Eridu Genesis
Note: The Eridu Genesis is the oldest known Mesopotamian flood myth. It formed the inspiration for later flood stories like...
Mesopotamia
Atrahasis
Long before humans populated the earth, the world was inhabited only by the gods. They were divided into two distinct...
The quest for immortality (Gilgamesh epic part 2)
Our story begins where the last adventure of Gilgamesh and Enkidu left off. The two friends (and brothers through adoption)...
Enuma Elish
Note: On this website, we chose to tell the stories of the Mesopotamian pantheon from a Sumerian perspective. This is...
The killing of Humbaba (Gilgamesh epic part 1)
The story of Gilgamesh and Enkidu is one of the oldest written stories of humankind, dating back to ancient Mesopotamia....
Enmerkar: the da Vinci of his time
The first major city that was built in Mesopotamia was Uruk, and it would soon prove the be a city...
Sisterly love
Inanna, the most powerful goddess in the Mesopotamian pantheon, was preparing for a journey. It would not just be any...
The turtle and the demon bird
The gods of Mesopotamia panicked. It was not easy to upset the majority of the Mesopotamian pantheon all at once,...
Married with children
Before he created Adapa, Enki felt a strong desire to gain a son of his own. Instead of creating one...
Etana and the eagle
The story of Etana starts with a dispute between two members of the animal kingdom. The eagle and the snake...