u-gu-ra-a... ... There were no gods... and there were no destinies... time had no meaning... Then Apsû and Tiâmat joined together, the sweet water and the salty sea... and created gods, in the midst of Heaven. Two turned into many... The thirdborns were the great gods who first gathered in council... Seven of the great gods of council became the gods who decreed destinies... Six generations of gods and goddesses born and reborn... Mu-um-mu... Lahmû and Lahâmu... and Qi-in-gu and Itar... Anar and Kiar... Anu, Enlil and Êa... Adad, Nânna, ama, Nêbiru, Nânâ and Ninlil... ... each generation more powerful than the one before... ....
