The Enuma Elish speaks of the creation of the world, which was a struggle between chaos and cosmic order. It speaks of the cycle of seasons, wherein two primitive gods, Apsu and Tiamat, creates other gods, such as Ea and his brothers, all responsible for the creation of light, firmament, dry land, luminaries, and man. On the other hand, the Egyptian creation story speaks also of the cosmic order and the magnitude of the Nile river, which was said to exist when nothing, save water (called Nu) and light, have ever existed. Out of Nu, everything began when floods recede and then emerges the land Nu swallows the sun, creating darkness as well as the stars plants emerge from Geb, the earth god, and Atum who wept tears of joy, creating men and the rest of the world.
Despite the fact that both believed the primitive earth to contain only water and light, the differences between these two myths lies on the fact that Enuma Elish believed earth to be a giant continent that remains in the sea, while the Egyptian epic believes earth to be the creation of Nu or the swirling watery chaos (Deurer 2008). Also, there is the divine speech in Enuma Elish, containing the power to create the earth and the world but the Egyptian myth indicates that the power resides in water or Nu, and Atum, the sun god responsible for the creation of the land, plants, animals, and men. Enuma Elish centers more on chaos, while Egyptian centers more on the Nile water where the primitive earth was said to take place.
The Enuma Elish contains similarities with Genesis of the Hebrew, which also describes cosmic order and the divine speech of one powerful god. The Egyptian myth is similar to the Indian myth where there was chaos, death, and hunger in the primitive earth.
Despite the fact that both believed the primitive earth to contain only water and light, the differences between these two myths lies on the fact that Enuma Elish believed earth to be a giant continent that remains in the sea, while the Egyptian epic believes earth to be the creation of Nu or the swirling watery chaos (Deurer 2008). Also, there is the divine speech in Enuma Elish, containing the power to create the earth and the world but the Egyptian myth indicates that the power resides in water or Nu, and Atum, the sun god responsible for the creation of the land, plants, animals, and men. Enuma Elish centers more on chaos, while Egyptian centers more on the Nile water where the primitive earth was said to take place.
The Enuma Elish contains similarities with Genesis of the Hebrew, which also describes cosmic order and the divine speech of one powerful god. The Egyptian myth is similar to the Indian myth where there was chaos, death, and hunger in the primitive earth.
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