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As stated earlier, all Mesopotamian cosmogonies originated as local myths but grew with the importance of particular dynasties. Not all local cosmogonies were so lucky, with many being forgotten, although some of the more obscure ones did persist. A late Babylonian text from the otherwise inconsequential city of Dunnu relates how creation began with a divine pair – Hain and Earth – and then quickly descended into incest and patricide.
"[. . .] in the begin[ing . . .]
[. . .] and [. . .]
They [. . .] . . . their plough.
Laid [him] to rest in Dunnu, the city which he loved.”
Then Amakandu [too]k the lordship of his father [and]
[Ma]rried Se, his sister. " <ref> Pritchard, pgs. 517-8</ref>
===Conclusion===