| 1 | They called up the goddess, asked |
| 2 | The midwife of the gods, wise Mami, |
| 3 | You are the womb-goddess, to be the creator of Mankind! |
| 4 | Create a mortal, that he may bear the yoke! |
| 5 | Let him bear the yoke, the work of Ellil |
| 6 | Let him bear the load of the [prisoner] gods! |
| 7 | Nintu made her voice heard |
| 8 | And spoke to the great gods, |
| 9 | On the first, seventh, and fifteenth of the month |
| 10 | I shall make a purification by washing. |
| 11 | Then one god should be slaughtered. |
| 12 | And the gods can be purified by immersion. |
| 13 | Nintu shall mix the clay |
| 14 | With his flesh and blood. |
| 15 | Then a god and a man |
| 16 | Will be mixed together in clay. |
| 17 | Let us hear the drumbeat forever after, |
| 18 | Let a ghost come into existence from the god's flesh, |
| 19 | Let her proclaim it as her living sign, |
| 20 | And let the ghost exist so as not to forget the slain god. |
| 21 | They answered yes in the assembly, |
| 22 | The great Anunnaki who assign the fates |
| 23 | On the first, seventh, and fifteenth of the month |
| 24 | He made a purification by washing. |
| 25 | KINGU, a god who had intelligence, |
| 26 | They slaughtered in their assembly. |
| 27 | Nintu mixed clay |
| 28 | with his flesh and blood. |
| 29 | They heard the drumbeat forever after. |
| 30 | A ghost came into existence from the god's flesh |
| 31 | and she proclaimed it as his living sign. |
| 32 | The ghost existed so as not to forget the slain god. |
| 33 | After she had mixed that clay, |
| 34 | She called up the AN.NUN.AKI, the great gods. |
| 35 | The Igigi, the great [prisoner] gods, |
| 36 | Spat spittle upon the clay |
| 37 | Mami made her voice heard |
| 38 | And spoke to the great gods, |
| 39 | I have carried out perfectly |
| 40 | The work that you ordered of me. |
| 41 | You have slaughtered a god together with his intelligence. |
| 42 | I have relieved you of your hard work, |
| 43 | I have imposed your load on man. |
| 44 | You have bestowed noise on man, |
| 45 | You have bestowed noise on mankind. |
| 46 | I have undone the chains of imprisonment and granted freedom. |
| 47 | They listened to the speech of hers, |
| 48 | And were freed from anxiety, and kissed her feet: |
| 49 | We used to call you Mami, |
| 50 | But now your name shall be Mistress of All Gods. |
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Book III - Elohim