Intertextual Bible intertextual.bible

Search Results

Showing 69 results for: Enuma Elish

Text

Enuma Elish

The Enuma Elish (also known as The Seven Tablets of Creation) is the Babylonian creation myth whose title is derived from the opening lines of the pie...

Guides

The Primordial History: Genesis 1–11 and the Ancient Near East

Explore key narratives in Genesis 1–11, from creation to Babel, compared with their Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Sumerian counterparts to reveal how Is...

Melammu: Divine Radiance in the Ancient Near East and Biblical Traditions

Explore how Melammu, the awe-inspiring radiance of gods and kings in ancient Mesopotamia, originated in the overwhelming brightness of the sun and sta...

The Divine Council and the Development of Bureaucracy

Explore how the biblical divine council evolved from an informal council of gods into a structured divine administration, and how its evolution follow...

The Solar and Lunar Calendar Debate

Explore how communities debated whether the sun or the moon should govern the festival year, from the solar calendar of 1 Enoch and Jubilees through t...

From the Tablet of Destinies to the Book of Life

Explore how the Mesopotamian idea of divine tablets that tracked everyone's destiny evolved through the Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Jewish literature,...

Matching Texts

Ancient Near East

Enuma Elish I / Daniel 7:2 Enuma Elish I / Genesis 1:2 Enuma Elish I / Exodus 32:32 Enuma Elish VI / Daniel 2:37 Enuma Elish VI / 1 Enoch 9:4 Enuma Elish VI / Genesis 9:13 Enuma Elish VI / Diodorus Siculus Library of History 1.55.7 Enuma Elish VI / Genesis 2:2 Enuma Elish V / Genesis 1:14 Enuma Elish V / 1 Enoch 72:2 Enuma Elish IV / Daniel 7:14 Enuma Elish IV / Daniel 7:9 Enuma Elish IV / Psalm 148:4 Enuma Elish IV / Habakkuk 3:5 Enuma Elish IV / Genesis 1:6 Enuma Elish IV / Psalm 104:3 Enuma Elish IV / Daniel 7:10 Enuma Elish IV / Genesis 1:21 Enuma Elish IV / Isaiah 45:12

Matching Reference Citations

Hebrew Bible

Deuteronomy 33:2 / Psalm 80:3 Habakkuk 3:11 / Zechariah 9:14 Psalm 74:14 / Psalm 104:26

Ancient Near East

Enuma Elish VI / Genesis 9:13 Enuma Elish IV / Psalm 104:3 Enuma Elish IV / Psalm 148:4 Enuma Elish IV / Genesis 1:6 Enuma Elish V / 1 Enoch 72:2 KTU I.2 / Psalm 82:1 Enuma Elish I / Daniel 7:2 Enuma Elish IV / Daniel 7:9 Enuma Elish IV / Daniel 7:14 Enuma Elish IV / Daniel 7:10 Epic of Gilgamesh XI / Habakkuk 3:5 Enuma Elish V / Genesis 1:14 The Memphite Theology / 2 Kings 22:8 Song of the Hoe / Genesis 1:6 Enuma Elish IV / Habakkuk 3:5 Enuma Elish IV / Isaiah 45:12 Epic of Gilgamesh VI / Psalm 82:1 Epic of Gilgamesh VII / Psalm 82:1 KAI 26.iii / Psalm 82:1 Enuma Elish VI / Genesis 2:2

Classical

Plato Symposium 189c / Genesis Rabbah 8:1

Texts in Conversation

Ancient Near East

Enuma Elish VI / Genesis 9:13 Enuma Elish IV / Psalm 104:3 Enuma Elish IV / Psalm 148:4 Enuma Elish IV / Genesis 1:6 Enuma Elish V / 1 Enoch 72:2 Enuma Elish I / Daniel 7:2 Enuma Elish IV / Daniel 7:9 Enuma Elish IV / Daniel 7:14 Enuma Elish IV / Daniel 7:10 Enuma Elish V / Genesis 1:14 Enuma Elish I / Genesis 1:2 Enuma Elish IV / Habakkuk 3:5 Enuma Elish IV / Isaiah 45:12 Enuma Elish VI / Daniel 2:37 Enuma Elish VI / 1 Enoch 9:4 Enuma Elish VI / Diodorus Siculus Library of History 1.55.7 Enuma Elish I / Exodus 32:32 Enuma Elish IV / Genesis 1:21 Enuma Elish VI / Genesis 2:2

Articles

Be Wary of Minimalism and Maximalism

Avoiding Extremes When Discovering New and Unusual Texts

intertextual.bible • May 25, 2026 • 11 min read

Quick Search

Find connections by text or reference

Search texts, references, and tags

Go to Intertext

Thank you!

We appreciate your feedback.

Got a moment for a quick survey?

This website has good content
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
This website is easy to use
Strongly disagree Strongly agree