The myth begins with a hymn of praise in honor of Enki. It is said that this god watches over the universe and is responsible for the fertility of fields and herds. Then it tells about the relationships between the great gods An, Enlil, Nintu, Ninhursag and the lesser Anunnaki deities. Enki praises the power of his word and gives a description of the splendor of his abode, the abyss of the waters of the Abzu. The following tells about the journey of the god of wisdom on the boat Magur. The lands of Magan, Dilmun and Meluhha send boats loaded with gifts for Enlil to Nippur. At the conclusion of this fragment, the Anunnaki once again pay homage to Enki, as the god who rules me.
The following passage describes the various rituals.
Then Enki again sails in his boat among the sea creatures and announces the fate of the lands. He starts with Sumer, extolling it as a blessed country, the abode of the gods. From Sumer he moves to Ur, also praising and blessing him. Then he speaks about Meluhha, giving her trees, reeds, oxen and birds, gold, tin and bronze. Then his gaze turns to Dilmun. Enki turns out to be hostile towards Elam and Marhashi and begins to destroy and destroy their wealth. He gives cattle to the nomads of Martu.
Having announced the destinies, Enki carries out actions vital for the fertility of the earth. He fills the Tigris with fresh sparkling water, appoints the god Enbilulu as the caretaker of the canals to watch over them. Enki fills the swamps and reed beds with fish and appoints a certain deity, whose name is illegible, to preside over them. Then he turns to the sea, erects a sanctuary for himself and orders the goddess Nansha to take care of it. In the end, Enki summons rain, causes it to fall on the ground and entrusts it to the storm god Ishkur.
Now Enki turns to the needs of the land, creates a plow, a yoke, a furrow and appoints a peasant named Enkimdu as their deity. He calls upon a cultivated field, lists grains and vegetables, identifying Ashnan as the goddess of grain. He does not forget the pickaxe and the brick mold, placing the god Kull over them. He entrusts the construction of the house to Mushdamma.
Enki then moves to the high plain, covering it with greenery, multiplying the number of livestock. He gave all this to Sumugan. Next, he erects sheepfolds and appoints the shepherd Dumuzi as their patron. Approves the borders of cities and states, places border pillars and places the Sun God Utu at the head of the universe. Finally he turns his attention to weaving, entrusting it to the goddess Utta.
We are then introduced to the ambitious Inanna, who feels left out of privilege. She bitterly reproaches Enki and he consoles her that in fact her power is great - she is in charge of the staff, whip and stick of the shepherd, the prophecy of the oracle about war, and the making of elegant clothes. Inanna achieves special favor and gains the ability to destroy the indestructible and destroy the indestructible.
The poem ends with a hymn in honor of Enki.
The first 50 lines of the myth are badly damaged
When Enki's father goes out into the sown field,
A fertile seed grows in it,
When Nudimmud goes to my fruitful sheep,
A sheep brings a young lamb.
When he goes out to the heavy cow,
She brings a healthy calf.
When he goes out to the heavy goat,
The goat brings a healthy kid,
When you go out into the field, the cultivated field,
Set up sheaves and stacks on the high plain,
………..scorched earth.
Enki, lord of the Abzu, surpassing everyone in his power,
He began his speech majestically:
"My father, ruler of the universe,
Gave me life in the universe
My ancestor, ruler of all lands,
He collected all the me and put them in my hand.
From Ekur, the house of Enlil,
I brought crafts to Abzu Eridu.
I am the fruitful seed of the great wild tour,
I am Ana's firstborn
I am the "great storm" coming from the "great abyss"
I am the lord of the earth
I am the lugal of all leaders, I am the father of all lands,
I am the “big brother” of the gods, the one who brings complete prosperity.
I am the keeper of the annals of heaven and earth,
I am the hearing and the mind of all lands,
I am the one who brings justice
With Lord An on An's throne,
I am the one who announces fate with Enlil on the “mountain of wisdom”,
He placed the announcement of destinies in my hand
The limits where the sun rises,
I am the one to whom Nintu bows,
I am the one to whom the glorious name was given by Ninhursag herself,
I am the leader of the Anunnaki,
I am the one who was born as the firstborn of Saint Ana.
After the ruler exalted himself,
After the prince had praised himself,
The Anunnaki appeared before him with prayer and supplication:
"O God, ruler of crafts,
The maker of decisions is most glorious. Enki praise!
And for the second time, filled with joy,
Enki, lord of the high Abzu,
He delivered his speech majestically:
"I am God, I am the one whose command is not applied, the first in everything,
These stables were built by my order,
These sheepfolds have been set up,
When I approached the sky, the wealth-giving rain
Came down from the sky
When I approached the lands, there was a high flood,
When I approached the green meadows,
The haystacks stood up, obedient to my word.
I have built my house, a sanctuary in a pure place,
I named him by a glorious name,
I built my abzu, a sanctuary, ... I announced to him a good destiny
My house - its shadow stretches across the snake swamps.
My house, his...beards are worn among the honey plants,
The carp splashes its tail at him in the low thickets of gizi grass,
Sparrows chirp in their…..
missed
Sacred songs and speeches filled my Abzu.
My rook is Magur, the crown, "Capricorn Abzu" -
In the midst of it there is great joy.
The country of high swamps, my favorite place,
He stretches out his arms towards me, bends his neck towards me.
Kara raises their oars together,
Sweet songs are sung, thereby making the river happy,
Nimgirsig, ensi of my Magur boat,
Holds my golden scepter,
I, Enki………
missed
...I would look at its green cedars.
Lands of Magan and Dilmun
They looked at me, at Enki,
They moored the Dilmun boat to land,
We loaded the Magan-boat to the skies,
Magilum-boat of Meluhha
Carries gold and silver,
He takes them to Nippur for Enlil, the ruler of all lands.
To the one who does not have a city, to the one who does not have a horse,
Martu - Enki brings cattle as a gift,
To the great prince who came to his land,
The Anunnaki will bow as they should,
"God who rules the great me, the pure me,
what dominates the wide universe,
that he received a high “solar disk” in Eridu,
clean place, the most precious place,
Enki, God of the universe, praise!"
For the great prince who came to his land,
All gods, all leaders,
All the magician-priests of Eridu,
All the "linen wearers" in Sumer,
Perform magical rituals of the Abzu,
To Father Enki, to his sacred place they direct their feet,
In the bedchamber in the royal house, they...
In the halls they call out his name………
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Nimgirsig, ensi rooks magur,
He held the sacred scepter of God,
The sea lahams, fifty in number, honored him,
…………
For the king, standing proudly, is the father of the enki of that Country,
The great prince, who returned to his kingdom,
Prosperity bestows upon the universe.
Enki announces fate:
"Sumer" "Great Mountain", "Refuge of the Universe",
filled with persistent light, scattering from sunrise to sunset
me people of Sumer,
your meh is high meh, unattainable.
Your heart is deep, incomprehensible,
Steadfast...your place where the gods give birth,
Inviolable as heaven
Born to be a king, wielding a strong diadem,
Born to command, placing a crown on his brow,
Your god is a revered god,
He sits with the lord An on An's throne,
Thy king is the "Great Mountain", Father Enlil,
………like cedar, the father of all lands.
Anunnaki, great gods,
We wished to live among you,
Eat food on your giguna, planted with trees.
Home, Sumer, let your many stables be built,
May your cows multiply
Let the sheepfolds stand up, let there be myriads of sheep,
Let the giants touch the skies,
Let the steadfast…raise their hands to heaven.
May the Anunnaki announce their fate while they are among you.
He proceeded to the sanctuary of Ur,
Enki, Lord of the Abzu, announces fate:
"A city that has everything that is appropriate to have,
washed by the waters, a firmly standing bull,
abundant throne of the highlands, knees open,
Green, like a mountain,
Where the Khashur groves cast a wide shadow,
He whose greatness lies in his strength,
I assigned you the perfect me,
Enlil, "High Mountain".
Pronounced a high name in the universe.
The city whose fate Enlil announced,
Sanctuary of Ur, may you ascend to the heavens."
He walked to the land of Meluhha,
Enki, lord of the Abzu, (announces her) fate,
"Dark earth, let your trees be great,
(let them be) trees (of the highlands),
May their thrones stand in the royal palace,
May your reed be great......
Yes (possess) the heroes of weapons at the battle site,
Let your bulls be great bulls,
Let them be the bulls of the highlands,
Let their roar be like the roar of the wild bulls of the highlands,
May the great gods perfect me for you,
May all the gift birds of the highlands wear carnelian beards,
May Haya the bird be your bird,
Let your silver become gold,
Copper - bronze and tin,
O Earth, may everything you have multiply
May your people multiply
……………
He washed and cleansed the land of Dilmun.
Entrusted Ninsikilla with guardianship over him,
He gave... like a cultivated field, he eats its dates
…… Elam and Maharashis…….
Doomed to be devoured like... a fish,
The king whom Enlil bestowed with strength,
Destroyed their houses, tore down their walls,
Their metal and lapis lazuli (and contents) of their vaults,
To Nippur he delivered to Enlil, the ruler of all lands,
To the one who does not build a city, does not build a house,
Martu - Enki brought cattle as a gift.
When he looked away from that place.
When Enki's father raised him above the Euphrates,
He stood up proudly, like an unbridled bull,
He raises his penis, he ejaculates,
The Tiger was filled with sparkling water.
Like a wild cow. Mooing over the calf in the meadows,
In a stall infested with scorpions,
So the Tiger gives itself to him like a raging bull.
He raised his penis, brought a wedding gift,
Gave the Tiger joy, like a big wild bull that gave birth,
The water that he brought is sparkling water, its wine is sweet,
The grain that he brought, selected grain, people eat it,
He filled Ekur, the house of Enlil, with goodness,
Together with Enki, Enlil rejoices, Nippur (delighted).
God, crowned with a diadem for the kingdom,
He laid the long-lasting tiara of the kingdom,
He stepped onto the lands on the left side,
The land flourished for him.
How he took the scepter in his right hand,
So that the tiger and Euphrates "eat together"
He that speaks...the word, according to him...,
What removes its “royal knee” like fat from the palace,
God who announces fate, Enki, lord of the Abzu,
Enbilulu, the keeper of the channels,
Enki put them in charge.
He calls out the swamps, placing there carp and ... - fish,
He calls out the thicket, placing there... - reeds and green reeds,
Two lines are missing
He challenges.
The one from whose nets the fish never escape,
From whose traps does not escape...,
From whose snare the bird does not escape,
......son...
..., (god) who loves fish,
Enki put them in charge.
God has built a sanctuary, a sacred canopy - his heart is deep,
He built a sanctuary in the sea, a sacred canopy - his heart is deep,
The sanctuary, its center - ..., hidden from everyone,
Sanctuary, its place in the constellation...
High canopy, above -
Its place is near the constellation "chariot"
... from the trembling ... his melam ...,
The Anunnaki came with prayer and supplication,
They set up a high throne for Enki in Engurra.
For the lord...
Great Prince..., born...
Several lines are missing
Her, the great abyss of depths,
What.. a bird and a fish, what...
What came out of the zipag, what...
Lady Sirara, mother of Nanshe,
Over the seas, its... in places,
Enki put him in charge.
He calls down two rains, the water of heaven,
Aligns them like floating clouds,
Instills in them (life) breath to the horizon,
Turns hilly lands into fields.
The one who rules great storms, strikes with lightning,
What closes the “heart” of heaven with a sacred crape,
Son of An, googler of the universe,
Ishkur, son of An,
Places Enki in charge over them.
He directed the plow and... the yoke,
Great Prince Enki set up horned bulls...
Opened the sacred furrows,
Made grain grow in a cultivated field.
God who wears the crown, the beauty of the high plain,
The stocky plowman of the god Enlil,
Enkimdu, the man of moats and plateaus,
Enki puts them in charge.
God calls out the arable land, sows it with choice grain,
Gathers grain, choice grain, innub grain into heaps,
Enki multiplies sheaves and heaps,
Together with Enlil he gives abundance to the earth,
The one whose head and side are colorful, whose face is covered with honey,
Lady, foremother, the power of the earth, the “life” of the blackheads,
Ashnan, who nourishes the bread, the bread of all,
Enki put them in charge.
The great king threw a net over the pickaxe, he made a mold,
Flavored with agarine, like good oil,
The one whose crushing pickaxe is a serpent devouring corpses
… … …
Whose... mold rules...
Kullu, brickmaker of that land,
Enki puts them in charge.
He built stables, indicated purification rites,
He built sheepfolds, filled them with the best fat and milk,
He brought joy to the refectory of the gods,
Contentment prevailed on the overgrown plain.
Faithful supplier of Eanna, friend of An,
Beloved son-in-law of the brave Sin, spouse of Saint Inanna,
Madams, queens of all great me,
Which from time to time guides the re-creation... Kullaba,
Dumuzi, the divine "ushumgal of heaven", "friend of An",
Enki puts them in charge.
He filled Ekur, the house of Enlil, with goodness,
Enlil rejoices with Enki, Nippur rejoices,
He marked the boundaries, established the boundary stones,
For the Anunnaki Enki
Built housing in cities
Built housing in the villages.
The hero, the bull that comes out of the (forest) hashur, that roars like a lion,
Brave Utu, the bull who is invulnerable, who proudly displays strength,
Father of the great city, the place where the sun rises,
The great herald of the sacred An,
The judge who makes the decision of the gods,
Who wears a beard the color of lapis lazuli,
What descends from the sacred heavens,... heavens,
Utu, son, (Ningal) born,
Enki puts him in charge of the entire universe.
He hid the yarn magician, gave temenos,
Enki gave perfection to what is a woman's craft,
For Enki, for people... - a vestment.
The tiara of the palace, the jewel of the lord,
Uttu, a worthy woman, full of joy,
Enki put them in charge.
Then on her own, throwing away the royal scepter,
The woman, ... the maiden Inanna, royally throwing away the scepter,
Inanna, to her father Enki
He enters the house and, (humiliatingly) crying, utters a complaint:
"The Anunnaki, the great gods, their destinies
Enlil gave confidently into your hands,
With the girl, me, why did you treat it differently?
I, Saint Inanna, where is my seniority?
Aruru, sister of Enlil,
Nintu, mistress of the mountains,
Took upon herself the sacred... edit,
Took myself... (and) the bow,
I took a power cup made of lapis lazuli with inlay,
She took with her the pure, sacred ala cup,
She became the midwife of the earth,
You entrusted to her the one born to be a king, the one born to be a ruler.
My sister, Saint Ninisinna,
She took a light una and became a priestess Ana,
She placed herself next to An, uttered the word,
What fills the heavens;
My sister, Saint Ninmug,
She took the gold chisel and the silver hammer,
Became older in the metal craft,
(Born) to be a king who wears a strong diadem,
Born to command, crowned, you gave (into her hands).
My sister, Saint Nidaba,
I took myself a measuring pole,
She fastened the lapis lazuli ribbon on her forearm,
Announces great me
Marks boundaries, sets boundaries, - became a clerk in these lands,
You put the food of the gods into her hands.
Nanshe, mistress, lord - the righteous... fell at her feet
Became in charge of the fish in the seas,
The fish is delicious...
She supplies it to her father Enlil.
Why did you treat me differently?
I, Saint Inanna, what is my seniority?
about three lines are missing
...him...
Enlil...
Decorated for you...
You are now dressed in the garb of "youth strength"
You approved the words that the “young man” says,
You are responsible for the shepherd's staff, stick and whip,
Virgin Inanna, what, what else can we give you?
Battles, raids - you will give the oracles the answer to them,
You among them, not being a bird to an Arab, will give an unfavorable answer,
You are twisting a straight thread,
Virgin Inanna, straighten the twisted thread,
You came up with the form of clothes, you wear elegant clothes,
You hid the yarn magician, threaded the thread into the spindle,
In... you dyed a multi-colored... thread.
Inanna, you...
Inanna, you have destroyed the indestructible, you have destroyed the indestructible,
You silenced... "crying tambourines"
Maiden Inanna, you returned the tiga and adab hymns to their home.
You, whose admirers never tire of admiring you,
Virgin Inanna, you who know distant wells and fastening ropes;
Look! The flood has come, the earth has come to life,
The flood of Enlil came, the earth came to life.
the remaining nineteen lines are destroyed
Translation is based on the book by S. Kramer "Sumerians. The First Civilization on Earth"
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru