So the Sumerians worshipped Enki, and the Babylonians, who came after theSumerians, worshipped Marduk, his son.Yes, sir. And whenever Marduk got stuck, he would ask his father Enki forhelp. There is a representation of Marduk here on this stele -- the Code ofHammurabi. According to Hammurabi, the Code was given to him personally byMarduk.Hiro wanders over to the Code of Hammurabi and has a gander. The cuneiformmeans nothing to him, but the illustration on top is easy enough to understand.Especially the part in the middle:Why, exactly, is Marduk handing Hammurabi a one and a zero in this picture?Hiro asks.They were emblems of royal power, the Librarian says. Their origin isobscure.