2015/09/17 by Noga Ayali-Darshan · 7 citations
Arts and Humanities · #Ancient Near East History #Archaeology and Historical Studies #Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
paper · doi:10.1163/15692124-12341268
openalex publication_date 2015/09/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
The paper examines a group of texts from second-millennium bce Egypt, Hatti, and Ugarit that contains motifs relating to the Storm-god’s combat with the Sea. The similarity these accounts exhibit to one another and their divergence from Enūma eliš and related biblical passages suggests that they constitute a variant of this mythologem that circulated in the Fertile Crescent during this period. The primary elements of this version, its origin, and means of transmission are examined through a comparative analysis.