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Enûma Eliš

Enûma Eliš proper noun: the ancient Babylonian creation myth.

Proper noun

Enûma Eliš

  1. The ancient Babylonian creation myth.

Enûma Eliš meaning in Arabic

Enûma Eliš in Arabic

Babylonian creation myth
إِنُوَا إِلِيش ʔinuwā ʔilīš, قِصَّةُ الخَلْقِ البَابِلِيَّة qiṣṣatu l-ḵalqi l-bābiliyya

Forms of Enûma Eliš

alternative formEnûma Elish
alternative formEnuma Elish

Origin of Enûma Eliš

Transliteration of Akkadian 𒂊𒉡𒈠𒂊𒇺 (Enūma Eliš, literally “when on high”); named after its opening words.

Questions about Enûma Eliš

What does Enûma Eliš mean?
Enûma Eliš means the ancient Babylonian creation myth.
What is Enûma Eliš in Arabic?
Enûma Eliš in Arabic is إِنُوَا إِلِيش (ʔinuwā ʔilīš), قِصَّةُ الخَلْقِ البَابِلِيَّة (qiṣṣatu l-ḵalqi l-bābiliyya). See Enûma Eliš meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Enûma Eliš?
Enûma Eliš is a proper noun.

Words near Enûma Eliš in the dictionary

  1. enzymosomes
  2. enzymotic
  3. enzyms
  4. enzymuria
  5. Enûma Elish
  6. Enûma Eliš
  7. eo
  8. eo instante
  9. eo ipso
  10. eo nomine
  11. eo-

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