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Nisaba’s (House in Uruk) – Temple Hymn

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(gods in bluemixed-breed demigods in teal…)

O house of stars, bright E-zagin (Lapis lazuli house),

reaching into all lands, establishing …… in the shrine, Ereš (Uruk)!

The primeval lords raise their heads to you every month.

…… the potash plant, great Nanibgal,

 (Nisaba, Enlil’s mother-in-law)

Nisaba, has brought divine powers from heaven and added to your divine powers (alien technologies).

Sanctuary established for ……!

To the true woman who possesses exceeding wisdom,

soothing …… and opening the mouth, always consulting a tablet of lapis lazuli,

giving advice to all lands, the true woman, the holy potash plant, born of the stylus reed,

applies the measure to heaven and places the measuring-rope on the earth –

to Nisaba (Enlil’s mother-in-law) be praise!

2m - Enheduanna, Sargon's daughter, 1st author(Enheduanna, Nannar’s high-priestess in Ur, Sargon’s daughter)

The compiler (& author of a few) of the tablets was En-edu-ana.

My king, something has been created that no one has created before.

2e - Nisaba, unknowns, spouse Haia  (Nisaba-grain goddess, 2 unidentified gods, spouse Haia-barley god, & daughter Ninlil; Nisaba & Haia brought down & established grains upon the Earth)

14 lines: the house of Nisaba in Ereš (Uruk).

approx. 14 lines missing.

Haia Quotes From Texts

Haia = Ninlil‘s father, spouse to Nisaba, Enlil‘s father-in-law

god of stores

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(gods in bluemixed-breed demigods in teal…)

       

        “Haia, I will declare your greatness perpetually!       

         Who among the gods is fitted like you for the holy divine powers?

         Your beloved spouse is the maiden Nisaba, the great queen of queens.

         Ninlil (Enlil‘s spouse), who was born of her holy womb,…”

 

        “My name is Ninlil, a newcomer to your domains.

         I am the daughter of Haia, Lord of the Stores

         and Numbarshegunu, the Goddess of Barley….”

 

        “Haia, who holds the great tablets, who enriches wisdom with wisdom!

         Accountant of Hal-an-kug,

         having the final overview of the arts of Nisaba’s house of wisdom…

         seal-holder of Father Enlil!

         He who brings forth the holy objects from the treasure-house of E-kur…”

 

         “Haia, who wears the ceremonial robe during pure lustrations of the engur!

Indagara, administrator who performs the opening of the mouth

for the gods in the heavens and in the underworld,

          and who is versed in the meaning of obscure tablets;

         craftsman of the great gods!…”

 

        “Enlil, Lord Air, comes often to the canal and the riverbank

         to kiss the fertile lands with the power of his breath that makes everything grow.

         Indeed, Enlil could be the best choice for you, dearest,

         but he should ask your hand first to me and your (Ninlil‘s) father Haia.

 

          “I am called Ninlil, a Maiden of the Holy House of An, daughter of Haia,

         God of the Stores and of the Barley Goddess Numbarshegunu…

 

         Haia, linen-clad priest of E-unir, who stocks the holy animal-fattening pens;

         learned scholar of the shrine E-kic-nujal, whose august name is great, whose mind is discerning;

         who dwells in the great dining-hall alongside the maiden Ningal (Nannar‘s spouse)!

         Fair of features, beloved spouse of Nun-bar-ce-gunu

         and augustly renowned father-in-law of father Enlil the Great Mountain;

         junior administrator, possessor of wisdom, acknowledged in heaven and earth,

         who receives the tribute for the gods,…”

 

         Ur- Ninmarki, the scribe and scholar:

         ……, his personal gods were Haya (Nisaba’s spouse)

         and Nisaba, he acted for X + 20 years…”

 

A Hymn to Haia for Rim-Sin (Rim-Sin B): translation

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(gods in bluemixed-breed demigods in teal…)

1-8 Lord, perfect in august wisdom and recognized for his mighty counsel,

Haia, who holds the great tablets, who enriches wisdom with wisdom!

Accountant of Hal-an-kug, having the final overview of the arts of Nisaba‘s house of wisdom;

palace archivist of heaven and earth, who keeps count of every single assignment,

who holds a holy reed-stylus and covers the great tablets of destiny with writing!

2b - Enlil, spouse Haia, Nisaba, & Ninlil

  (Enlil with plow, father-in-law Haia-barley god, mother-in-law Nisaba-goddess of grains, spouse Ninlil, & unidentified)

Wise one, who prompts holy An (Anu) with words

and attention at the appropriate times; seal-holder of Father Enlil!

3a - nippur ziggurat, Enlil's home on Earth 2e - Enlil's home in Nippur (E-kur, Enlil‘s temple residence in Nippur)

He who brings forth the holy objects from the treasure-house of E-kur; ornament of the abzu shrine,

wearing his hair loose for lord Nudimmud (Enki)!

9-20 Haia, linen-clad priest of E-unir, who stocks the holy animal-fattening pens;

learned scholar of the shrine E-kic-nujal, whose august name is great,

whose mind is discerning; who dwells in the great dining-hall

alongside the maiden Ningal (Nannar‘s spouse)!

2c - Nisaba & Haia, Enlil's in-laws

                       (Haia                 Enlil                  unidentified                  Nisaba)

Fair of features, beloved spouse of Nun-bar-ce-gunu (Nisaba)

         and augustly renowned father-in-law of father Enlil the Great Mountain;

junior administrator, possessor of wisdom, acknowledged in heaven and earth,

who receives the tribute for the gods, the abundance of mountains and seas!

Interpreter of the obscurity of Enlil‘s (?) words, skillful one

who steers the august princely divine powers, with …… girt at his side!

Formed (?) with a broad heart, holding in his hands the holy divine plans of the temple of Eridug (Eridu),

3 - Inanna, unknowns, & Nisaba

 (Inanna semi-divine king Ninlil      Haia                    Nisaba)

Haia, who wears the ceremonial robe during pure lustrations of the engur!

Indagara (unidentified), administrator who performs the opening of the mouth

for the gods in the heavens and in the underworld,

and who is versed in the meaning of obscure tablets; craftsman of the great gods!

21-28 He who fixes the standards on their pegs,

planner (?) who artfully excavates (?) the soil of the Land, who decorates the floor

and makes the dining-hall attractive for Ancar (Anu) and the Great Mountain (Enlil)!

Tall and with head high, he whose utterances from the abzu shrine are favorable,

who carefully holds the pure white loaves of the house of the gods!

Kugsud (unidentified) and Indagara (unidentified),

without whom heaven would not be pure nor earth bright,

continual providers of the great meals of An and Enlil in their grand dining-hall!

He who gazes upon the holy precinct, upon lord Nudimmud (Enki);

he who holds the holy bronze vessels, who makes hearts rejoice and soothes spirits!

29-38 My king, I shall praise your eminence in song!

Haia, I will declare your greatness perpetually!

Who among the gods is fitted like you for the holy divine powers (alien technologies)?

Your beloved spouse is the maiden Nisaba, the great queen of queens.

2e - Nisaba, unknowns, spouse Haia
              (Nisaba                       unidentified gods    spouse Haia  daughter Ninlil)

Ninlil (Enlil‘s spouse), who was born of her holy womb, the august wife of Nunamnir (Enlil),

sits with her on the dais of E-kur with head raised high,

uniquely entitled to behave as queen of the gods, the peerless goddess.

In the abzu shrine, Enki has bestowed his incantations of life on you,

great breed-bull, who are recognized for your right understanding, who constantly care for the gods,

Haia, you who operate effectively the assigning of divine powers (alien technologies),

who mark out the cult places.

39-42 You appoint the high priest for the jipar and install him there as its caretaker.

You make the shepherd of the Land hold in his hands the august scepter until distant days.

Haia, you are the god of the Land who gives ear to the prayers of all the people.

You make the king hold the widespread people in his hands for the great gods.

3c - Enki in the Abzu 2aa - Enki, found in Sin's temple at Khorsabad 2a - Enki keeper of the MUs-knowledge disks (alien god Enki in the Abzu)

43-48 When father Enki comes forth from the abzu, he assigns (?) its greatness to you, Haia.

You cause the people who are in its midst to lift their necks towards heaven;

you make its population pass their days in rejoicing.

You keep all its people forever contented.

You establish festivals in the houses of the great gods; you spread splendor.

49-58 Leader, leader (?) of the gods, complete the great fates of the people.

Look favorably upon the king with your gracious gaze that is full of life.

Duly grant a joyous reign of long days to prince Rim-Sîn,

marking its years on the tablet of life, forever unalterable.

6f - Ninsun, King Sinishmeanni, & Nannar-Sin  (Ninsun, her semi-divine son-king, & Nannar, god of Ur)

May An and Enlil love the shepherd Rim-Sîn in the office of high-priest.

The singers will make your praise resound sweetly in their mouths;

Haia, the singers will make your praise resound sweetly in their mouths.

Lord of heaven and earth, king of the abzu, its praise is august.

Father Enki, king of the abzu, your praise is sweet.

58 Its uru.

59 Haia, god of the Land, who loves the words “Give me life!”,

extend your broad arms round prince (semi-divine giant king) Rim-Sîn.

60 Its jicgijal.

Minor Gods Related To Enlil Quotes From Texts

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(gods in bluemixed-breed demigods in teal…)

 

He (Gilgamesh) .….. the audience-gifts for Enki, Ninki (Enki’s spouse),

Enmul, Ninmul, Endulkuga, Nindulkuga, Enindacurima, Nindacurima,

Enmu-utula, Enmencara, the maternal and paternal ancestors of Enlil;

for Cul-pa-ed (Ninurta),the lord of the table,

for Sumugan (god of the steppe) and Ninhursaja (Ninhursag),

for the Anuna (Anunnaki) gods of the Holy Mound, …”

 

Ninlil Quotes From Texts

Ninlil = Enlil’s spouse, Ningikuga’s / Nisaba’s & Enki’s daughter, sister to Ningal

        

Ningal Speaking in the 1st Person:

‘Indeed, Enlil could be the best choice for you, dearest,

but he should ask your hand first to me and your father Haia’(Ninlil’s father).

         ‘Mother, if he is so special, tell me more about young Enlil‘ …”

 

         “So she had bumped into Lord Enlil himself.

As befitting to her and his station, she bowed graciously and introduced herself.

‘I lend you graces, my Lord.

My name is Ninlil, a newcomer to your domains.

          I am the daughter of Haia, Lord of the Stores and Numbarshegunu, the Goddess of Barley…”

 

         “Would she know how to please him?

She had never kissed anyone in the mouth, she had never touched a man’s body in a sexual act.

Caution and shyness won over curiosity and desire.

‘You are too great for me, my lord. I am too young. I have never known a man.

My vagina is too narrow, my mouth still untutored. Choose another one!’

          She said these words and fled to the welcoming waters of the canal which led to the river…”

 

         “‘Never before was a daughter of An (Anu),

a Maiden of the Holy House so ill-treated by one of the Anunnaki.

The waters of Mother Nammu (Enki’s mother), the Source of Life, were defiled by one of her own.

         May you stand trial, Enlil, for what you did to me.’…”

 

         “I am called Ninlil, a Maiden of the Holy House of An, daughter of Haia,

God of the Stores and of the Barley Goddess Numbarshegunu.

I came alone and of my own free will to the Land of No Return

to intercede for the life of my lord, Enlil, the Air god,

         who was sent to the Underworld because of a grave offense he did to myself…”

 

Ningal:

        “Young Ningal lived out in the marshlands close to the ancient settlement of Eridu,

        the beloved daughter of Ningikuga, the Goddess of Reeds, and Enki, the God of Magic, Crafts and Wisdom.

        Slim, black-haired Ningal of eyes darker than a moonless night was quiet only in appearance, …”

 

       Ninlil, righteous woman of Enlil, you dwell in the Ki-ur…”

 

           “‘I knew this day would come!’

Numbarshegunu (Nisaba) exclaimed overjoyed, hugging Ninlil affectionately.

‘May you be proud of your womanhood, may bring happiness as much as you receive,

may your body know and give pleasure in all worlds you dare to fare!

May you conceive of your womb, may you create of your own hands, mind, heart and soul!

Now, we should search for a worthy partner for you,…”


         “Ninlil struggled in vain. He was much stronger.

Soon his mouth was in hers, his hands everywhere along her body, tearing her morning dress.

Then his member entered her vagina, breaking the sensitive skin that kept her maidenhood intact.

Ninlil released a shout of pain.

Then Enlil was inside her and moving to a rhythm of clouds pushed by early morning winds.

She twisted her thighs trying to escape,

but the discomfort gave way to an overwhelming sensation

that obliterated any rational thought as Enlil’s seed was spilled into her.

         The feeling was so intense that Enlil stopped moving, stunned, to look into her face…”

 

         “Ereshkigal, saw Enlil’s wrongdoing and heard the lament of the Maiden:

the Lady of the Great Below heeded the Maiden’s words.

She knew a door had been opened for Justice,

Growth and Regeneration in the Underworld

if only Enlil submitted to the Laws of the Land of No Return.

In Nippur, Ki, Mother Earth, also known as Urash, Ninmah, and Ninhursag

felt strongly that Enlil should suffer the hardest of all punishments for his conduct.

Never before had the Anunnaki taken to trial one of their own.

Shocked and circumspect, they gathered, and were forty-nine,

not the usual fifty in number, because Enlil was counted out for the first time.

In the lower platform sat 46 judges, in the higher was An, who presided all judgments,

sided by Ki (Antu is his mother, not Ninhursag) on his right and Enki on his left.

Father, Mother and Brother to Enlil they were,

but also the Guardians of the Attributes of Civilization, Law and Order.

The fourth high seat was empty.

It belonged to Enlil, the defendant.

Red-eyed Ninlil, sided by the healer goddess Gula

(Bau, Enlil’s sister and his daughter-in-law), sat quiet and dignified on the right.

         On the left and opposite to her was Enlil, whose discomfort was evident for all to see…”

 

         ‘Yes, Ninlil, he is gone.

We hope it is for the time being, until he learns a deep lesson,

until he pays the price for what he did to you and all Creation’,

Enki answered softly, bowing to her.

Enlil has just crossed the threshold to the Underworld.’

Ninlil kept silence for a little while, as if gathering all her strength to do what she should.

‘I’ll follow my lord to the bowels of the earth’, she said out loud.

‘And beyond if need be”, she thought to herself.

As these words came out, she too vanished from the assembly.

Surprised, but not afraid anymore, Ninlil saw herself at the very city gate

she had crossed twice this very morning.

A tunnel entrance lied a few yards away.

In she went through the brick-built walls downwards for a long time.

Down, always downwards, deeper and deeper below Ninlil went.

When she was about to ask whether she had done right

to follow the sudden impulse of her heart’s desire, she discovered a massive wooden door. A gate!

But when she stretched her hand to pull the heavy iron handle up, a hand prevented her to do so.

A tall, imposing figure, eyes light of color as the first breeze of the day met hers

‘Go back, my lady. The door to the Underworld is closed to you’.

         So Ninlil had found the gate to the Depths Below and the doorkeeper…”

 

         “You married Ninlil (Enlil’s spouse) , the holy consort, … lady of your choice….

         who shares the holy throne, the pure throne with you,..”

 

           “They brought him before God Enlil and Goddess Ninlil

         Enlil brought forth from the sea his palace servant

         And Ninlil brought forth from…. her….

        When Enlil and Ninlil…..”

 

Ezina Quotes From Texts

Ezina = sometimes Ninlil

                             = sometimes Ninlil’s daughter

goddess of fertility and childbirth, spouse of Ellil / Enlil

 

Ezina As Ninlil:

        “Nanibgal, the mother-in-law of Enlil,

          the woman who had been slandered, was treated kindly by Nuska (?)

          (1 ms. has instead: …… the mother-in-law of Enlil, the woman …… Ezina ……) —

         but the lady disregarded the flatterer, and spoke to her daughter:…”

 

         ( Enlil speaks:) ‘From now on, a woman shall be the ……;

         a woman shall be the mistress of the house.

         May my favorite wife (Ninlil), who was born by holy Nisaba, be Ezina, the grain, the life of the Land.

         When she appears in the furrows like a beautiful young girl,’ …”

 

Ezina As Ninlil’s Daughter:

         “It was then that the cupbearer of Ezina’s wine-house,

         Sargon, lay down not to sleep, but lay down to dream.

         In the dream, holy Inana drowned Ur-Zababa in a river of blood…”

 

         “He made grain abundant in the furrows.

         He made Ezina appear radiant as a beautiful maiden.

         The harvest, the great festival of Enlil, rose heavenward…”

 

          may Enlil my lord and Ninlil my lady curse that man!

         May Enki, Ickur (Ishkur / Adad), Ezina, Cakkan (animal deity), the lords of abundance, ……”

 

         “The grain became thick in the furrows.

         Ezina came forth in splendor like a beautiful maiden…”

 

         “may you be Ezina, who beautifies ……, may you be a nursing mother of the womb,…”

 

         May your grain be returned to its furrow, may it be grain cursed by Ezinu!…”

 

Ninmul Quote From Text

Ninmul = Ninlil, Enlil’s spouse, daughter of Nisaba

 

He (Gilgamesh) …… the audience-gifts for Enki, Ninki, Enmul, Ninmul,

Endulkuga, Nindulkuga, Enindacurima, Nindacurima, Enmu-utula, Enmencara,

the maternal and paternal ancestors of Enlil;

for Cul-pa-ed, the lord of the table, for Sumugan and Ninhursaja (Ninhursag),

for the Anuna (Anunnaki) gods of the Holy Mound,…”

 

         “the Enki and Ninki deities; Enmul and Ninmul…”

        

         “A violent storm blew over Umma, brickwork in the midst of the highlands.

         Cara (Shara, Inanna’s son) took an unfamiliar path away from the E-mah,

         his beloved dwelling.

         Ninmul cried bitter tears over her destroyed city.

“Oh my city, whose charms can no longer satisfy me,” she cried bitterly…”

 

Sud Quotes From Texts

Sud = Ninlil, Enlil’s spouse

mother of Nannar & Adad

 

          Curupppag (Shuruppak), was given to Sud…”

 

         from now on, Sud …… Ninlil …….”

 

         Proud woman, surpassing the mountains!

         You who always fulfill your desires — from now on, Sud,

         Enlil is the king and Ninlil is the queen.

         The goddess without name has a famous name now, ……”

 

         “( Nuska speaks:) ‘…… Sud …….

         What you have told me’ …….”

 

        “Tell Enlil, the Great Mountain: ‘Do as you wish!’

         Let his sister come from her side,and she shall accompany Sud from here.

         Aruru (Ninhursag) shall become Sud’s sister-in-law: let her be shown the household…”

 

Lady Air Quotes From Texts

Lady Air = Ninlil, spouse to Lord Air Enlil

 

         “I’ll share my power with you, Lady Air,…”

 

           “So lay with me, Lady Air (Ninlil),

          and share with me all the passion that you have locked inside…”

 

          “Lay with me, lady Air, and share a night of passion by the cataract.

          I need your care to guide me through this lonely night’.

          ‘Will you carry me afterwards, as you did… to Enlil?’

         ‘Yes’. Ninlil reached out for the Guardian of the Devouring River and kissed him in the mouth…”

 

Beltis Quotes From Texts

Beltis = Inanna sometimes

= Ninlil sometimes

 

Beltis As Ninlil:

         “Beltis (Ninlil), the wife of Bel (Enlil), mother of the (great) gods;…”

 

         “to gratify (?) the temple of Beltis (Ninlil)

         the great wife, the favorite of Asur (Osiris / Orien) my lord,

         Anu, Rimmon (Adad) (and) Ishtar (Inanna) Of Assur,

         as well as the palaces of my city Assur…”

 

Beltis As Inanna:

         “In those days the pavement of the house of Ishtar, my lady,

         with squared stone well-hewn its fabric I made great for ever.

         Beltis (Ishtar / Inanna), may this pavement be accepted before thee!…”

 

         “Beltis (Inanna), lady of the lands, who dwells in E-barbar..”

 

         “E-barbar, the house of Ishtar (Inanna) of Nineveh…”

 

         “a temple to Ninip my Lord I therein founded;

         when an image of Ninip (Ninurta) himself which had not been made before,

         in the reverence of my heart for his great mighty god-ship,

         of mountain stone and brilliant gold I caused to make in its completeness;…

         an altar to Ninip my Lord I therein consecrated:

        a temple for Beltis (Inanna), Sin (Nannar), and Gulanu (Bau / Gula),

        Hea-Manna (Enki?) and Yav (Adad) great ruler of heaven and earth I founded…”

 

Enbilulu Quotes From Texts

Enbilulu = Enlil’s & Ninlil’s son

river warden

 

          Enlil, as Silulim had her lie down in the latter’s chamber,

         made love with her, kissed her; and at his lovemaking, at his first kiss,

         he poured into the womb for her the sperm, germ of Enbilulu, the river warden!…”

 

         he poured into her womb the seed of Enbilulu, the inspector of canals…”

 

         “The lord who decrees the fate, Enki the king of the Abzu,

         Enbilulu, the inspector of canals, [Enki] placed in charge of them…”

 

 Ennugi Quotes From Texts

Ennugi = Enlil’s son, sheriff of the Anunnaki

 

         “I’ll call this seed of yours Ennugi, Lord of the Sexual Parts’,

         said Ninlil when intercourse was over.

         She kissed the ferryman in the mouth…”

 

         “Their counselor was hero-Enlil

         And their sheriff was Ennugi…”

 

         “and your sheriff [Ennugi]…

          Ninurta, and your bailiff Ennugi have sent me to say:…”

 

         “Nuska…You issue orders for Ennugi (Enlil’s son, sheriff of the Anunnaki). …”

 

Ninmada Quotes From Texts

Ninmada = Enlil’s son, Ninazu’s brother

 

        “Then Ninazu (son of Enlil sometimes, son of Ereshkigal sometimes)……,

         and said to his brother Ninmada:…”

 

         “Let us fetch the barley down from its mountain,

         let us introduce the innuha barley into Sumer.

         Let us make barley known in Sumer, which knows no barley….”

 

         “Ninmada, the worshipper of An (Anu), replied to him:

‘Since our father has not given the command,

since Enlil has not given the command,

how can we go there to the mountain?

         How can we bring down the barley from its mountain?’…”

 

        “Let Ninmah (Ninhursag) act as your assistant;

         and let Ninimma, Cu-zi-ana, Ninmada, Ninbarag, Ninmug, ……

         and Ninguna stand by as you give birth…”

 

Ninsutu Quotes From Texts

Ninsutu / Ningiriudu / Ningirida = Enki’s & Ninhursag’s daughter via Uttu

Ninazu’s spouse, Enlil’s daughter-in-law, Ningishzidda’s mother(?)

 

As Ningirida:

        “Ninjiczida (Ningishzidda), who brings together giant snakes and dragons!

         Great wild bull who, in the murderous battle, is a flood that ……!

         Beloved by his mother,

         he to whom Ningirida gave birth from her luxurious body,

         who drank the good milk at her holy breast,

         who sucked in lion’s spittle, who grew up in the abzu!…”

 

         “Praise be to Enki. Ninjiczida, son of Ninazu (?, son to Enki)!…”

 

         “Lady Ningirida, say to you: ‘Your house, your city!’

         as she steps before you in prayer, god of the Land, my lord Ninazu!…”

 

         “Enegir lay ahead of the offerings, Urim lay behind them.

She brought out of the house what should not come out of the house,

what should not come out of the house —

Ningirida (Ninazu’s spouse) brought out of the house

what should not come out of the house:

‘Welcome, welcome, welcome o boat!

O boat of Suen, welcome, welcome o boat!’

She laid out flour before the barge and spread bran.

At her feet stood a covered bronze gakkul vat. (1 ms. adds 1 line:

With her fingers she pulled out the boxwood bung (?) for him (declaring):)

‘I shall rub precious oil on this peg.

May ghee, syrup and wine be abundant in your midst,

may the suhur carp and the ectub carp rejoice at the prow of your boat!’

         But the boat did not give her its cargo: ‘I am going to Nibru!’…”

 

Ningirida As Ningiriudu:

         (Ninhursag speaking) “’My brother, what part of you hurts you?’

(Enki speaking) ‘My nose (giri) hurts me.’

         She gave birth to Ningiriudu out of it…”

 

         “Ningiriudu shall marry Ninazu,…”

 

Ningirida As Ninsutu:

           “Let Ninsutu marry Ninazu;…”

 

         “’Where else do you hurt, dearest (Enki)?’

         ‘My tooth hurts me.’

         ‘To the goddess Ninsutu

         I (Ninhursag) have given birth for you to set your tooth free’…”

 

Ezina-Kusu Quotes From Texts

Ezina-Kusu = sometimes Enlil & Ninlil’s daughter

= sometimes Nisaba

sometimes Enlil’s daughter, sometimes Enlil’s mother-in-law Nisaba, Ninlil’s mother, grain goddess

 

Ezina-Kusu As Enlil’s daughter:

         “I am EzinaKusu (Grain) ; I am Enlil’s daughter…”

         A plant sweeter than a husband, a plant sweeter than a child:

        may Ezina-Kusu (a goddess of grain) dwell in your house….”

 

Ezina-Kusu As Nisaba:

          ...Nisaba…amid her awe-inspiring splendor, still she weeps.

          Amid her awe-inspiring splendor, still Mother Ezina-Kusu weeps.

          Fate and fortune! Amid her awe-inspiring splendor, still she weeps.

        A cir-namcub of Nisaba…”

 

         “may Ezina-Kusu (the goddess of grain) be your aid.

         May you have an eloquent protective goddess…”

 

       Kusu Quotes From Texts

Kusu = Enlil’s daughter, Gibil’s spouse

 

        “Kusu establishes the lustration rituals created in their specific house —

         the oven for oxen, sheep and bread beside the interior of the bathing chamber (?),

         those sacred lustration rituals beside the shrine!

         Kusu purifies the oil for the house.

         It is placed in readiness and the limbs are …….

         To ensure the sacred lustration rituals are not neglected,..”

 

         “In their …… Kusu has consecrated the ……, she has purified the oven.

         ……, she has filled the …… purified …….

        Kusu has then put numerous bulls and numerous sheep into the great oven.

        Kusu has then put numerous bulls and numerous loaves into the great oven…”

 

         “From Eridug (?) praise to lady Kusu, the princess of the holy abzu, …….”

 

         “O Nun-bar-ana (Gibil?, spouse to Kusu), angry avenger (?) ……,

         bringing forth the great torch from the abzu,

         lifting his head with the noble divine powers!…”

 

         “So that you should place sacred hands upon your offering table

         in the banqueting hall, the great place, your steward Kusu

         she who purifies hands and cleanses hands — consecrates the hands…”

 

Suziana Quotes From Text

Suziana /Cuziana = Enlil’s junior wife, under Ninlil

possibly one of Ninhursag’s nurses

 

        “Šu-zi-ana, the junior wife of father Enlil, has erected a house in your precinct,

         O Du-saĝ-dili, and taken her seat upon your dais.

         the house of Šu-zi-ana in Ĝa-gi-ma…”

 

         “Let Ninmah (Ninhursag) act as your assistant;

         and let Ninimma, Cu-zi-ana, Ninmada, Ninbarag, Ninmug,……

         and Ninguna stand by as you give birth…”

 

Haia Quotes From Texts

Haia = Ninlil’s father, spouse to Nisaba, Enlil’s father-in-law

god of the stores

 

         “Haia, I will declare your greatness perpetually!

         Who among the gods is fitted like you for the holy divine powers?

         Your beloved spouse is the maiden Nisaba, the great queen of queens.

         Ninlil (Enlil’s spouse), who was born of her holy womb,…”

 

         “My name is Ninlil, a newcomer to your domains.

         I am the daughter of Haia, Lord of the Stores

         and Numbarshegunu, the Goddess of Barley….”

 

        “Haia, who holds the great tablets, who enriches wisdom with wisdom!

         Accountant of Hal-an-kug,

         having the final overview of the arts of Nisaba’s house of wisdom…

         seal-holder of Father Enlil!

         He who brings forth the holy objects from the treasure-house of E-kur…”

 

         “Haia, who wears the ceremonial robe during pure lustrations of the engur!

Indagara, administrator who performs the opening of the mouth

for the gods in the heavens and in the underworld,

         and who is versed in the meaning of obscure tablets;

         craftsman of the great gods!…”

 

        “Enlil, Lord Air, comes often to the canal and the riverbank

         to kiss the fertile lands with the power of his breath that makes everything grow.

         Indeed, Enlil could be the best choice for you, dearest,

         but he should ask your hand first to me and your (Ninlil’s) father Haia.

 

         “I am called Ninlil, a Maiden of the Holy House of An, daughter of Haia,

         God of the Stores and of the Barley Goddess Numbarshegunu…

 

         Haia, linen-clad priest of E-unir, who stocks the holy animal-fattening pens;

         learned scholar of the shrine E-kic-nujal,

         whose august name is great, whose mind is discerning;

         who dwells in the great dining-hall alongside the maiden Ningal (Nannar’s spouse)!

         Fair of features, beloved spouse of Nun-bar-ce-gunu

         and augustly renowned father-in-law of father Enlil the Great Mountain;

         junior administrator, possessor of wisdom, acknowledged in heaven and earth,

         who receives the tribute for the gods,…”

 

         Ur- Ninmarki, the scribe and scholar:

          ……, his personal gods were Haya (Nisaba’s spouse)

         and Nisaba, he acted for X + 20 years…”

 

  Enmecera Quote From Text

En-me-cara = Enlil’s uncle

 

        (Namzidtara speaking to Enlil):

         “’When your uncle En-me-cara was a captive,

        after taking for himself the rank of Enlil, he said:

        ‘Now I shall know the fates, like a lord.’…”

Excerpt of a Royal Praise Poem (?): translation

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3n - Nippur excavations (Enlil‘s house way above Nippur city ruins)

1-5 Nibru, the city where the divine powers (alien technologies) are presented (?) to the gods …….

2d - Enlil in Nippur (statue of Enlil on his throne in Nippur, giant alien Command Central)

Nunamnir (Enlil), the Great Mountain, the lord who embraces heaven and earth …….

My king, the shepherd of the black-headed people already in the womb …….

Adviser, who …… the divine powers of a supreme deity and the shepherd’s crook …….

Enlil, your orders …… by the king.

A Hymn to the Sky-God Enlil ca. 2000 B.C.

From Hymn to Enlil, the All-Beneficent.

As reproduced in The Ancient Near East. Supplementary Texts and Pictures Relating to the Old Testament, trans. S. N. Kramer, ed. James B. Pritchard (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1969), 573-574.

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Enlil whose command is far-reaching, lofty his word (and) holy,

Whose pronouncement is unchangeable, who decrees destinies unto the distant future,

Whose lifted eye scans the land,

Whose lifted beam searches the heart of all the land–

 (Enlil, Earth Colony Commander, son & heir to alien Anunnaki King Anu of planet Nibiru)

When Father Enlil seats himself broadly on the holy dais, on the lofty dais,

When Numamnir (Enlil) carries out to supreme perfection lordship and kingship,

The earth-gods bow down willingly before him,

The Anunna (Anunnaki) humble themselves before him,

Stand by faithfully in accordance with (their) instructions.

The great (and) mighty lord, supreme in heaven (and) earth,

          the all-knowing one who understands the judgment,

          Has set up (his) seat in Duranki–the wise one,

Made preeminent in princeship the kiur, the “great place,”

3a - Enlil's Ekur-House in Nippur (E-kur, Enlil‘s mud-brick-built mountain / residence in Nippur)

               In Nippur the lofty bellwether of the universe he erected (his) dwelling.

         The city–its “face” is awesome fear (and) dread,

         Its outside no mighty god can approach,

Its inside is (full of) cries of mutilation, cries of bloodshed,

It is a trap that serves as a pit and net against the rebellious land,

It grants not long days to the braggart,

Allows no evil word to be uttered against (the divine) judgment.

Hypocrisy, distortion,

Abuse, malice, unseemliness,

Insolence, enmity, oppression,

Envy, (brute) force, libelous speech,

Arrogance, violation of agreement, breach of contract, abuse of a court verdict,

(All these) evils the city does not tolerate.

8a - Nippar's Communication Towers8b - Enlil Keeps in Touch with Anu on Nibiru (Enlil‘s alien communication towers throughout Sumerian cities)

Nippur, whose “arm” is a vast net,

Whose “heart” is the fast-stepping hurin-bird,

Whose “hand” the wicked and evil cannot escape;

The city endowed with truth,

Where righteousness (and) justice are perpetuated,

Where clean garments are worn (even) at the quay,

Where the older brother honors the younger brother, acts humanely (towards him),

Where the word of the elders is heeded, where it is repeated in fear,

Where the son humbly fears his mother, where eldership endures–,

3n - Nippur excavations (Nippur ruins way below Enlil‘s ziggurat, top added in 1900)

In the city, the holy seat of Enlil,

Enlil, when you marked off holy settlements on earth,

You built Nippur as your very own city,

The kiur, the mountain, your pure place, whose water is sweet,

You founded in the Duranki (“Bond Heaven to Earth”), in the center of the four corners (of the universe),

Its ground, the life of the land, the life of all the lands,

Its brickwork of red metal, its foundations of lapis-lazuli,

You have reared it up in Sumer like a wild ox,

All lands bow the head to it,

Feasting - banquet scene in Nippur  (early “modern man” celebrating with the giant alien gods in their image & likeness)

During its great festivals, the people spend (all) their time in bountifulness….

Enlil, the shepherd upon whom you gaze (favorably),

The legitimate one, whom you have raised over the land–

The foreign land at his hand, the foreign land at his foot,

(As well as) the most distant of foreign lands you make subservient to him,


Like refreshing water, overflowing goods from all over,

XIR188782 Votive plaque depicting an offering scene, from Diyala, Early Dynastic Period, 2600-2500 BC (stone) by Mesopotamian stone Iraq Museum, Baghdad Giraudon out of copyrightFeasting - early kingship began

Their offerings and heavy tribute,

They brought into the storehouse,

Into the main courtyard they conducted (their) gifts,

Into the Ekur, the “lapis-lazuli” house they brought them in homage.

A Prayer to Enlil for Rīm-Sîn (Rīm-Sîn A)

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 (Royal Prince Enlil, Earth Colony Commander, alien King Anu‘s son & heir)

1-13. May Enlil, king of heaven and earth, whose utterances are trusty and whose words are ……,

…… the shepherd Rīm-Sîn, …… my king …….

May he who gives him life-giving (?) food-offerings in Nibru (Nippur) stand in prayer before him.

May Enlil bestow upon him grain, the benefit of mankind.

May he pass his time in joy in the …… of his country.

They will …… Rīm-Sîn my king.

May he strengthen for him his royal throne and extend his reign.

May he decree his scepter for the south and the uplands.

May he make the king’s inferiors bow down before him.

             (giant mixed-breed king & alien gods from heaven)

The offerings of Rīm-Sîn my king, small or great,

at Nibru in the E-kur (Enlils temple / residence in Nippur) …….

Syrup shall drip like ghee from its fingers.

I am as the son of one man, honey and ghee.

My king, let offerings …… in my joy.

They give me silver …….

 

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I am like …… a man’s son.

1 line unclear

……, may he …… you.

Alone (?) Rīm-Sîn, my king, …… like syrup and ghee.

1 line unclear

            (Enlil‘s Great Mountain residence)

…… Enlil, his Great Mountain, in accordance with your name may Rīm-Sîn be your Great Mountain.

3d - Ninurta & his spouse Bau-Gula
           (Ninurta                                      Ninnibru / Bau                                                         Royal Prince spouse Ninurta)

May Ninurta declare …… life for you, and may Ninnibru (Bau / Gula), the lady who founds cities,

……, enclose you mercifully and kindly …… to protect your life.

2a - Inanna & perhaps Ninshubur

      (Apkullapilot                  Inanna         Ninshubur  winged eagle-headed Apkulla pilot)

May Ninšubur (Inanna‘s assistant), …… whom Nanna (Nannar / Sin) declared (?),

…… good fortune on your head, and declare life for you.

1 line unclear

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SEGMENT A

                                                  (An / Anu, King of Planet Nibiru & over his descendant-gods ruling Earth Colony)

1-8 O king, foremost one of An, chosen in his holy heart, Samsu-iluna, king, foremost one of An (Anu),

chosen in his holy heart, …… rites …… august, ……, joyful, supreme, assiduous,

with head high on the gold-decorated throne of …… kingship,

who sits majestically …… in its midst in heroic strength, Samsu-iluna:

An, the mighty king of heaven, the august judge,

has assigned you a great destiny, and has made you to pass your life with a secure crown.

 

9-17 He is the man to whom Enlil has given …… and the shepherdship over the widespread people,

            (E-kur, Enlil‘s residence – Command Central)

the beloved (?) shepherd of Nibru (Nippur named after planet Nibiru), the constant servant of E-kur;

             (giant god Ashur atop temple / ziggurat, & servant mixed-breed king, & symbols of the gods)

he is the trustworthy farmer of the house of Asalim (Ashur, Marduk‘s son),

who takes care that provisions do not cease in E-saj-ila (Marduk‘s temple-residence in Babylon).

For you to exercise your divine powers of shepherdship in the Land,

Enlil has placed the foreign lands at your feet.

4m - Utu, Inanna, & Nannar

                        (Utu, twin Inanna, & their father Nannar, also son Papsukal damaged )

Obedient to Utu, beloved (?) (twin brother) of Inana (Inanna),

Samsu-iluna, the king whose fate is never altered by Enlil, my king,

at the command uttered by Enlil, Enki and Asalim (Ashur), Zababa (Enlil‘s son),

Lugal-gu-dua, the king who builds temples (workers for gods), …… the rebel lands ……

unknown no. of lines missing

 

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA (Ickur / Ishkur / Adad, Enlil‘s son, thunder god to many civilizations throughout time)

1-9 Ickur (Ishkur / Adad), the net of the foreign lands ……

made the foreign countries praise him duly, and made the mighty …… manifest.

Samsu-iluna, the good hero, lordly one of his Land, has wisely coordinated decisions for the Land.

              (Sumer, then Akkad, the “Eden” between the rivers Tigris & Euphrates)

From the banks of the Tigris and the banks of the Euphrates,

to the shores of the sea …… and the banks of its rivers, men …… Samsu-iluna.

In E-kur, the house of Enlil, …… he has taken his seat on his dais of joy.

Enlil, it is sweet to praise you.

             

                             (praise, devotion, & obedience given to Earth Colony Commander, Enlil)

Enlil, give my king a brilliant destiny and years of life!

Grant him as a gift a life of long days!”

A hymn to Enlil for Samsu-iluna.

 

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1-2″ …… offerings ……, he brought (?) them into E-kur.

3a - Enlil's Ekur-House in Nippur (E-kur, Enlil‘s temple / residence in Nippur)

 

3-8 In the E-kur, the house of Enlil, Samsu-iluna, the mighty king whose …… awesomeness covers all people

(An Akkadian gloss has: whose splendor covers all people)

1 line unclear

(An Akkadian gloss has: reach ……)

3 lines fragmentary

 

9-13 1 line fragmentary

(An Akkadian gloss has: by saving ……

The foreign lands …… has wisely (?) made decisions (?)

(An Akkadian gloss has: ……; who has inflicted defeat …… on all hostile lands).

Samsu-iluna, the good hero, lordly one of his Land

(An Akkadian gloss has: Samsu-iluna, the good hero, lordly one of his land)!

O Samsu-iluna, it is sweet to praise you!

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1-18 …… the prince of gods …… seated upon all the divine powers (alien technologies),

 (Enlil, King Anu‘s son & heir to planet Nibiru & Earth Colony, born under the alien “Double Seed Law”)

Nunamnir (Enlil), the lord of just decrees, who possesses fully the great divine powers (technologies),

father Enlil, made your fearsomeness manifest in heaven and on the earth.

He made the gods of heaven stand by in heaven (?), and gave them (?) auspicious names.

…… its king ……

1 line fragmentary

The Anuna (Anunnaki), its great gods, line up before you.

Enlil, they pay attention to your holy words and august statements.

Nunamnir, you alone are elevated in the entirety of heaven and earth. ……

of the Anuna gods, august shackle on all the lands, your …… is unfathomable.

Everything this lord has is surpassing, and his orders are not to be changed. ……

your divine powers surpass all others, your ways are ingenious, ……

you are the trustworthy shepherd even of far-away foreign countries.

3a - nippur ziggurat, Enlil's home on Earth(E-kur, Enlil‘s mud-brick-built temple – residence in Nippur)

Father Enlil, your beloved …… E-kur, has been built in Ki-ur, in Dur-an-ki,

the place chosen by you; your august dais has been set up there.

The divine powers of your shrine are precious, its true purification rites are august,

and its cultic ordinances are pure and ineffable.

The interior of E-kur is artfully fashioned, and no one may come to know it.

Let Icme-Dagan (Ishme-Dagan) care properly for its true divine plans and powers!

 

19 Sa-gida.

 

20 Enlil, through you may the term of kingship of Icme-Dagan, your beloved son, be enduring!

 

21 Jicgijal of the sa-gida.

 

22-40 Enlil, great lord of the gods, elevated above the numerous people!

.….., great lord of the gods, elevated above the numerous people!

…… your august utterances are prominent.

…… cannot be countermanded, your statements are firm.

Decide a good fate …… for the constant attendant of your temple …….

……Icme-Dagan, the son of Enlil, …….

May …… to the uttermost limits of heaven and earth …… exalted.

1 line fragmentary

May …… submit …….

May you …… Icme-Dagan …….

5 lines fragmentary

May …… be bestowed on you …….

May you …… indefatigable ……. …… holy place, pure place …….

 

41 Sa-jara.

 

42-45 …… the Anuna gods……. …… the Anuna gods…….

……, bestow on him …… a good reign, and prosperous years.

 

46 Its uru (?).

 

            (Enlil, Commander on Earth)

47 An adab (?) of Enlil.

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        SEGMENT A

        1-13 …… who alone surpasses heaven and earth, the exalted one,

        prominent among the Anuna (Anunnaki) gods, whose utterances cannot be overturned!

         (Enlil, alien Anunnaki King Anu‘s son & heir, tasked with being Earth Colony Commander by Anu)       

        Nunamnir (Enlil), whose decisions cannot be altered, proud one imbued with terrifying awesomeness,

        who alone is exalted (1 ms. has instead: who alone is eminent, the foremost one)

        among the Great Princes, has taken his seat in the shrine of Nibru (Nippur),

        in Dur-an-ki (“Bond Heaven & Earth”), in E-kur (Enlil‘s temple / residence in Nippur),

2b - Ur Dynasty2e - Enlil's home in Nippur3a - nippur ziggurat, Enlil's home on Earth

                 (E-kur, Enlil‘s house / ziggurat in Nippur, much later earthlings gathered into the city below; archaeologists added top in 1900)

        the temple where the fates are determined (Earth Colony Command Central), in the holy shining temple (in Nippur).

         (Adad, parents Enlil & equal spouse Ninlil)

        When mother Ninlil, who is equal in rank with the Great Mountain (Enlil), embraces him ……,

        …… says to ……: “…… chosen in the heart by …….

        unknown no. of lines missing

        SEGMENT B

        1-8 The city, where …… orders …….

        1 line fragmentary

5c - unknown goddess, Utu, & Enlil  (Utu has lamb offered to his grandfather Enlil at Enlil‘s E-kur / step pyramid)

        Enlil, what you say is exalted, and there is no god who can interpret it.

        “I will make the fate I have determined for you even more glorious.

2a - Utu, Shamash, twin to Inanna 2e - Babylonian Shamash 2000B.C.  (Utu, Nannar‘s son, Inanna‘s twin, symbolized as the Sun god)

        I will make your life long-lasting. I will make your days as numerous as those of Utu.”

        You are the god of all the foreign lands!

          9 Sa-jara.

        10 You are the lord who determines the fates!

        Bur-Suen’s (Adad‘s mixed-breed grandson son-king of Isin) royal trust is in you!

        11 Its jicgijal.

        12-14 You have made justice and righteousness conspicuous, and you have made the Land feel content.

        2ba - Bur-sin artefact   (inscription artifact of Bur-Suen)

        Bur-Suen, may your name be a cause for rejoicing …… daily.

        May you be exalted among ……; let them call you the pre-eminent lord!

        15 Its uru.

        16 An adab to Enlil.

        (ll. 16 and 17 are written as one line in the source)