Babilonian Mythology and Religion - Creation Epics - Enuma Elish - Humanity's Creation from Kingu's Blood - Sumary Description - Non-Elaborate Posts - Post 3

 

 But whose divine blood would be used? Marduk decreed that Kingu, Tiamat’s champion and commander of her monstrous army, should be sacrificed. Kingu had borne the Tablets of Destiny and had shared in Tiamat’s rebellion; thus, his death would atone for that revolt. By executing Kingu, the gods transformed an act of punishment into an act of creation. From his blood — tainted by rebellion yet potent with divine power — Ea and Marduk extracted the essence necessary to animate clay, converting guilt into the source of human life.