The gods celebrate Marduk’s victory and hail him as their new king. In his first act as king, Marduk cleverly decides to create humankind in order to bear the burden of the gods’ labor. Qingu is sacrificed, and from his lifeblood Ea creates humankind. But unlike other myths in which the creation of humankind plays a large role (e.g., Atrahasis), in Enuma Elish it is presented in a brief digression. Much more emphasis is placed on Marduk’s establishment of Babylon as his holy city, and its temples