ABOUT THIS DECK
Inspired by Babylon epic poem call "ENUMA ELISH" that tells the battle between ELDER GODS and their leader MARDUK, and ANCIENT ONES and the evil creature TIAMAT.
We created 2 version of the deck, ENUMA ELDER & ENUMA ANCIENT. The Deck use a UGARITIC CUNEIFORM CODE for the names and for some graphic elements (All backers can find the complete translation code in the Enuma grimoire booklet)
Enuma is also inspired by SIMON NECRONOMICON, a grimoire of magic rituals, conjurations & invocations written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Simon".
Included in the Simon Necronomicon there is a variant of the Enuma Elish poem. It relates how MARDUK (leader of the Elder Gods) slew TIAMAT (queen of the Ancient Ones), clove her body in two and created the Heaven and the Earth from the 2 halves. The Elder Gods also created mankind from the blood of KINGU, the Lord Commander of the Army of the Ancient Ones
Each Power have a name, a seal, and a weapon.
Each cards in the deck has a name and a seal (for invoke the power)of one of fifty power. But...there are also other 3 important seals in the deck :
Herebelow the complete distribution of the Seals in the 54 deck cards:
- 50 seals of the Fifty Power of Marduk in 50 cards
- The Crown of Anu in the King of Clubs
- The Copper Dagger of Inanna in the Queen of Hearts
- The Frontlet of Calling in the 2 Jokers
The back of the cards is inspired by The Gate of Ishtar, the eighth gate of the inner city of Babylon. It was built around 575 BC. under King Nebuchadnezzar II in the northern part of the city.
There is some elements of the Gate that came to light during the first excavations in Babylon in 1897.
The elements in the back of cards they will be printed in METALLIC INKS COPPER/SILVER to increase the effects of decorations and for have an awesome reflected effects.
The Tuck Box it's also inspired of The Gate of Ishtar with, in the front of tuck , the Ishtar's statue, in the top flaps there are some verses from the Necronomicon.
The statue, animals illustrations, columns, frames, decor, some of this element are EMBOSSING in final version of tuck.
If we reach the stretch goal, the internal of tuck boxes have this design, with as usual SILVER FOIL for ELDER and GOLD FOIL for ANCIENT
All ENUMA decks they will have an EXCLUSIVE CUSTOM SEAL.
The ENUMA ANCIENT are the version of decks who represent THE ANCIENT ONES. In the courts there are represented the most powerful Demons and Evil Creatures in the army of The Ancient Ones:
THE KINGS IN ENUMA ANCIENT VERSION
THE KINGS IN ENUMA ANCIENT VERSION
- King of Clubs - PAZUZU "KING OF THE EVIL SPIRITS IN THE WIND"
- King of Diamonds - LAHMU "LORD OF THE CONSTELLATIONS"
- King of Hearts - NERGAL "KING OF THE HELL"
- King of Spades - APSU "THE MIGHTY DEMON"
THE QUEENS IN ENUMA ANCIENT VERSION
THE QUEENS IN ENUMA ANCIENT VERSION
- Queen of Clubs - LAMASHTU "MALEVOLENT GODDESS"
- Queen of Diamonds - LAHAMU "MOTHER OF THE STARS"
- Queen of Hearts - ERESHKIGAL "QUEEN OF THE HELL"
- Queen of Spades - TIAMAT "EVIL CREATURE OF THE ANCIENT ONES"
THE JACKS IN ENUMA ANCIENT VERSION
THE JACKS IN ENUMA ANCIENT VERSION
- Jack of Clubs - ASAG "CARRIER OF DISEASES"
- Jack of Diamonds - MUMMU "GOD OF THE FOG"
- Jack of Hearts - NAMTAR "DEATH MESSENGER"
- Jack of Spades - KINGU "LORD COMMANDER OF THE LEGIONS"
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COMPANY:Nemesis Factory
EDITION:N/A
COLLECTIONPoker
RELEASE YEAR:2018
CARD STOCK:N/A
FINISH:N/A
COURT ILLUSTRATION:N/A
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