Akkadian myth — the lion-headed eagle Anzu steals the Tablet of Destinies from sleeping Enlil, and the warrior-god Ninurta defeats him in cosmic combat. A divine-rule-restored myth.
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Tradition
Akkadian narrative poem in three tablets, second millennium BCE; reworking of an older Sumerian original.
Translation
Translation by Benjamin R. Foster, *Before the Muses: An Anthology of Akkadian Literature*, 3rd ed. (Bethesda: CDL Press, 2005), §III.23 Anzu. Substantial selection from Foster's translation of all three tablets; see source edition for complete text. Used under fair-use principles for non-commercial educational and religious commentary; copyright remains with the publisher.
License
Used under fair-use principles for non-commercial educational and religious commentary. Copyright remains with the publisher.