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Tiamat, goddess of saltwater and chaos

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Title

Tiamat, goddess of saltwater and chaos

Description

This engraving portrays the monumental battle described in the Babyloninian epic Enuma Elish between the goddess of chaos, Tiamat, and the patron god Marduk. The conflict ended with Tiamat's body being split in half, creating the Earth.

Date

Ninth - eighth century B.C

Medium

Glyptic

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