CLA160H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Uttu, Ninazu, Ninkasi
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The birth of man (enki and ninmah) http://etcsl. orinst. ox. ac. uk/cgi-bin/etcsl. cgi?text=t. 1. 1. 2&charenc=j# http://transneptunian-astrology. blogspot. ca/2011/05/enki-and-ninmah- mesopotamian-mythology. html. Enki is the sweet water god who is wise. Gods had to work and they grew tired and complained. Namma (primeval mother of gods) woke enki up and told him to make a substitute for the gods. Enki decided to make a creature to bare the work of god. All the gods were happy and were celebrating. Ninmah made a man who could not bend his arms. Nimah made a man with broken feet and another with paralyzed feet. Nimah made a man who couldn"t hold his bladder (urine) Ninmah said whether man is good or bad depends on her. Enki challenged her saying he could change their fate. Enki appointed him as the servant of the king. Enki bathed him in enchated water and drove out namtar (disease) demon, the man was cured. Enki called it nibru eunuch and made it the king"s person.
