Enki / Ea, God of Wisdom & the Sweet Waters
When the gods decree humanity's doom, it is the clever water-god who whispers the way out.
Enki, called Ea in Akkadian, dwells in the Apsu, the sweet groundwater beneath the earth. He is the god of wisdom, craft, and magic — the clever one who orders the practical world, devises the arts of civilization, and again and again outwits harsher decrees to rescue humanity. It is Enki who warns the Flood-hero, who fashions or saves humankind, and who supplies the incantations that heal. Where Enlil commands, Enki contrives; he is the patron of cunning intelligence.
Key passages(20)
A tigi to Enki for Ur-Ninurta (Ur-Ninurta B)
A hymn to Enki (?) for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan X)
A prayer to Enki for Ḫammu-rābi (Ḫammu-rābi B)
An adab (?) to Enki for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan D)
A balbale to Enki for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan E)
A praise poem of Ḫammu-rābi (Ḫammu-rābi C)