Tiamat
Tiamat is a primeval Sumerian sea goddess who was defeated by Marduk. Parallels to the role the primeval Sumerian sea goddess Tiamat, who was defeated by Marduk, have long been drawn in comparative mythology, as have been comparisons to dragon and world serpent narratives, such as Indra slaying Vritra or Thor slaying Jörmungandr.
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When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Referenced in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Yammu, Hadad, Tunannu, Têmtum, Ninurta, Lilith, Abyzou, Phorcys, Abyssos, Enlil, Ashur, Nabu, Shamash, Anzû, Asag, Nergal, Enmesharra, igitelû, Osiris, Pangu, Cronus, Ymir, Ukemochi, Leviathan, Lotan
- consort of
- Abzu
- syncretized with
- Louhi
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The Babylonian creation myth describes Marduk's defeat of the serpent goddess Tiamat, whose body was used to create the heavens and the earth.”
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“The primeval sea was originally an androgyne or asexual, later dividing into the male Abzu (fresh water) and the female Tiamat (seawater, appearing as the Tehom in the Book of Genesis). The female demons, among whom Lilith is the best-known, are often said to have come from the primeval sea.”
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“The Enuma Elish describes Marduk's ascendance to kingship by defeating Tiamat.”
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“including Marduk killing Tiamat”
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“Tiamat, from Babylonian mythology”
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