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was planning to murder the younger deities as a consequence of his agitation at the noisy tumult they created. This premonition led Enki to capture Abzu and hold him prisoner beneath Abzu's own temple, the É Abzu 'temple of Abzu'. This angered their son, Qingu, who reported the event to Tiamat, who then fashioned eleven monsters to battle the deities and avenge Abzu's death. These were her own offspring: Basmu 'Venomous Snake', Usumgallu

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