#babyloniancreationmyth

[selcouth-saudade]

The Human Is Born

He split her heart then split her body,

Casting half into the sky for his fellow gods

And the other as land to conceal her husband's fresh water body

Saltwater grandmother trapped above the clouds

Fresh water murderous grandfather stuck below ground

Marduk set his enemies to work

Maintaining this new land

His enemies riot

And burn their tools

His father comes with a solution

And calls upon Nintu

With the blood of Kingu

And clay from the new earth,

And spit of fellow gods

The human is born.

Bodies made for labor

And mind for worship

Gives the earth a little flavor

--Selcouth-Saudade