- Author
- Not stated (Wikipedia, edited by many contributors)
- Published
- Last edited 25 July 2026
- Kind
- Short encyclopedia article
- Original
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_of_Destinies
- Subject
- Occult, myth and religion
What it is
Wikipedia's article covers a mythological object from Sumerian and Akkadian stories. It names the gods who hold or steal it. It ends with footnotes, references and a bibliography.
What it says
- The article calls the Tablet of Destinies a clay tablet giving Enlil supreme authority.
- It says only Enlil can turn present circumstances back to their original state.
- The tablet is a major motif in Ninurta and the Turtle and in Enuma Elish.
- In Ninurta and the Turtle, the god Enki holds the tablet, not Enlil.
- The article says the bird Imdugud or Anzû steals it. The god Ninurta recovers it for Enlil.
- In Enuma Elish, Tiamat gives it to Kingu, and Marduk seizes it after defeating Kingu.
What evidence it gives
The article summarises and cites the Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature. It also cites works by George, Sonik, and Black and Green. It quotes no passages and offers no analysis of its own.
Interests and limits
This is a tertiary summary with no named author, and it can change when edited. The cited scholarship and ancient texts were not read. The article is short and covers only a few appearances of the tablet.