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Of course this all sounds a little far fetched
I looked over the passages in the Enuma Elish and some portions make good analogies for the destruction of celestial bodies.
Unless of course you believe that when the bible says that god went before the israelites in the pillar of a cloud that is exactly what it meant
Originally posted by lostinspace
It could sound like Tiamat was a primary planet with orbitting moons in these passages.
Originally posted by 9reason
yes you are quite right it is a work of fiction.Of which scholars of the eighteen hundreds were interpreting from their eighteen century mindset.
... there may have been at least a few events that pertained to celestial events and numerous peoples of the planet have traditons drenched from those past beliefs.
The Enamma Elish was their version of the Bible
Originally posted by SPHNYX
WAS TIAMET THE EARTH BEFORE THE BIG BANG ?
Tiamat
She is primeval Chaos, bearer of the skies and the Earth...
...traditionally conceived of as a serpent or dragon of some sort.