Eli Tadmor
Biographic Data
| ID | 1440813 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eli Tadmor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eli |
| FAMILY NAME | Tadmor |
| SIGNATURE | TADMOR E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
How Išum Got His Name
CT 15: 5–6, an Old Babylonian tablet of unknown provenience, tells of the origins of Išum, the divine night watchman: Ninlil bore him to her grandson Šamaš, set him on fire, and left him in the street. We learn of these events from words that Ištar, whom we find fostering the newborn in Ekur, addresses to Enlil. First, this article proposes that Ninlil’s setting alight of Išum and his subsequent fostering by Ištar serve as a native Babylonian exp…
Enuma Elish
Counting Lines in Erra
This article utilizes line counting-in the sense both of noting a line's number within a tablet and of delineating sections of text thematically and hypothesizing as to the significance of and symmetries between their lengths-to shed light on the structure and meaning of the Babylonian poem Erra and Išum. It puts forward three arguments: First, line counting indicates conspicuous roles in the text for the numbers five and fifty; second, line coun…
Erudite Savagery
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Erudite Savagery
Enuma Elish
Counting Lines in Erra
This article utilizes line counting-in the sense both of noting a line's number within a tablet and of delineating sections of text thematically and hypothesizing as to the significance of and symmetries between their lengths-to shed light on the structure and meaning of the Babylonian poem Erra and Išum. It puts forward three arguments: First, line counting indicates conspicuous roles in the text for the numbers five and fifty; second, line coun…
How Išum Got His Name
CT 15: 5–6, an Old Babylonian tablet of unknown provenience, tells of the origins of Išum, the divine night watchman: Ninlil bore him to her grandson Šamaš, set him on fire, and left him in the street. We learn of these events from words that Ištar, whom we find fostering the newborn in Ekur, addresses to Enlil. First, this article proposes that Ninlil’s setting alight of Išum and his subsequent fostering by Ištar serve as a native Babylonian exp…
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