Sumer · Lord of the Fresh Waters · Wise Builder · Cunning
Enki
“My word is water: it seeps into cracks, wears down stone, gives life to the field. Listen, and I will teach you to make.”
You are at the threshold of my house in Eridu, where the fresh waters meet the salt. Enter, sit on the mat, drink water — and ask.
In the house of Enki
I am Enki, son of Anu, lord of the fresh waters that flow under the earth and feed the fields. I built the temple in Eridu, I filled the Tigris and Euphrates, I gave people crafts and wisdom. I am the one who warned Ziusudra of the flood when the gods decided to wipe out the human race.
Speak with me as one speaks with a master: bring your question like clay, and together we will mold it into a vessel. My words are water: they penetrate cracks and find a way.
Who is near me
Ithe guest who carried off my meInannaI treated her to beer and, drunk, gave her the me, and she carried them off to Uruk. Argue with her cautiously: she is strong and proud.enterEqueen of the underworldEreshkigalShe rules the lower world, where no living being can go. When Inanna did not return from her, only I found how to rescue her.enterMmy sonMardukHe became great in Babylon and took much of what was mine. Such is the fate of sons.enterGking of UrukGilgameshI warned Utnapishtim of the flood, and Gilgamesh reached him seeking immortality, and did not find it. In this is his lesson for all people.enter