CLAB05H3 Study Guide - Enki, Ninkurra, Nephthys
4 Dec 2014
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The birth of man: enki and nimmah: namma= primeval mother, enki= creator of all senior gods, gods tired of doing work= namma take clay from apsu + help of nimmah as assistant= make humans, nimmah= midwife, without male involvement female was born, they had a banquet= ninmah and enki got drunk= ninmah boasted that how she. Udmu"ul= premature= all body issues= cant talk, eat, lie die down, sit, etc (cid:224) she gives up= she cries + her city is destroyed + becomes fuivitve= enki consoles= tells her that he lacked what only she could contribute= her work during gestation whenever enki;s male member is praise gestation is needed no matter what= equality of the sexes contribute to healthy child rearing story 1: dilmun= put together to entertain visitotors from dilmun island at a banquent in royal court in ur: dilmun= bahrain= sea trade place with india and frica(cid:224) origin is praised and how it got fresh water.
