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Myths
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Angim Dimma — Ninurta's Triumphal ReturnThe companion to Lugale — Ninurta loads his chariot with the monsters he has slain, marches to Nippur, catalogs his weapons before Enlil, and enters his own temple to speak privately to his spouse.Enki and NinhursagThe Sumerian paradise myth — Enki and Ninhursag in the garden of Dilmun, where there is no death, no aging, no sorrow. Good Works Translation from Sumerian.Enki and NinmahThe Sumerian creation myth of humanity's origin — the primordial contest between Enki and Ninmah over the bodies of imperfect humans, and the helpless Umul who has no place.Enki and the World OrderThe great Sumerian myth of cosmic administration — how Enki, lord of the Abzu, organized heaven and earth, assigned divine powers to every realm, and appointed gods to oversee them.Lugale — Ninurta's ExploitsThe great Sumerian myth of war and order — Ninurta's battle against the demon Asag, the transformation of the mountains, and the fates decreed for every stone.The Marduk ProphecyThe god Marduk speaks in his own voice — three exiles, three catastrophes, one prophesied return. A pseudo-autobiographical prophecy from Ashurbanipal's library, composed c. 713-612 BCE.