Kwiintsomi zaseBhabhiloni zaseSumeriya, unkulunkulukazi uTiamat uthathwa njengamanzi atyuwa. Yena, kunye noAbzu, unkulunkulu wamanzi amanzi, wazala abanye oothixo abancinci. Iprogenitress ibonakala njengengonyama enephiko kunye nomsila weentaka. Wayebonakaliswa ngesisu, esifubeni, entanyeni, entloko, amehlo, amacinco kunye nemilomo. UMarduk ovela kulo mzimba wadala umhlaba kunye nezulu.
Ngubani u Tiamat?
Kwixesha elide, eMesopotamia, xa kwakungekho iifom kunye nemithetho, kwabonakala izidalwa ezimbini. I-Apsu yokuqala, indoda, yathatha amanzi amanzi kwiibhodi zayo. Owesibini ngumfazi, olawula ngamanzi anosawoti, ogama linguTiamat, inkosikazi yeengxabano. Ngokomlandelelo, inkolelo-ngqungquthela ithi, iTramat, inyoka kunye neengonyama zeengonyama, iingwenya zeengwenya, amaphiko ahlambulukileyo, iipilisi ze-lizard, izihlunu ze-ukhozi, umzimba we-python. Oku kubonisa ukhokho wabaseBhabhiloni baseBhabhiloni.
Tiamat - Mythology
Ukususela kumaxesha amandulo, abantu bayazi ukuba iNyanga ichaphazela ulwandle. I-Tiamat-idemoni yayinguThixokazikazi weNyanga, inkolo yakhe yachithwa ngabakhulekeli belanga. Abemi bexesha laseMesopotami basebenzisa ikhalenda eyenziwe nguMadruk. UTiamat - uthixokazi waza wahlala, kodwa akazange aphakame, nangona waqhubeka enza imibingelelo yabantu.
Ngexesha elide, ububele bokutshatyalaliswa kwabazali bubuyiselwa ngu-patriarchy, kwakufuneka ukuba utshintshe oothixo. Imifanekiso yamakhosikazi iye yavela kwimvelaphi, ibe yidemoni. Ngoku uTiamat uyidemoni, ukubonakaliswa kobubi ngendlela yenyoka. Kwaye unkulunkulu omtsha waba uBel-Marduk. Wawunqumla umphathi, wamangalela ngeenjongo zokugqibela. Kodwa kule nto ihlazo likaThixokazikazi alizange liphele. Wavuswa, ngoko kamva wafa ezandleni zikaMngelo omkhulu uMichael.
Abantwana bakaTiamat
UThixo wemilambo emifula nemifudlana I-Apsku kunye nonkulunkulukazi weengxabano iTiamat zihlangene kunye nokudala abanye oothixo kunye nomhlaba wonke, kodwa abantwana abazange balithobele, apho i-Apsu yanquma ukubabulala. Bafunda malunga nenjongo embi, kwaye ukuze basindiswe, bavumelana noothixo uEyja malunga nokubulawa kukayise. UTiamat, unina wobumnyama, akazange afune ukubulala abantwana, kodwa xa uEyya esetyenzana no-Apsu othandekayo naye, waqala ukulwa nabo.
Kungekudala uTiamat wayenomthandi omtsha uKingu. Ngaloo nto, unkulunkulukazi wazalwa ngamashumi amawaka. Oothixo abancinci, oonyana bokhokho, abazange balinde ukulwa naye, kodwa ngolunye usuku unyana kaEya, uthixo u-Marduk wanquma ukukhasana nenyoka. Abantwana bathembisa ukuba xa aphumelela, uya kuba ngukumkani oothixo. Wavuma. Wenza umnatha, wabanjwa uKumkani kunye nezinye izilo kuye, wabopha ngamaketanga waza wabashiya e-Underworld. Emva koko, ekulweni noTiamat, wambulala, edale kwisigamu somzimba wakhe esibhakabhakeni, ukusuka kwenye - umhlaba.
Tiamat noAbzu
UTiamat unkulunkulukazi weengxabano, indoda yakhe uAbzu nguThixo onamanzi angaphantsi komhlaba. Umtshato wabo wawubonakala ngexesha apho amanzi amancinci aqala khona kwiindawo ezinzulu zomhlaba. UNowa (Enki) ubulala uAbzu, ngoko wenza udongwe oludongwe. Oku kuthetha ukuba amanzi aphantsi komhlaba abuyele emgodini, kunye nemithombo yomhlaba. Kwakhona, abantu abatsha babonakala phezulu. Emva kokufa kukaAbzu, uTiamat wenza i-monster Kingu. Uba yinkokeli kwimfazwe phakathi kwesizukulwana esincinane. Emva koko uthatha indawo yomfazi wesibini weTiamat.
UTiamat noMarduk
Kukho kwiingxelo ezininzi kunye neengcinga. Wacweba ilangabi elinesibindi, ezine amehlo neendlebe. Ekuhambeni kwakhe, kwakukho iziqhwithi kunye nezivunguvungu. Ababingeleli baseBhabhiloni bamjonga njengombusi oothixo. Ngentlonipho yakhe kwakukho ukunyathela. Yena, onamandla onke kwaye onesibindi, waphuma waya kulwa noothixo bamandulo. Babethukuthele ngamandla akhe, kodwa yena yedwa wayenako ukubanqoba aze enze umyalelo wakhe ehlabathini. Isibeleko sikaTiamat, esazala ubomi, sabhujiswa nguMarduk.
Waqokelela zonke izilo, ebeka umfazi oyintloko kaKongau, kwaye walungiselela imfazwe. Ngesicelo sothixo abancinci, uMarduk waya ekulweni. Wayexhobile nge-baton, umnatha kunye nomnsamo. Kwaye kunye nemimoya neziphepho zaya kwiintlanganiso kunye noTiamat kunye nezilo zakhe. Imfazwe yayiyingozi. Uthikazikazi wazama ukutshabalalisa intshaba, wamgcoba, kodwa waba ngumqili. Ukuphosa umnatha, uTiamat wamgxotha waza wamthathaka. Emva koko wadulela umcibisholo emzimbeni. Ngoko uTiamat wayephelile. Emva koko, wakwazi ukujongana nezilwanyana zakhe. Abanye babanjwa, abanye babalekela. UMarduk nguye owayengumqhubi.