Atrahasis Sparknotes

The story of Atrahasis begins with three upper echelons of god: Anu, the god of the sun and heaven; Enlil, the god of land; and Enki, the god of wisdom and water. The three upper gods, before the appearance of human beings, created younger gods and commanded to reshape the world through hard laboring. Eventually, the younger gods could not carry out the work anymore because the work was overwhelming and consumed a lot of time. Under the burden of endless work, the younger gods decided to wage a war against the upper gods. Moreover, the younger gods demanded freedom and a new resolution. In order to end their anger and misery, Enki, the god of wisdom, suggested creating mortals to replace the younger gods. The upper gods agreed and sacrificed one of the gods to grant the demand. Ninurta, the mother goodness, created human beings with the flesh and the blood of the sacrificed god. As a result, humans were born and they carried out the work instead of the gods.
The life of gods was back to its paradise; they rested and celebrated each and every day. However, their creation became a problem. Humans multiplied fast and earth was getting over populated. Enlil, the god of land, was irked by the
It was written in the mid-17th century BCE. The original author is unknown but it was a mankind who wrote the story and it dates back to the reign of the Babylonian King Hammurabi. Saving and reconstructing mankind was the main content of the story. This story was written to paint why and how humans came into being. It also talks about the origins of the gods. This story is somewhat biased because it talks about gods and goddesses. It is biased to whoever believes in the scientific evolution and science itself. This story has a deep message about sexual knowledge. It teaches the society that if sex is used wisely, it can be constructive. Yet if used foolishly, it can be very