Extract taken from a Babylonian epic of creation known as 'Enuma Elish Tablet IV

This legend tells of a series of ancient battles followed by the creation of heaven.

The God Marduk - the hero of the epic - was tested by the other gods to see if his powers were up to the task ahead of him - his task to destroy Tiamat, the raging goddess of heaven and then to receate Heaven metaphysically as an abode for the fallen gods ....

They set up in their midst a constellation
And then they addressed Marduk, their son
"May your decree, O lods, impress their gods!
Command to destroy and to recreate, and let it be so!
Speak and let the constellation vanish!
Speak to it again and let the constellation reappear!"

He spoke, and at his word the constellation vanished
He spoke to it again and the constellation was recreated ...

They rejoiced and proclaimed: "Marduk is king!"

After the test Marduk went into battle and destroyed the Goddess Tiamat, interring a large portion of her body into the earth, then he built the metaphysical heaven Esharra ...

He crossed the heavens and surveyed the regions
He placed himself opposite the Apsu, the dwelling of Ea-the-wise
The lord measured the dimensions of the Apsu
and he established Esharra (the Great Abode) as its likeness


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