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Akkadian | Transliteration | English | |
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𒂊𒉡𒈠𒂊𒇺 𒆷𒈾𒁍𒌑𒃻𒈠𒈬 |
e-nu-ma e-liš la na-bu-ú šá-ma-mu |
enūma eliš lā nabû šamāmū |
When the heavens above did not exist, |
References
- ^ Series: Series: Library of Ashurbanipal (clay; 7.93 cm × 4.76 cm). British Museum. K.5419.c. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- Heinrich, Adrian C.; Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez Sánchez, Enrique. "Poem of Creation (Enūma eliš): When On High No Word Was Used For Heaven". electronic Babylonian Library. Translated by Fadhil, Anmar A.; Foster, Benjamin R. Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. doi:10.5282/ebl/l/1/2. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- Dalley, Stephanie (1991). Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the flood, Gilgamesh, and others. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-281789-2.
- Heise, John (30 April 1995). "3. Sample texts in cuneiform"]. Akkadian language. Archived from the original on 27 April 2008.
Translations
Cwengâr
Cwengâr | Retranslation |
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Gwêrh fôffan egwà anepemocw c'hed, |
During the time when the sky had not been named, |
Soc'ul'
Xil eý xen āhíúnen hé cuj cun'mi taitu,
Xen āhun' hed' xil eý muj cun'mi taitu,
Apsû xem'utsem xem'utsem, āhaínál'az,
Kem'am', Tiamat, hab ej je,
Aímojom jál je jenxad,
Xen uatxiý mim'uj, xen uuc'iý xeric;
Xil eý aíxauc'iý aílaiý yañ'an xen'.
Xil eý
when
xen
NEG
āh-íúnen
REL-COP.CL1>CL4
hé
INAL.CL1
cuj
sky
cun'mi
be above
taitu,
name
Xen
NEG
āh-un'
REL-COP.CL5>CL5
hed'
CL5.INAL
xil eý
then
muj
earth
cun'mi
be below
taitu,
name
Apsû
Apsû
xem'utsem
ancient
xem'utsem,
REDUP
āh-aí-nál'az,
REL-CL1>CL1-give.birth
Kem'am',
chaos
Tiamat,
Tiamat
hab
mother
ej
both
je,
to
Aí-mojom
CL1>CL1-mix
jál
one
je
to
jenxad,
water
Xen
NEG
u-atx-(i)ý
CL5>CL5-make-PASS
mim'uj,
field
xen
NEG
u-uc'-(i)ý
CL5>CL5-see-PASS
xeric;
marsh
Xil eý
when
aí-xauc'-(i)ý
CL1>CL1-call-PASS
aí-lai-(i)ý
CL1>CL1-live-PASS
yañ'an
god.PL
xen'.
none