What language does the original text of the Enuma Elish?

The Enuma Elish itself is believed to have been composed in the early second millennium BCE during the Babylonian period. The primary surviving version of the Enuma Elish is preserved on seven clay tablets that were discovered in the ruins of the library of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, in Nineveh. These tablets, dating back to the 7th century BCE, are written in cuneiform, which is a writing system developed by the Sumerians around 3,000 BCE. Cuneiform was used for various Mesopotamian languages, including Sumerian, Akkadian, and Old Persian. The Enuma Elish's Akkadian cuneiform text still has a significant impact on our understanding of ancient Mesopotamian culture and beliefs.