The Exploits of Ninurta The setting takes place around the Rocky Foothills. There were many rocks that were discovered due to this Myth. This place has risen up to get away from the plains and be closer to the gods; they revolted. While mountains rose up from the prairies, the terrain was more dangerous than it was before. The foothills are just right before the huge mountains. It also takes place in the Rebel lands. When the war was taking place, Asag fell on Ninurta causing the lands to change. The earth was now covered in terrible wounds; fire was set to the reed-beds, the sky was painted with blood. Fields turned into black potash. All of this because of a war. All the rivers had dried up during the war. “Meedle with the hurricane of…show more content… Causing the creation of the foothills and mountains. The rocks created so many things, like the way the water would flow down the mountain, all the dangerous paths, some were vulnerable to erosion, others were not, and rocks were used for grinding up powders. All of these uses for rocks help to understand that the people were not well advanced and rocks for almost everything they needed to do. There were many landslides that served against agriculture and the people in the cities. Also, Limestone was made for the Goldsmiths. It was designed for the stability of buildings when it was muddy and rainy out. Rocks and the geology served a huge purpose in the way the people lived. Ninurta rewarded certain stones and also cursed certain stones based on what they have…show more content… They had a council of gods, and a deity for each city. Ninurta was in charge of the way the water flowed from the mountains. Ninurta had to make sure the water was to be flowing properly. People believed in these gods like we do our own god. The gods were said to tame the wild environment. They also help the people with all their agricultural needs. The people were also scared with the birth of Asag. They believed that the lord had caused “bilious poison to run over the rebel lands, 96 – 118 lines” In the end it tells a story that the “Lord spoke angrily in the land, lines 543-545” stating that the people would smash Enlil into tiny pieces, and then a metalworker would chisel him. Finally, after that a young man would melt them with water crush them into powder. They were not happy with him at all and looked for a way to destroy
