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Creation The Seven Tablets of Creation, the story of the world's origin from Babylon. The copies which have been preserved to us are Assyrian, dating from the 7th century B.C. They describe (1) the primeval ocean-mass, (2) rebellion of Tiamat, the sea-goddess, (3) the gods' council of
war, (4) Marduk - Ashur in Assyria - elected champion of the gods, fights and slays Tiamat, (5) creation of the stars, (6) creation of man, (7) praise of the gods: and conclude with commendation of the poem.
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