Enuma Elish
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All Themes Order, Civilization, and Religion The Sovereignty of Marduk Chaos vs. Council Feminine Power and Subjugation
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All Characters Marduk Tiamat Nudimmud / Ea Apsu Qingu Anshar
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All Symbols Water
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Enuma Elish

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Enuma Elish Symbols

Water

Water is the most significant symbol in the Enuma Elish. Water symbolizes chaos, an association that makes sense considering how, for ancient Near Eastern peoples as now, water is an element that must be…

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