Babylonian mythology

Babylonian mythology is a set of stories depicting the activities of Babylonian deities, heroes, and mythological creatures. While these stories are, in modern times, usually considered a component of Babylonian religion, their purpose was not necessarily religious in nature. Often, these stories explained a mystery of nature, depicted the rewards for proper behavior, illustrated punishments for taboo behavior, or performed a combination of these or other purposes. However, some mythological texts did serve a ceremonial purpose in religious activity.

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Stories - Babylon - Deities - Hero - Mythological creature - Modern - Babylonian religion - Nature - Reward - Punishment - Taboo - Ceremonial

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Babylonian mythological texts were written in Akkadian, a Semitic language, using cuneiform script on clay tablets. Most texts known today are copies made in scribal schools by student scribes, likely at a time when Akkadian was no longer the spoken language in Babylonia and serious belief in the myths had faded amongst educated people.

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Akkadian - Semitic - Cuneiform - Clay tablet - Scribal school - Scribe - Educated

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