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(gods in blue …mixed-breed demigods in teal…)
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Life ……. Life ……. Life ……. …… of your name ……. …… holy life ……. Enki …….
Prince Samsu-iluna (giant mixed-breed offspring made king), ……. …… terrifying splendor which spreads far and wide.
(Enki, King Anu’s eldest & wisest son, Anu’s heir until Enlil’s birth of the “double seed”)
Enki …… your throne, and …… bestow on you a scepter of long years and days; may he …… your crown …… like Utu.
12-19 May your kingship be as stable as heaven and earth!
You are king of numerous lands and peoples!
You are the people’s good shepherd!
You are the herdsman of the settled people!
(Utu, son to Nannar, twin to Inanna, Sun god & god of laws)
When like Utu you impart just verdicts, …… justice, …… you call by name ……, then you, Samsu-iluna,
shall be the king of the eloquent words of Utu, and you shall be the foremost of kings.
20-32 When like a raging storm you batter the foreign lands that are hostile to you,
may your head be raised high, o king; may your head be raised high, o Samsu-iluna!
(Nannar, moon crescent god of Ur) (son Utu, Sun god)
In Babylon, the city of the divine powers (alien technologies) of Suen (Sin / Nannar),
may you let your cleverness shine like the sun!
May Marduk, the god who created you, lift your head high in the midst of lords and princes!
On the field of battle, of mêlée and conflict, may he never stray from your side!
(Marduk upon his dragon symbol, & son Nabu, wars against cousins Inanna, Ninurta, & others)
May he be your helper with weapons (alien high-tech weaponry), may he cause you to excel until distant days!
(alien Anunnaki King Anu in his winged sky-disc, father in heaven to main gods on Earth)
May An (Anu), king of the gods, make your life last until distant days!
(King Anu’s 2nd son, born of the royal “double seed” law of succession, Earth Colony Commander)
May Enlil, king of the foreign lands, who confirms your words, make your words weighty!
(Inanna upon her war lion / zodiac symbol Leo, with high-tech weaponry in hands)
May Inana, the great queen of heaven, grasp you firmly with her holy word!
May Enki deliver numerous people into your hands!
(Ashur / Ahuru-Mazda in his winged sky-disc protecting his king below)
May Asari (Ashur / Osiris, Marduk’s son), the great ruler of the abzu, who provides advice for all the foreign lands,
the lordly one of Eridug, the god who in his …… calls all the …… with a good name — may he be your great princely strength!
(Ninhursag / Namma, mother to 1/2 brother Enlil’s heir, & to many of twin Enki’s offspring)
33-39 May Namma (Ninhursag), the mother who …… the house, place water in your mouth at the …… of the Land!
(Eridu ruins, alien 1st settlement, later Enki’s patron city, tens of thousands of years old; Enki’s Eridu ziggurat / residence drawing)
May Damgalnuna (Enki’s spouse), the great lady of Eridug, when she intercedes joyfully in the good bedchamber,
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pray on your behalf for days of plenty and days …… from her husband.
May the …… deity, the protective goddess of the abzu, be your source of good omens …… for ever and ever!
O Samsu-iluna, my king!
A prayer for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna C): translation
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(gods in blue …mixed-breed demigods in teal…)
1-10 Lord, may you confirm your royal position by taking your seat on the throne, the lofty dais!
Samsu-iluna, may you confirm your royal position by taking your seat on the throne, the lofty dais!
May you strengthen the foundations of your throne by grasping the shepherd’s crook of lordship!
May you bring to perfect completion the princely divine powers (alien advanced technologies)
by inspiring awe in the holy place, the pure place!
When you …… on the holy royal dais, may you lift your head high in a lordly manner!
11-17 When you are embued with the terrifying splendor of royalty, …… shining like the sun!
When you perfectly wield the august divine powers (alien technologies), the great divine powers,
may you be cloaked as if with a mantle in the great awesomeness of royalty!
(Apkulla / pilot, Enki, father King Anu in his sky-disc, Enlil, winged eagle-headed minor god / Apkulla, Tree of Life)
When you come forth in brilliance like the shining day, may An and Enlil determine a great destiny for you!
When you appear like Nanna (Nannar / Sin, moon crescent god of Ur) over the Land,
may the great prince Enki pray on your behalf in his overflowing heart!
18-24 May your headdress sparkle over the Land like Utu!
May your scepter correctly guide the numerous people!
(Nannar, 2nd son to Enlil, father to major gods Utu & Inanna, moon crescent patron god of Ur)
May Suen (Nannar / Sin) let you control the living beings!
With your shepherd’s crook may you lead Sumer and Akkad as if you were their mother and father!
May the widespread people, the people whom you have united, pray to you as you shine like the Barge of Heaven!
May you be the god of the foreign lands that are settled together!
25-40 When you come forth like Utu, joy ……, and their gaze is fixed as if on their own parents.
When you feed them lavishly, may their lives ……!
When you generously give them drink, ……!
May the black-headed people (description of all earthlings at that time) …… cool themselves in your shade!
Your shepherdship …….
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May …… be praised!
May your royal …… be forever stable!
May you be ……!
May you be ……!
May you shine ……!
O Samsu-iluna, my king!
A prayer for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna E): translation
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(gods in blue …mixed-breed demigods in teal...)
1-12 My …… of eternal fame, head lifted high in princely worth, ……
who loves righteousness and truth, …… named with an august name,
(alien giants Enlil & equal spouse Ninlil images carved into ancient city wall, Earth Commanders)
for whom Enlil …… has determined a great destiny, and Ninlil ……!
(Enlil, sons Ninurta & Nuska, Bau with her guard dog)
The valiant Ninurta is your helper.
In the E-kur, Nuska the august minister of Enlil, the assembly leader of all lands, is your foremost palace superintendent.
Throughout your life, may you carry your neck high; in princely manner may you lift your head high!
“Prolong the days of his life for Samsu-iluna, of princely worth!”
(Anu in his winged sky-disc; alien Anunnaki King Anu)
13-29 May An, king of the gods, look upon you favorably; the great and august An (Anu), the father of the gods,
he with the splendid crown, full of great and august radiance, ……
your royal throne whose branches and sprouts …… as wide as the sky.
May he bestow upon you, during the days of your long life, the power to make decisions ……,
to direct ……, to serve as the provider of the black-headed creatures (all current earthlings) in all their multitude!
May Enlil, ……, the king of all countries, protect you …… command.
May he …… for you the city of your country.
May he make firm for you the foundation of your country.
(Nergal, Ninlil, Enlil, Enki, & unidentified giant mixed-breed)
May Ninlil, the queen of deities, joyfully …… for you, and may she look upon you with shining face;
may she who takes counsel …… with Enlil, and who cares for ……, …… her favorable word.
(warrior god Ninurta, Enlil’s eldest son)
30-46 May Ninurta, the strong warrior of Enlil, the lord of decisions,
whose august commands are as weighty as those of An and Enlil (alien kingship succession = Anu>Enlil>Ninurta),
he of lordly character, terrifying splendor and heroism, who resists the forceful,
(Ninurta with Anzu in grasp, & earthlings captured in his net / alien technologies)
the strong shepherd (?) who crushes the evil and wicked —
may he spread out in heaps for you the inhabitants of the cities which you hate, and may he deliver your enemies into your hands!
(E-kur, Enlil’s mud-brick-built ziggurat / residence in Nippur)
May Nuska, the august minister of Enlil, let you enter brick-built E-kur joyfully with your offerings,
and escort you before the shining faces of Enlil and Ninlil;
in Babylon, the city of heroes, may he make firm for you the foundation of your kingship.
The august command …… Enlil ……. ……, may …… be their king!
……, may he …… a place for you!
……, like the light born monthly in the pure sky.
……, and may you too grow throughout your life like a fresh fruit,
o Samsu-iluna, my king!
A prayer for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna G): translation
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(gods in blue …mixed-breed demigods in teal…)
(Enki; grandson Ashur with his sky-disc)
1-6 He greeted Enki, Asalim (Ashur / Osiris) and the son of Eridug
(An Akkadian gloss has: Ea (Enki), Marduk (Enki’s eldest son) and Asalluha (Ashur, Marduk’s eldest son),
the great gods, while sitting majestically on the golden throne of kingship with head high in heroic strength in its midst
(An Akkadian gloss has: on your golden throne of kingship, whose head is raised high in the strength of your heroism,
may you sit majestically, Samsu-iluna, double king),
(Ur with Nannar’s ziggurat / residence; Larsa, Nannar’s patron cities)
the king of Urim (Ur) and king of Larsa, the king of Sumer and Akkad.