Editing Tigris (section)

== Religion and mythology ==
In [[Sumerian religion|Sumerian mythology]], the Tigris was created by the god [[Enki]], who filled the river with flowing water.<ref>Jeremy A. Black, ''The Literature of Ancient Sumer'', [[Oxford University Press]], 2004, {{ISBN|0-19-926311-6}}, p. 220–221.</ref>

In [[Hittites|Hittite]] and [[Hurrian]] mythology, ''[[Aranzah]]'' (or ''Aranzahas'' in the [[Hittite language|Hittite]] nominative form) is the Hurrian name of the Tigris River, which was deified. He was the son of [[Kumarbi]] and the brother of [[Teshub]] and [[Tašmišu]], one of the three gods spat out of Kumarbi's mouth onto [[Mount Kanzuras]]. Later he colluded with [[Anu]] and the [[Teshub]] to destroy Kumarbi ([[Song of Kumarbi|The Kumarbi Cycle]]).

The Tigris appears twice in the [[Old Testament]]. First, in the [[Book of Genesis]], it is the third of the [[Rivers of Paradise|four rivers]] branching off the river issuing out of the [[Garden of Eden]].<ref name="Genesis 2:14" /> The second mention is in the [[Book of Daniel]], wherein [[Daniel (biblical figure)|Daniel]] states he received one of his visions "when I was by that great river the Tigris".<ref>Daniel 10:4</ref>

The Tigris River is also mentioned in Islam in Sunan Abi Daud 4306.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Sunan Abi Dawud 4306 – Battles (Kitab Al-Malahim) – كتاب الملاحم – Sunnah.com – River of Dajal(Tigris)|url=https://sunnah.com/abudawud:4306|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413155438/https://sunnah.com/abudawud:4306|archive-date=2021-04-13|access-date=2021-02-10|website=sunnah.com|url-status=live}}</ref>  The tomb of [[Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal]] and [[Syed Abdul Razzaq Jilani]] is in Baghdad and the flow of Tigris restricts the number of visitors.

[[Baháʼu'lláh]], the founder of the [[Baháʼí Faith]], also wrote ''[[The Hidden Words]]'' around 1858 while he walked along the banks of the Tigris river during his exile in Baghdad.

[[File:Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Iraq (1921–1958).svg|thumb|Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Iraq 1932–1959 depicting the two rivers, the confluence Shatt al-Arab and the date palm forest, which used to be the largest in the world]]
The river featured on the [[coat of arms of Iraq]] from 1932 to 1959.