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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.