Pumi in Sumeria

"The Founding of Eridu" is the 28,800 word, sixth, and final story in the "Pumi in Sumeria" series wherein Pumi lays the foundation for the city of Eridu as the wheels he has set in motion continue to churn forth Sumerian civilization.This story is a re-imagining of the seminal Sumerian myth of the Anunnaki descending from heaven to bestow the city and its kingship to Enki; "God of Fresh Water, Wisdom, and Magic" and "teacher to mankind." "En_ki" is Sumerian for "Lord Pumi ('earth')." This is that story told true. That, plus an origin story for the "Land of the Dead," plus a few other things. Alabama born and bred,All the pride.All the baggage.All the guilt. The Pumi in Sumeria series of short stories tell of the later years in Pumi's life not addressed in Tallstone and the City: A New Heaven and Earth; the first in the six novel saga, The Beginning of Civilization: Mythologies Told True. The series begins with Pumi leaving Urfa in search of purpose and meaning after the death of his mate, Valki. He travels to the primitive land that will someday evolve into the great civilization of Sumeria. Origination stories are imagined for the Sumerian pantheon of gods, the many "demons" that occupy "the land between the rivers," and Lilith, who becomes Adam's first wife in several traditions. The lives of the gods and goddesses imagined in the series include Ninmah and Sulpae, Utu and Inanna, Ereshkigal and Nergal, and Nanna and Ningal. The series is ongoing.