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Enki and Ninhursag

A myth of the paradise-land Dilmun — Enki’s overreach, the curse of Ninhursag, and the eight deities born from his pain.

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Tradition
Sumerian mythological poem. Set in the pure land of Dilmun. Read by some scholars as an early analogue to the garden-of-Eden story.
Translation
ETCSL — J.A. Black, G. Cunningham, E. Robson, G. Zólyomi et al. (2003). Used by permission for educational and non-commercial purposes.
License
ETCSL translation. Reproduced for educational and religious commentary under ETCSL's non-commercial educational use clause.
Source
etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk

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