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In the beginning, men spoke one language. But understood one another too much. There were endless fallings out. Even more dangerous, though, were the moments when they reached a sudden agreement.

In the times when I was king, nothing was so small as to have no importance. And this weighed on us.

I have thought a great deal about these stories without managing to reconstruct them in every part. One thing I am sure of, though: after Marduk, all other gods ceased to appear, as if they had become extinct, or killed one another off. And living without gods, people found, was not only acceptable, but easy.

In general, the Anunnaki paid attention only to things that had specifically to do with them, rites and ceremonies. The occasional war.

If I'm not wrong, Sindbad serves as a framing service to Utnapishtim, akin to Sheherezade and Shahriyar in 1001 nights fairy tales

Kyaaa, Mesopotamian mythology, Utnapishtim.