Babilonian Mythology and Religion - Creation Epics - Enuma Elish - Humanity's Creation from Kingu's Blood - Sumary Description - Non-Elaborate Posts - Post 1

 

After Marduk’s victory over Tiamat, the young gods rejoiced, yet a question arose: who would maintain the newly ordered cosmos? The divine council realized that the rhythm of offerings, temple upkeep, and ritual service could not fall upon the gods themselves. Marduk, now sovereign of heaven and earth, declared that a new being must be fashioned — one capable of labor, yet endowed with divine awareness enough to worship. In this moment, the idea of humankind was conceived not as an independent species, but as an instrument of cosmic balance, mediating between divine will and the material world.

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