“From sunrise till sunset, may the name of Ezina be praised. People should submit to the yoke of Ezina. Whoever has silver, whoever has jewels, whoever has cattle, whoever has sheep shall take a seat at the gate of whoever has grain, and pass his time there.”
“Like Enki, king of the abzu, I am successful in finding solutions.”
“O angry great butting bull! O torch! O great bull of Enki, standing aggressively, coming forth from the abzu, the pure place!”
“Enki from within the sacred bathing chamber has placed the good earth, the good mother, at your feet. [...] And from the place of the sanctuary g, Enki has determined for you your lordship and majesty.”
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Enki, também conhecido como Ea, era o deus mesopotâmico da sabedoria, ofícios, águas doces subterrâneas, magia e encantamentos. Acreditava-se que ele governava o Abzû. Na astronomia mesopotâmica, ele estava associado às estrelas da banda sul do céu. A esposa de Enki era Damgalnuna, e seus filhos incluíam Nanshe, Asalluhi, Marduk e Enbilulu. Seu sukkal era Isimud. Os servos do deus incluíam lahmu, kulullû e os Sete Sábios.
