The Anunnaki, the great gods of heaven and earth, set the Igigi to dig canals and pile mud for 3,600 years, imposing forced labor upon the lesser gods until they revolted and refused to work.
In the Atrahasis epic, the Igigi rebelled against forced labor, burning their tools and besieging Enlil's temple. In response, Ninhursag (as Mami) created humanity from clay and divine blood to bear the gods' burden.
When the Igigi gods rebelled and besieged Enlil's gate by night, Nusku took up weapons and carried a torch to the barricade, confronting the rebels as Enlil's envoy before reporting their grievances to the divine assembly.
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