The Seven Tablets Of Creation

Leonard William King's The Seven Tablets of Creation is a landmark study of one of the most important texts in ancient Mesopotamian literature-the Babylonian creation epic, Enuma Elish. In this detailed work, King presents the cuneiform tablets that recount the origin of the world, the rise of the gods, and the triumph of Marduk, the supreme deity who brings order out of chaos. Through his expert translations and commentary, King reveals how these ancient myths shaped early conceptions of t...