Motif
Cosmic establishment of the heavens
cosmic_establishment_of_the_heavens
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
egyptian (1) · mesopotamian (1)
egyptian
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The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians EGYPTIAN HYMNS TO THE GODS / HYMNS TO THE SUN-GOD / HYMN TO OSIRIS / HYMN TO SHU; lines 7558-7596 confidence: high
Shu calms the Great Goddess during storms, stretches and establishes the heavens with his hands, and receives homage from every god as King of the South and North.
Shu stretches the heavens on high and establishes them with his own hands, after calming the Great Goddess during storms.
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mesopotamian
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Cuneiform Parallels to the Old Testament THE FIFTH TABLET / THE SIXTH TABLET / THE SIXTH TABLET / THE SEVENTH TABLET; lines 3405-3436 confidence: high
Tutu is identified as Zi-ukkina, life of the host of the gods, who established the brilliant heavens.
Tutu/Zi-ukkina is credited with establishing the brilliant heavens.
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