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Readings in Western Religious Thought: The Ancient World (v. 1) (87th Edition) by Patrick V. Reid Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 1987 ISBN-10: 0-8091-2850-0 / 0809128500 ISBN-13: 978-0-8091-2850-1 / 9780809128501 THE ENUMA ELISH Our first selection is the Babylonian myth of creation which is written in Akkadian and is entitled Enuma Elish, "When on high," from the opening words of the poem. Although the tablets utilized in this translation only go back to the first millennium B.C.E., scholars assign the m |