“Inuma ilu awilu,” When gods [were] men.

[dtango]

That's why it's so dissappointing, I didn't have to read any further than the first sentence to recognize the same over-reaching tendency you've expressed in every other post like this one. Again, confine yourself and you might accidentally happen upon a valid conclusion.....

(Do you actually stop to consider this simple request or just plow over it? I mean, we have the same discussion every time...)

And I my self am wondering why you bother!
You know gods were products of the imagination and you are not willing to investigate the possibility they were not. I am convinced they were men and you have brought no evidence on the contrary that I could consider. I suggest we leave it at that unless you tell me why is it that my theory bothers you so much.

Weren't the emperors of Rome also made gods.
Powerful men in ancient times did this sort of Shit regularly.

Because they knew they had a right to claim descend from the race or tribe of the gods.
The gods are some imaginary beings for us but they were not such for the Roman Emperors and, of course, they were not such for the transcriber or redactor of the Atrahasis epic.

We are not wiser than they were, we are only more prejudiced.