About this myth
Epic of Atrahasis is a
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Myth summary
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Belief system
Babylonian Religion
Polytheistic
The Babylonian religion was practiced throughout modern-day Iraq and the general near east (Mesopotamia) during antiquity. Its chief deity was Marduk.
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Main deity
Atra-Hasīs ("extra wise") was a mortal human depicted in Babylonian and Akkadian stories related to creation and the great flood in the "Epic of Atra-Hasīs" myth.
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BM 78943
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The artifact named BM 78943 has contents related to this mythological story.
Translation
"Atrahasis": Composite English Translation by Stephanie M. Dalley
Book · Stephanie Mary Dalley · 1989
"Atrahasis" is a composite English translation of the Epic of Atrahasis creation and flood myth. It was likely created by Ipiq-Aya in ca. 1700 BCE; and, it was translated by Stephanie M. Dalley. Dalley's version is a mixture of the Old Babylonian and Standard Babylonian versions, owing largely to the lacunae (gaps) in the original artifacts.
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Background
The Epic of Atrahasis is a creation and flood myth of Babylonian origins. Notably, Atrahasis contains a flood (deluge) story that predates the Biblical flood story by almost two thousand years.
Texts related to this myth
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All texts
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"Atrahasis" Book · Stephanie Mary Dalley · 1989 |
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Full Translation
Akkadian ⟶ English a
Source(s) a Ipiq-Aya, "Atrahasis," 9-35. More info launch |
How did we get this date?
The attested date for the myth named 'Epic of Atrahasis' is derived from the oldest artifact we have: BM 78941. The creation date for this artifact is a range because the exact date is unknown. We derived this from the source(s) listed below:
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Epic of Atrahasis." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 14 Apr. 2019, omnika.org/stable/64. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
OMNIKA (2019, April 14). Epic of Atrahasis. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/64
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Epic of Atrahasis." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created April 14, 2019. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/64.