The Editorial Technique of Resumptive Repetition: The Cosmogony and the Anthropogony in Enūma Eliš

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Abstract

The paper surveys two repetitions that frame the sections of the cosmogony and the anthropogony in Enūma Eliš (IV 105–134 and V 67–84; V 113–130 and VI 39–58). In light of the duplications and inconsistencies that are caused by these repetitions, as well as the distinct content present in the cosmogony and the anthropogony in comparison to other parts of Enūma Eliš, this paper suggests that these resumptive repetitions serve the author as an editorial technique to integrate secondary material into an existing continuum at a relatively-later stage of the formation of Enūma Eliš.
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationThe IOS Annual Volume 21:
Subtitle of host publication“Carrying a Torch to Distant Mountains”
Editors Yoram Cohen, Amir Gilan, Letizia Cerqueglini, Beata Sheyhatovitch
Place of PublicationLeiden, The Netherlands
PublisherBrill
Chapter3
Pages50 - 70
Number of pages21
Volume21
ISBN (Electronic)9789004499140
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

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