I had to read this tale quite a few time before I understood the passage there was so much going on. What I gather from the tale of Atrahasis is something that reminded me of American slavery. You got higher gods having lower level gods doing all the labor work but then created man not for the sake of humanity. Igigi-gods feeling like slaves, disliking the work load, created humans to continue to their labor. So you got Mesopotamians servants to Igigi-gods who are servants to the great Anunna-gods.
It is the character of the Mesopotamians that reveals to me how the gods only created man to carry out their hard labor. Including how little they care as they were seen later as a burden and were flooded that lasted seven days and seven nights.
It is the character of the Mesopotamians that reveals to me how the gods only created man to carry out their hard labor. Including how little they care as they were seen later as a burden and were flooded that lasted seven days and seven nights.