SEE SITCHIN’S EARTH CHRONICLES, ETC.:

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(gods in blue)

 

ANZU VRS. NINURTA (later version)

As Enlil is taking his daily swim in the pool, Anzu steals the Tablets of Destinies.

        “At the entrance of the sanctuary,which he had been viewing,

        Zu awaits the start of the day.

        As Enlil was washing with pure water—

        his crown having been removed and deposited on the throne—

        Zu seized the Tablets of Destinies in his hands, took away the Enlilship.

        Suspended were the Divine Formulas;

        Stillness spread all over; silence prevailed….

        The Sanctuary’s brilliance was taken off.

        Father Enlil was speechless….”

Anu asked,

        “Which of the gods will smiteZu?

        His name shall be greatest of all!…”

To oppose Zu while he held the powers of Enlil was

        “he who opposes him becomes like clay…”

Ninhursag, mother of Enlil’s rightfull heir, Ninurta, calls upon her son to gain back the Tablets of Destinies and the Enlilship much needed for the royal rulership in Heaven and on Earth.

       “Launch thy offensive…capture the fugitive Zu….

        Let thy terrifying offensive rage against him….

        Slit his throat! Vanquish Zu!

        Let thy seven ill Winds go against him….

        Cause the entire Whirlwind to attack him….

        Let thy Radiance go against him….

        Let thy Winds carry his Wings to a secret place….

        Let sovereignty return to Ekur;

        Let the Divine Formulas return to the father who begot thee…”

 

Ninurta used “arrows” against Zu, but

        “the arrows could not approach Zu’s body…

        while he bore the Tablets of Destinies of the gods in his hand…”

       “Weapons were stopped in the midst…”

Ea / Enki advised Ninurta to use the “til-lum” on the weapons and aim at the”pinions” of Zu’s “wings”. Screaming “Wing to wing”, Ninurta did as Ea / Enki instructed and shot down Zu’s flying apparatus and successfully restored the Enlilship back to his father Enlil. Til in Hebrew means “missile”.

The action begins as the Igigi,“being gathered from all parts,” decided to appeal to Enlil.Their complaint was

        “until that time for the Igigi a break-taking place had not been built…”

To voice their complaint they selected Zu to be their spokesman, sending him to Enlil’s center in Nippur.

Enlil:

        “the father of the gods, in the Dur-An-Ki, saw him,

        and thought of what they (the Igigi) said…”

 

       “As “in his mind he pondered the request,

        he studied the heavenly Zu closely…”

Ea spoke up…Igigi could be postponed if Zu were delayed at Enlil’s headquarters.

       “’Your service let him enter” Ea said to Enlil;

        ‘in the sanctuary, to the innermost seat, let him be the one to block the way.’…”

       “To the words that Ea spoke to him the god (Enlil) consented.

        At the sanctuary Zu took up his position…

        At the entrance to the chamber

        Enlil had assigned him.”

Zu

        “constantly views Enlil, the father of the gods,

        the god of the Bond-Heaven-Earth…

        his celestial Tablet of Destinies Zu constantly views…”

And soon a scheme took shape:

        “The removal of the Enlilship he conceives in his heart…”

       “I will take the celestial Tablet of Destinies;

       The decrees of the gods I will govern;

        I will establish my throne, be master of the Heavenly Decrees;

        The Igigi in their space I will command!”…

       “His heart having thus plotted aggression…”

Zu saw his chance one day as Enlil went to take a cooling swim.

        “He seized the Tablet of Destinies in his hand…”

and in his Bird

        “took off and flew to safety in the HUR-SAG-MU…”

(“mountain of the skychambers”) No soner had this happened than everything came to a standstill:

        “Suspended were the Divine Formulas

        The lighted brightness petered out;

        Silence prevailed.

        In space, the Igigi were confounded;

        The sanctuary’s brilliance was taken off…”

At first “father Enlil was speechless.”

As the communications were restored:

        “the gods on Earth gathered one by one at the news…”

Several of the younger gods known for their valor were approached. But none dare track Zu…for he was now as powerful as Enlil, having also stolen the “Brilliance” of Enlil;

        “and he who opposes him shall become as clay…

        at his brilliance the gods waste away…”

When the gods looked for a volunteer to fight Zu, they promised the vanquisher of Zu:

        “Thy name shall be the greatest in the Assembly of the Great Gods;

        Among the gods, thy brothers, thy shall have no equal;

        Glorified before the gods and potent shall be thy name!…”

It was then that Ninurta, Enlil’s legal heir, stepped forth to undertake the task. Ninhursag... advised him to attack Zu…she lent Ninurta her own:

        “seven whirlwinds that stir up the dust…”

Ninurta…attatched the wirlwinds that stir up the dust, and set out against Zu;

        “to launch a terrifying war, a fierce battle:…”

        “Zu and Ninurta met at the mountainside.

        When Zu perceived him, he broke out in rage.

        With his Brilliance, he made the mountainside bright as daylight;

        He let loose rays in a rage…”

Zu shouted to Ninurta:

        “I have carried off all Authority, the decrees of the gods I (now) direct!

        Who are thou to come fight with me?

        Explain thy self!”…

But Ninurta continued to “advance aggressively” against Zu. Zu “cut off his Brilliance” and“the face of the mountain was covered with darkness.”

From the“breast”of his vehicle, he let loose a Lightning at Zu,

        “but the shot could not approach Zu; it turned back…”

With the powers Zu had obtained, no lightning bolt could “approach his body”.

So,

        “the battle was stilled, the conflict ceased;

        the weapons were stopped in the midst of the mountain;

        they vanquished not Zu…”

       “Ishkur, the prince, took the report;

       the news of the battle he reported to Enlil…”

Enlil instructed Ishkur to go back and tell Ninurta:

        “In the battle do not tire; prove thy strength!…”

Ninurta in his “Whirlwind Bird,” should come as close as possible to the Bird of Zu, until they are “wing to wing”. ” Then he should aim the missile at the “pinions” of Zu’s Whirlbird, and

       “let the missile fly like a lightning;

        when the Fiery Brilliance will engulf the pinions

        his wings will vibrate like butterflies; then will Zu be vanquished…”

The final battle scenes are missing from all the tablets, but we know that more than one “Whirlwind” participated in the combat.

Ninurta arrayed “seven whirlwinds which stir up the dust”, armed his chariots with the “Ill Winds” weapons and attacked Zu as suggested by his father.

        “The earth shook…the…became dark,

        the skies became black…

        the pinions of Zu were overcome…”

Zu was captured and brought back before Enlil in Nippur:

        “Lordship again entered the Ekur the Divine Formulas were returned…”

The captured Zu was put on trial before a court-martial…he was found guilty and sentenced to death; Ninurta, his vanquisher, “cut his throat”.