Naming and Creation

Names in the ancient world were associated with identity, role and function. Consequently, naming is a typical part of the creation narratives. The Egyptian Memphite Theology identifies the Creator as the one who pronounced the name of everything. Enuma Elish begins with neither the heavens and earth nor the gods having yet been named. In this it is clear that naming is a significant part of something’s existence, and therefore of its creation. In this it is…