The Earliest Creation Myths - Mythillogical Podcast (w/Mythology With Mike)

On today's episode, Charles is joined by special guest host @MythologywithMike to take a voyage through two thousand years of Mesopotamian History! Together they track the earliest surviving Creation myths, beginning with the fragmentary creation myths of the Sumerians, through to the Epic Creation myth of the Babylonian period, the Enūma Eliš.

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The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Suonatore di Liuto by Kevin MacLeod

[TheHistocrat]

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[corsetedwasteland]

00:00 Intro
1:08 Guest Host: Mythology w/Mike
3:14 Topic
4:03 Sources
7:23 Mesopotamia: An Overview
11:45 Anunnaki (1st Mention)
16:08 Sumerian Mythology: surviving texts
20:06 Formalized Creation Myths
22:50 Sumerian Overview
23:08 Epic of Gilgamesh
25:29 EoG: Tablet #2
33:08 EoG: Text Dissection
40:20 Details; Outlines; Conclusion
41:35 Sheep and Grain; Sisters
45:16 Winter and Summer; Brothers
47:57 Gordon Inerta
51:12 Cain and Abel parallels
52:19 Barton Cylinder
54:41 Birth of the Anunnaki
58:10 The Deluge
1:00:01 Babylon: Overview
1:01:27 Hammurabi's Code
1:04:11 "The Flood" Overview
1:20:44 Babylon Creation Story: Tablet #1
1:31:31 B.C.S.: Tablet #2
1:34:17 B.C.S.: Tablet #3
1:38:31 B.C.S.: Tablet #5
1:38:31 B.C.S.: Tablet #6
1:43:12 Final Wrap Up; What's Next? Hints and clues (It's probably Anansi lol)

This is my personal break down;
Actual chapters:
Charles' Chapter: 7:23
Mike's Chapter: 58:55

Edit to add: I always love it when people do breakdowns like this so I can skip to/around if I'm not watching all at once, I had time to kill so I made notes while watching. Thinking about doing this for every long form video I watch that doesn't already have a non-cape wearing hero in the comments. I appreciate y'all's appreciation! ☺️ 🩶

[HansWurst]

Ahhh sick, I'm having a good day today. Doing laundry, dishes and cleaning for my gf and I was getting bored after 10 minutes but now I'll be able to listen to something for the next 2 hours.

[hillogical]

YEEEESSS!!! This is becoming one of my most quickly watched podcasts in terms of release to listen. I appreciate the work you put into these.

[alexandersnyder]

CHAPTERS, CHAPTERS, CHAPTERS!!! Chapter markers, PLEASE!

[brandonevans]

I just got the alert and I am here for this. I love the Mythillogical podcast and I've been waiting patiently for this.

[WK-]

Great stuff as always and well done to Mike for filling those shoes and taking on a fascinating but complex subject. Already looking forward to the next one.

[Mutilatrix]

Oh, wonderful! Love breakfast with Charles.
Creation myths were definitely some of the most interesting to me growing up, so I'm excited about this one!
Safe trip, Crofty!

[js]

Good to see more Mesopotamia on this channel!

[toxnizy]

Many people have pointed out the themes the Cain and Abel story share with the Manu and Yemo sacrifice story (right down to them having a favored youngest brother named Seth). But I've never encountered the Sumerian argument between Sheep and Grain, where Enlil favors grain. I really feel the Cain and Abel story is a synthesis of the Sheep/Grain argument with the Manu/Yemo tropes. So cool

[robertc.]

Wonderful video as always. I love just laying back and listening to you talk about various history and myths. I've learned a lot I never knew and you're pleasant and fun to listen to. Was nice nice to see someone else too, I did not know of Mike's channel so I'll have to go check their videos

[peterdrieen]

The incredible long reigns for semi-mythical kings is something typical when a culture shifts from oral to literal. The oral tradition preservs exact dates for only as long as 80 years earlier events still remembered are separated by a tradition gap and then remembered as mythical easier to memorize figures / tropes.

[briefcandle]

I had Ira Spar as a professor in college! What a fantastic person, and brilliant teacher!

[oldpup]

I am currently a GVSU undergrad (soon to be grad), so imagine my surprise when I heard my university’s name in your podcast! Cheers from Michigan!

[patriciapalmer]

Finally got to this, I'm a geek for anything antiquity. Thank you for your time and effort, I appreciate it !

[nitawynn]

Thank you for all your efforts to bring this to us.

[HypaBumfuzzle]

Yaaayyyy!!!! So happy for this!! Did couple papers with this as my focus so I'm STOKED YO!!!

[adamelliott]

RE flood I'd never really given any thought to the ever changing and natural processes of a river. The consistent giving and taking of land.

Your mentioning of this coupled with my life along the Mississippi River struck a note. Many a city (and most likely past civilization) surrendered to the Mississippi or had been left far, far away from. Sometimes nibbling, sometimes rapid and dramatic.

Much enjoying the long format content.

[blacknoise]

I love Mythology with Mike! That's one of my favorite channels. I (sadly) admit, I've never seen this channel before. This sounds like a perfect interview to listen to whole I do chores! 💜

18:00

If someone today were to write a colloquial article about presently prominent politicians, you wouldn't elaborate on the origins of democracy. It's a given that everyone would have a basic idea how government has developed in America.

So, I completely concur with Mike.

[rugosetexture]

Well, that's TV sorted for tonight. Thank you very much!