Compare and Contrast the Creation Myths of Egypt and Mesopotamia
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Compare and Contrast the Creation Myths of Egypt and Mesopotamia
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Compare And Contrast The Creation Myths Of Egypt And Mesopotamia
This paper will compare and contrast the creation myths of Egypt and Mesopotamia, and will do so using the Mesopotamian Creation Epic, the
Enuma
Elish
, as well as other literature about the creation stories of both civilizations.
Verbrugghe
, et al., note that while both Mesopotamia and Egypt had been conquered by various powers, these periods of conquest had lasted but a short time, and even “if they were able to establish themselves for an extended period, the native traditions of Egypt and Mesopotamia overwhelmed them” (Verbrugghe, Wickersham, & Wickersham,...
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.....behind the symbols is common to both religious systems.
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Verbrugghe, G., Wickersham, J., & Wickersham, J. (2001). Berosso and manetho: Introduced and Translated, Native Traditions in Ancient Mesopotami and Egypt. Michigan: University of Michigan Press.