The Sumerian Creation Myth

In any encounter with the unknown, there's also the possibility for something creative to emerge as a consequence. So in so far as the mesopotamian emperor acted out the role of mardack, then he was a good emperor and deserved his sovereignty. And it gets even more interesting when you start to understand that the judea christian creation myth is assimilated to the sumerian creation myth by the union of the notions of chaos and tiamat. Even though we may not believe them explicitly any more, they still sit at the basis of our culture.