Purpose of Humans

In Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian theology, humanity was created to bear the agricultural, canal-digging, and temple-maintenance toil of the Anunnaki deities, sustaining the gods through food offerings, libations, and regular cultic worship.

Core Themes

• Fashioned after the rebellion of the lesser Igigi gods to assume their Human Labor on Earth.
• Reciprocal temple economy in which humans maintain divine sanctuaries and the gods ensure agricultural fertility and civic order.

Related Concepts & Sources

Atra-Hasis Epic (creation narrative), Creation of Humanity (mythic origin), Human Labor (service to the gods), Enki (creator deity)