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Enuma Elish: 'When on high'

Babylon's creation epic takes its name from its opening words, 'When on high the heavens had not yet been named.'

An epic that justified Babylon's dominance.

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It explains Marduk's rise to the top of the pantheon, and by extension Babylon's claim to rule the world. Deported Judean elites likely knew it.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 157–158

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