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The myth makes bureaucratic inventions such as calendar, celestial order, and temple hierarchy appear divinely ordained rather than priestly inventions.
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The myth makes bureaucratic inventions such as calendar, celestial order, and temple hierarchy appear divinely ordained rather than priestly inventions.
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The Tohil rebellion story teaches that humans who rebel against the gods are destroyed, spared only as obedient servants, and therefore must submit to divine order.
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"Okay? So what's important to understand is this. He's doing this to the mother goddess. Okay? So not only is Marduk proclaiming a new..."
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"He appointed the year, marked off divisions and set up three stars each for the 12 months. Okay? So he's basically building a calendar...."
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"of these religions where we have to believe that the gods created us in order to serve them. We are slaves to the gods,..."
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"So the humans decide to rebel against him, okay? They try many tricks to rebel against him, okay? They all fail because he's smarter..."
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"Thus, all the nations were humiliated and begged humbly before the faces of Balaam, Kitsa, Balaam, Akka, and Mohakkata. Pity us, do not kill..."
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"...are there to serve the gods. Okay? So this is the divine order. This is the mandate of heaven. Okay. And as you will..."
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