Enûma Eliš

Babylonian creation myth
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Enûma Eliš

Summary

Enûma Eliš is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Enûma Eliš's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
  • Enûma Eliš's genre is poetry[4].
  • Enûma Eliš's genre is creation myth[5].
  • Enûma Eliš is a type of creation myth[6].
  • Enûma Eliš is part of Babylonian mythology[7].
  • Enûma Eliš's language of work or name is recorded as Akkadian[8].
  • Enûma Eliš's country of origin is recorded as Babylonia[9].
  • Enûma Eliš's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Enūma Eliš[10].
  • Enûma Eliš's main subject is creation myth[11].
  • Enûma Eliš dates from the ancient Near East[12].
  • Enûma Eliš's culture is recorded as Babylonia[13].
  • Enûma Eliš's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q12482531[14].
  • Enûma Eliš's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Narration[15].

Body

Publication

Enûma Eliš's language of work or name is recorded as Akkadian[8]. Genres include poetry[4] and creation myth[5]. It is part of Babylonian mythology[7].

Subject and Themes

Enûma Eliš's main subject is creation myth[11].

Material and Period

Enûma Eliš dates from the ancient Near East[12].

Why It Matters

Enûma Eliš has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Enūma Eliš
    Permanent duplicated item Q12482531
    Time period ancient Near East
    Culture Babylonia
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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