Motif
Containment of cosmic waters after body-division
containment_of_cosmic_waters_after_body_division
A motif of the Primordial Sacrifice and Dismemberment family, within the sub-family Rivers and Cosmic Waters from Body Division. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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mesopotamian
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The Babylonian Legends of the Creation THE SEVEN TABLETS OF CREATION.--TRANSLATION. / SECOND TABLET. / THIRD TABLET. / FOURTH TABLET.; lines 2009-2136 confidence: high
Marduk examines Tiamat's carcass, separates and cuts it into two pieces, raises one half as the heavens, pulls the bolt, posts a guard, and orders that her water not escape. A footnote notes uncertainty about the word translated around the separation action.
After raising half of Tiamat as the heavens, Marduk posts a guard and orders that her water not escape; he then measures the Deep.
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