The Enuma Elish as an ancient comic strip Scenes from the Enuma Elish are depicted on many neo-Assyrian cylinder seals. If we link these scenes to the text, then a kind of comic strip emerges. In this essay I begin to elaborate the Enuma Elish in comic form, which, as you may understand, is far from complete. Besides that I also realize that not everyone will agree with my results. Number 1 I start with this imprint which shows the creation of the world. On the left Apsû and Tiamat mingled their waters together and Lahmu and Lahamu (the two snakes) were formed and came into being: Tablet I 1 When the heavens above did not exist, 2 And earth beneath had not come into being — 3 There was Apsû, the first in order, their begetter, 4 And demiurge Tia-mat, who gave birth to them all; 5 They had mingled their waters together 6 Before meadow-land had coalesced and reed-bed was to he found — 7 When not one of the gods had been formed 8 Or had come into being, when no destinies had been decreed, 9 The gods were created within them: 10 Lah(mu and Lah(amu were formed and came into being. Enuma Elish - The Babylonian Epic of Creation by Joshua J. Mark Then four other gods were engendered: Tablet I 11 While they grew and increased in stature 12 Anšar and Kišar, who excelled them, were created. 13 They prolonged their days, they multiplied their years. 14 Anu their son, could rival his fathers. 15 Anu, the son, equalled Anšar, 16 And Anu begat Nudimmud, his own equal. 17 Nudimmud was the champion among his fathers: Enuma Elish - The Babylonian Epic of Creation by Joshua J. Mark Finally Nudimnud (Ea) begat Marduk. And then the sun god, the archer in the middle, fought with Tiamat and her sons.