Was ist ein Tiamat?
Tiamat (akkadisch tiām(a)tu(m)/tâm(a)tu(m), auch tiāmtu, tâmtu oder tâmatu) ist eine Göttin in der babylonischen Religion. Sie verkörpert das Salzwasser und bildet den Gegenpart zu ihrem Gemahl Abzu, dem Süßwasser.
Was bedeutet abzu?
Abzu ist ein Gott der sumerischen und damit auch der akkadischen, babylonischen und assyrischen Religion. Abzu ist die göttliche Personifizierung des sich unter der Erde befindlichen Süßwasserozeans. Dieser trägt seinen Namen und ist seine Wohnstatt.
What is the story of Marduk and Tiamat?
In this narrative, the god Marduk battles the goddess Tiamat, the deified ocean, often seen to represent a female principle, whereas Marduk stands for the male principle. Marduk is victorious, kills Tiamat, and creates the world from her body.
What is the story of Marduk in the Bible?
In this narrative, the god Marduk battles the goddess Tiamat, the deified ocean, often seen to represent a female principle, whereas Marduk stands for the male principle. Marduk is victorious, kills Tiamat, and creates the world from her body. In gratitude the other gods then bestow 50 names upon Marduk and select him to be their head.
What is Tiamat the god of?
Tiamat is a personification of the primordial sea from which the gods were first created. She is also the main adversary of Marduk in the Enūma Eliš TT . Tiamat’s exact functions as a goddess are difficult to establish. As her name indicates (see below), she was a deification of the primordial sea.
How did Marduk gain power over the other Sumerian gods?
Their principal God, Marduk, assumes power over the other Gods and defeats Tiamat. Unable to defeat Tiamat, the Sumerian Gods, Enki and Enlil cede their power to Marduk by granting “Enlil-ship” to Him. Meanwhile, the other Gods confer “Anu-power” on Him. Hence, several generations of Gods pass from importance.