Imagery from 4,000-year-old goblet might depict a cosmic creation story, not Enuma Elish myth

The story depicted on the ˁAin Samiya goblet—an 8 cm tall silver vessel from the Intermediate Bronze Age (c. 2650–1950 ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

Scholars Thought This Ancient Silver Goblet Told One Myth for 50 Years. Is It Actually Telling Another Story?

A new study asserts that the Bronze Age goblet may be one of the earliest known depictions of cosmology, featuring gods ...
The Times of Israel on MSN

Study: 4,300-year-old cup with oldest depiction of Creation features a ‘celestial ark’

Found in 1970 in the West Bank and on display at the Israel Museum, the Ain Samiya silver goblet shows before-and-after scene of a conveyance used by the sun and the moon to travel The post Study: ...
Ancient Origins

Ancient Goblet Contains World’s Oldest Depiction of Cosmic Creation

A tiny silver goblet discovered decades ago in the Judean Hills might hold the oldest known depiction of cosmic creation – and the scenes etched into its surface tell a surprisingly peaceful story.
New Scientist on MSN

Ancient silver goblet preserves oldest known image of cosmic creation

The images hammered into the sides of a goblet found in Palestine give us an idea of what people living more than 4000 years ...
Artnet

For Their First U.S. Museum Show, Artist Wynnie Mynerva Has Reimagined the Creation Myth as an Act of Rebellion Against the Patriarchy

There is a patriarchal bent to many creation myths. In Christian teaching, God made Adam from dust and Eve from Adam’s rib; the woman is both a product of the man and the cause of his downfall—the ...