Babylonian Creation Myths

Lambert, Wilfred G.

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Lambert, Wilfred G.·2013·Penn State University Press eBooks

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In Enūma eliš, bašmu is one of the monsters created by Tiamat.
“In the Babylonian epic of creation Enūma eliš, the bašmu features as one of the monsters spawned by Tiamat .”
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Authors: Lambert, W. G.
Corresponding author: Lambert, Wilfred G.
Venue: Penn State University Press eBooks
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Published: 2013
DOI: 10.5325/j.ctv18r6rfr
OpenAlex: W4299972664
Cited by: 197
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Citations by year: 2025: 4 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 43 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 53 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 2
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Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Ancient Near East History
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
Keywords: Babylonian creation myth, Mesopotamian mythology, cosmogony, Babylonian religion, ancient Near Eastern literature

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