet I 45
8. Tablet II 61
9. Tablet III 74
10. Tablet IV 84
11. Tablet V 96
12. Tablet VI 108
13. Tablet VII 122
14. The Commentaries on Enūma Eliš and the Triple-Column God-List 135
15. Part II Enūma Eliš and Marduk
16. Marduk’s Names 147
17. The Organization of the Universe 169
18. The Conflicts 202
19. The Rise of Marduk in the Sumero-Babylonian Pantheon 248
20. Part III Further Babylonian Creation Tales
21. Enmešarra’s Defeat 281
22. The Town of Zarpānītum 299
23. The Toil of Babylon 301
24. Uraš and Marduk 311
25. The Murder of Anšar? 316
26. Damkina’s Bond 321
27. The Defeat of Enutila, Enmešarra, and Qingu 326
28. Enki and Ninmaḫ 330
29. The Exaltation of Nabû 346
30. A Unilingual / Bilingual Account of Creation 350
31. The Slaying of Labbu 361
32. The Slaying of Labbu 366
33. The First Brick 376
34. Another Dragon-Slaying Episode 384
35. The Theogony of Dunnu 387
36. The River Incantation 396
37. Mythological Introductions on Creation 399
38. Part IV Other Material Related to Enūma Eliš
39. The Theogonies of Enlil and Anu 405
40. Namma, Ningirimma, and Ninimma 427
41. Part V Summary
42. The Composition of Enūma Eliš 439
43. Notes on the Texts
44. Notes on Enūma Eliš 469
45. Notes on the Other Texts 493
46. Cuneiform Texts
47. List of Cuneiform Tablets in the Plates 528
48. Plates 535
49. Indexes 607