1. ENKI (EA) (Lectures 8-9)

2. Generations in Enuma Elish

3. Enuma Elish
• Enki learns of plot to annihilate world. • Using magic, Enki paralyzes Apsu (“stills the waters”). • Enki strips Apsu of insignia (Tablet of Destinies) and kills him. • Enki builds E-abzu (Apsu House) on top of corpse. • Enki acquires primordial me.

4. Table of me
Priesthood
Godhood
Crown of kingship
Throne of kingship
Royal sceptre
Royal insignia
Exalted shrine
Shepherdship
Kingship
Ladyship
Truth
Descent into nether world
Ascent from nether world
Flood
Weapons
Sexual intercourse
Prostitution
Law
Libel
Art
Music
Eldership
Heroship
Power
Enmity
Straightforwardness
Destruction of cities
Lamentation
Rejoicing of the heart
Falsehood
Metalworking
Scribeship
Craft of the smith
Leatherworking
Building
Basket-weaving
Wisdom
Attention
Holy purification
Fear
Terror
Strife
Peace
Weariness
Victory
Counsel
The troubled heart
Judgment
Decision
Musical instruments
Brewing of beer

5. • irrigation • distribution of me • Enki and apkallu • special relationship with human heroes (Atrahasis, Gilgamesh) • Enki as Culture-Bringer • Enki as Trickster

6. ENKI & NINMAH
Enki and Ninmah compete to find roles in society for defective human beings. Enki finds roles for every creature Ninmah creates; Ninmah fails to find a role for the umul.

7. Enki vs. Enlil ENLIL ENKI drought irrigation famine agriculture plague
medicine

8. ENKI & ENMERKAR
In the beginning, everyone speaks the same language until Enki intervenes to cause linguistic difference (and confusion).

9. ENKI & NINHURSAG
ENKI == NINHURSAG | NINSAR == ENKI NINKURA == ENKI UTTU == ENKI 8 PLANTS

10. PLACE
ACTION
RESULT
City
Enki irrigates Dilmun
barren city becomes paradise
Marsh
hieros gamos with Ninhursag
marshland
Riverbank
serial rapes of offspring
Ninmu, Ninsar, Ninkura (plants)
Garden
irrigation of first garden
horticulture
House
“marriage” with Uttu
fruit and vegetables as courtship gifts
Enki eats plants/offspring
plants are named (nam...tar)
Temple
Enki’s bellyache/pregnancy
impending death of Enki/culture
Vagina
pains healed/born as medicinals
8 body parts = 8 pains = 8 plants = 8 cures

11. plants  poison  pain  medicinals  gods