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Sumerian Creation Myth

Posted by Andrew Griffiths on Monday, October 14, 2013, In : Mesopotamian Creation Myths 


Enki, lord of the universe (Source - missouristate.edu)

In the beginning there was only the goddess Nammu, the Primordial Sea who lived in total darkness until she gave birth to the universe, Anki, who was heaven and earth in one. Anki then made the air god Enlil who split the universe in two, making An, the god of the sky and Ki, who became the goddess of the earth.

Enlil and Ki would go on to have a child together named Enki, who was the god of water and the lord of the whole universe. He t...
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