Abstract

When Hermann Gunkel first put forward the idea of \ he concentrated on how a struggle between a god and chaos results in creation. Subsequent scholars, such as Rebecca Watson, too have viewed the motif’s theme as being about creation. This study uses texts from the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Babylon, Mari, and Ugarit to show that kingship is a major theme in \ texts. This study dismantles the current approach to \ showing that it is an evolving, and changing motif used throughout the Ancient Near East to validate kingship