Enlil and Enki fashioned Lahar, goddess of cattle, in the gods' own chamber, because the Anunnaki had no flocks and knew neither wool for clothing nor milk for sustenance.
Ashnan and Lahar grew drunk on their own abundance and quarreled bitterly over which was more vital to gods and mortals — grain or cattle, bread or butter — until Enlil and Enki judged that Ashnan's gifts surpassed Lahar's, though neither could be spared.
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