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Enki is the Sumerian god of water, knowledge and creation ... first touchdown on the marshlands, at the ancient Persian Gulf coastline at Eridu.
What is the story of Enki?
According to the Sumerian story “Enki the leader of lesser gods. His scientific knowledge used genetic means created hybrid humans, when the working class gods complained of hard work. When the father and King of the Earth Anu, question, is there any other way to get the gold, his son Enki, the god of wisdom, responded yes we can make a Primitive Worker. Therefore Anu urged him to create the substitute, to free the gods from their toil.
Where did the god Enki live?
The god Ea (whose Sumerian equivalent was Enki) is one of the three most powerful gods in the Mesopotamian pantheon, along with Anu and Enlil. He resides in the ocean underneath the earth called the Abzu (Akkadian apsû), which was an important place in Mesopotamian cosmic geography.
