Enki plays a leading role in another Akkadian/Babylonian myth, the Atrahasis, a Mesopotamian version of the Great Flood. In this myth, Enki is responsible for the creation of humanity, destined to serve the gods.

This race of humans multiplied rapidly, and Enlil, chief of the gods, became irritated by the noise the humans made. In this way, he decided to reduce the number of humans by sending catastrophes to Earth to cause their death. In each of them, the humans appealed to Enki, hoping that he would tell them what to do in order to survive. Finally, Enlil decides to exterminate humanity once and for all with a great flood....