In the times of ancient Mesopotamia, it was believed that all life came from water. In earlier manifestations, she was conceived as the universal mother from whom all things came, but in later myths, such as the Babylonian creation epic Enuma elish, Tiamat was a dragon-like demon or monster that challenged the new order of the world as it formed. Tiamat existed before any of the other deities, for she was the primordial chaos that contained the abstract, formless elements of the universe.
She was also called the Dragon of the Deep or the Spirit of Chaos. She originally was the primal goddess of the saltwater seas or the goddess of the primeval oceans, but later she personified the salt water. Tiamat was the cosmic dragon, or world dragon, of ancient Mesopotamia. Likely related to her incarnation as Hubar umma being close to the word 'mother' and khubar referring to a riverĬhaldean* sometimes also referred to as Neo-Babylonian. 'the sea,' related to Assyrian word tehuta, the sea-water Īnother form of Tiawath or Tiamat Ĭorruption of Tiamat or Tiawath 'sea-water' or 'sea chaos' in Assyrian, Mummu indicates confusion Referred to in a passage as 'Mother Hubar' Goddess of Dark Waters, a beneficent deity Over time, these different groups interacted, sometimes subsuming or combining elements of each other's mythology.Īs Tiamat had particularly ancient roots, the various manifestations of and references to her remain particularly complex and intricate. The region was also home to other groups, such as the Elamites, the Hittites, the Kassites, the Hurrians, and many others. The different cultural groups include the following: the Sumerians, the Akkadians, the Amorites or Old Babylonians, the Assyrians, and the Chaldeans or Neo-Babylonians. Mesopotamia was always home to many different peoples and many different languages, and from the time of ancient Sumer, there were inscriptions and other documentation of the mythologies and beliefs of the region. Origin: Ancient Mesopotamian Mythology, Akkadian Mythology, Assyrian Mythology, Neo-Babylonian (Chaldean) Mythology, Old Babylonian (Amorite) Mythology, Sumerian Mythology, Enuma Elish The Many Names and Meanings Slayer: Nintura, Assur, Marduk or Bel Merodach or Belus Type/Species: Sea Serpent, Draconic Hybrid
Alternative names: See The Many Names and Meanings
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