Emasikweni aseSumerian-eBabiloni, unkulunkulukazi uTiamat uthathwa njengamanzi usawoti. Yena, kanye no-Abzu, unkulunkulu wamanzi ahlanzekile, wabeletha abanye onkulunkulu abancane. I-progenitress ibonakala njengengonyama enamaphiko enomsila wenyoni. Wavezwa ngesisu, esifubeni, entanyeni, enhloko, amehlo, amacilongo nezindebe. UMarduk ovela kulo mzimba wadala umhlaba nesibhakabhaka.
Ubani u-Tiamat?
Kwase kuyisikhathi eside, eMesopotamiya, lapho kungekho khona amafomu nemithetho, kwavela izidalwa ezimbili. U-Apsu wokuqala, owesilisa, wathatha amanzi amasha ebhodini lakhe. Owesibini ungowesifazane, obusa ngamanzi anosawoti, okuthiwa nguTiamat, inkosikazi yezingxabano. Ngokusho kwezinganekwane, ngokusho kwezinganekwane, uDaramat unedrako enezingulube zezingonyama, izinhlanzi zamangwenya, amaphiko ezinyawo, izigqoko zezilwanyana, izigqoko ze-oagle, umzimba we-python. Lokhu kwabonisa ukhokho wabaseBhabhiloni lasendulo.
I-Tiamat - Mythology
Kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, abantu bazi ukuthi iNyanga ithinta ulwandle. UThimamat-idemoni wayengunkulunkulukazi wenyanga, inkolo yakhe yachithwa ngabakhulekeli belanga. Izakhamuzi zesikhathi saseMesopotamiya zasebenzisa ikhalenda eyenziwe nguMadruk. UTiamat - unkulunkulukazi futhi wahlala, kodwa akaphakeme, nakuba ayeqhubeka enza imihlatshelo yabantu.
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ukubeletha kwamathambo kwafakwa esikhundleni sobukhosi, kwakudingeka ushintshe onkulunkulu. Izithombe zesifazane ziye zasemuva, ziye zaba idemoni. Manje uTiamat uyidemoni, ukubonakaliswa kokubi ngendlela yenyoka. Futhi unkulunkulu omusha waba uBel-Marduk. Wabuqeda lesi sizukulwane, wamangalela ngezinhloso zokuhlala. Kodwa ngalezi zimo ezimbi zankulunkulukazi azizange ziphele. Wavuswa, ngakho kamuva wafa ezandleni zikaMikayeli uMikayeli omkhulu.
Izingane zeTiamat
UNkulunkulu wemifula nemifula emisha I-Apsku nonkulunkulukazi wezingxabano iTiamat bahlangene ndawonye ukudala abanye onkulunkulu nendawo yonke, kodwa abantwana abazange balalele, ngoba i-Apsu yanquma ukubabulala. Bafunda ngenhloso yobubi, futhi ukuze basindiswe, bavumelana noNkulunkulu u-Eyja mayelana nokubulawa kukayise. UTiamat, unina wobumnyama, akafuni ukubulala izingane, kepha lapho u-Eyya ekhuluma no-Apsu othandekayo, naye waqala ukulwa nabo.
Ngokushesha uTiamat wayenomthandi omusha weNkosiu. Kuye, unkulunkulukazi wazalwa izinkulungwane zezilo. Onkulunkulu abancane, abantwana bokhokho, abazange balwele ukungena empini naye, kodwa ngolunye usuku indodana ka-Eyah, unkulunkulu uMarduk wanquma ukuphikisana nodrako. Izingane zathembisa ukuthi uma ephumelela, uyoba yinkosi yabonkulunkulu. Wavuma. Wenza inetha, wabanjwa iNkosi nezinye izilo kuye, wabopha ngamaketanga wawashiya e-Underworld. Ngemuva kwalokho, ekulweni noTiamat, wambulala, edala kusukela engxenyeni yomzimba wakhe isibhakabhaka, kusuka kwelinye - umhlaba.
UTiamat no-Abzu
UTiamat unkulunkulukazi wezingxabano, umyeni wakhe u-Abzu ungunkulunkulu wamanzi angaphansi komhlaba. Umshado wabo wabonakala ngesikhathi lapho amanzi aqala khona kusukela ekujuleni komhlaba. UNowa (Enki) ubulala u-Abzu, bese edala ubumba ebumbeni. Lokhu kusho ukuthi amanzi angaphansi komhlaba abuyela emuva emgodini, kanye nemifudlana yomhlabathi. Futhi, abantu abasha babonakala phezulu. Ngemuva kokufa kuka-Abzu, uTiamat wenza iNkosi Kingu. Uba umholi empini phakathi kwesizukulwane esincane. Khona-ke uthatha indawo yomfazi wesibili kaTiamat.
UTiamat noMarduk
Ukuhlakanipha nesibindi sikaMarduk kuthiwa emibhalweni eminingi nasezintabeni eziningi. Wabhala ilangabi elinamabhande, elinamehlo nezindlebe ezine. Ekubuseni kwakhe kwakukhona iziphepho nezivunguvungu. Abapristi baseBabiloni bambheka njengombusi wabonkulunkulu. Ngodumo lwakhe kwakukhona izinyathelo ezinzima. Yena, onamandla onke futhi onesibindi, waphuma waya empini noNkulunkulu wasendulo. Babethukuthele ngamandla akhe, kodwa yena yedwa wayekwazi ukuwahlula futhi akha umyalelo wakhe emhlabeni. Isibeletho sikaTiamat, esibeletha impilo, sabhujiswa nguMarduk.
Wabutha zonke izilo, wabeka umkami omkhulu weNkosiu, futhi walungisa impi. Lapho becela onkulunkulu abancane, uMarduk waya empini. Wayehlomile nge-baton, inetha nenkosikazi. Kanye nemimoya nemimoya eya emhlanganweni noTiamat nezilo zakhe. Impi yayiyingozi kakhulu. Unkulunkulukazi wazama ukubhubhisa isitha, wamgcoba, kepha waqala ukuhlakanipha. Ukuphonsa inetha, uTiamat wamgodla wamenza wamnciphisa. Wabe esedubula umcibisholo emzimbeni. Ngakho uTiamat wayephelile. Ngemva kwalokho, wakwazi ukubhekana kalula nezilo zakhe. Abanye baboshwa, abanye babaleka. UMarduk wayengumnqobi omkhulu.