42 sins. The Sumerians had a similar book called “Erra and Ishum” which may indeed describe their annihilation. Entradins the underworld, though, there were seven gates each guarded by a fearsome monster reflecting the soul of those who would defy the gods and trespass this sacred realm. Those dead persons who made it safely past all seven gates had to confront Anubis, the god of mummification. Those who survived all of this and still maintained a free, pure soul were believed to be taken to the Isle of Fire or “the field of reeds” and live a life of eternal happiness.