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| INTRODUCTION. | The Sources: the Sumerian Literary Tablets Dating from Approximately 2000 B. C | 1 |
| CHAPTER | | |
| I. | The Scope and Significance of Sumerian Mythology | 26 |
| II. | Myths of Origins | 30 |
| | The Creation of the Universe | 30 |
| | The Organization of the Universe | 41 |
| | Enlil and Ninlil: the Begetting of Nanna | 43 |
| | The Journey of Nanna to Nippur | 47 |
| | Emesh and Enten: Enlil Chooses the Farmer god | 49 |
| | The Creation of the Pickax | 51 |
| | Cattle and Grain | 53 |
| | Enki and Ninhursag: the Affairs of the Water god | 54 |
| | Enki and Sumer: the Organization of the Earth and Its Cultural Processes | 59 |
| | Enki and Eridu: the Journey of the Water-god to Nippur | 62 |
| | Inanna and Enki: the Transfer of the Arts of Civilization from Eridu to Erech | 64 |
| | The Creation of Man | 68 |
| III. | Myths of Kur | 76 |
| | The Destruction of Kur: the Slaying of the Dragon | 76 |
| | Inanna's Descent to the Nether World | 83 |
| IV. | Miscellaneous Myths | 97 |
| | The Deluge | 97 |
| | The Marriage of Martu | 98 |
| | Inanna Prefers the Farmer | 101 |
| V. | References and Notes | 104 |
| | Supplementary Notes | 120 |
| | Index | 125 |