Probable composition in the Second Isin DynastyJan 1, 1150 BCELabels: Second Dynasty, MardukBritannica AkituEnuma Elish Wiki
Text standardizes as a seven-tablet Akkadian epicJan 1, 1100 BCELabels: Akkadian text, Seven tabletsEnuma Elish WikiIMSS tablet note
Enuma Elish used in Babylon’s Akitu festivalJan 1, 900 BCELabels: Akitu festival, BabylonBritannica Akitu
Earliest surviving manuscripts appear in AssurJan 1, 900 BCELabels: Assur manuscripts, First millenniumEnuma Elish Wiki
Neo-Assyrian copies made for royal librariesJan 1, 700 BCELabels: Neo-Assyrian libraries, Royal archivesCDLI recordIMSS tablet note
Seven-century BCE manuscript tradition preserved at NinevehJan 1, 650 BCELabels: Nineveh, Library ofEnuma Elish WikiBM collection
Layard’s Kouyunjik excavations recover Enuma Elish tabletsJan 1, 1849Labels: Kouyunjik excavations, Austen HenryEnuma Elish WikiLayard 1849
George Smith publishes a pioneering English treatmentJan 1, 1876Labels: George Smith, Chaldean AccountProject GutenbergCambridge Core
Museum catalogs document Enuma Elish-related fragmentsJan 1, 1893Labels: British Museum, Tablet fragmentsBM collection
German excavations at Assur add important parallelsApr 1, 1914Labels: Assur excavations, German archaeologicalFU Berlin Assur
Assur finds published in KAR critical editionsJan 1, 1923Labels: KAR publication, Assur textsKAR overviewFU Berlin Assur
Digital corpora make the epic widely accessibleJan 1, 2000Labels: Digital corpora, CDLICDLI recordBM collection