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A Balbale to Nanše (Nanše B)

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Segment B

1-12. A fish is held in her hand as a staff …….

Fishes are put on her feet as sandals …….

Fishes light up the interior of the sea like fires …….

Fishes play on instruments for her like (?) sur priests.

Fishes call out loudly for her like (?) oxen.

She has fish wrapped around her body as a regal garment.

The runner-fish (kaškaš) hastens (kaš) to her.

The gurgur fish makes the sea surge up (gurgur) for her.

The flash-fish (ĝir) makes the sea sparkle (ĝir) for her.

She heaps up fish spawn so that …… fish will grow for her in the sea.

Fishes fly around for her like swallows.

(Nanshe, Goddess of Persian Gulf Birds & Fishes)

13-22. “I, the lady, will ride on my boat, I will ride home.

I will ride on the prow of the boat, I will ride home.”

Its canopy of gold and fragrant cedarwood sparkles for her on the sea.

Its cabin shines for her like rejoicing moonlight on the sea.

“My husband is the tax collector of the sea, Nindara is the tax collector of the sea.”

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(Enki‘s daughter Nanshe in charge of the birds & fishes)

23. A balbale of Nanše.”

A Hymn to Nanshe: translation A

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(gods in blue …mixed-breed demigods in teal…)

^1-9 There is a city, there is a city whose powers are apparent.

Nijin is the city whose powers are apparent.

The holy city is the city whose powers are apparent.

The mountain rising from the water is the city whose powers are apparent.

Its light rises over the secure temple; its fate is determined.

(Nanshe, respected daughter of Enki’s, goddess over the Persian Gulf)

There is perfection in the city; the rites of mother Nance (Enki‘s daughter) are performed accordingly.

Its lady, the child born in Eridug (Eridu, Enki‘s patron city),

Nance, the lady of the precious divine powers, is now to return.

10-19 She is beer mash (?), the mother is yeast (?),

Nance is the cause of great things: her presence makes the storehouses of the land bulge

(1 ms. has instead: prosper) and makes the honey …… like resin in the storerooms.

Because of her, there stand vessels with ever-flowing water;

(Sumer, 1st to farm)

because of Nance, the baskets containing the treasures of the Land

cover the ground like the silt of the river.

She is the lady of …….

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20-31 She is concerned for the orphan and concerned for the widow.

She does not forget the man who helps (?) others, she is a mother for the orphan;

Nance, a carer for the widow, who always finds advice for the debt-slave;

the lady who gives protection for refugees.

She seeks out a place for the weak.

She swells his collecting basket for him; she makes his collecting vessel profitable for him.

For the righteous maiden who has taken her path, Nance chooses a young man of means.

Nance raises a secure house like a roof over the widow who could not remarry.

32-46 There is perfection in the presence of the lady.

Lagac thrives in abundance in the presence of Nance.

(King Ur-Nanshe & spouse with Nanshe‘s mother Ninhursag)

She chose the cennu in her holy heart and seated (King) Ur-Nance,

the beloved lord of Lagac (Lagash), on the throne.

She gave the lofty scepter to the shepherd.

She adorned (King) Gudea with all her precious divine powers (alien technologies).

(Gudea, son-king of Ninsun‘s, Ninurta‘s 2/3rds divine mixed-breed grandson)

The shepherd chosen by her in her holy heart, Gudea, the ruler of Lagac, placed the lyre (?)

Cow-of-Abundance among the tigi drums and placed the holy balaj drum at its side.

While sacred songs and harmonious songs were performed before her,

(1st with beer, music, & song)

the kintur instrument praised the temple.

The chief musician played the ibex horn for her: the song

(Abzu, Enki‘s ziggurat & domain)

‘The house has been granted powers from the Abzu’,

the sacred song of the house of Sirara about the princely powers was performed.

47-58 The dream interpreter went into the sacristy and made glittering silver ecde cups ready for her.

The temple cook ……, and prepared hot and cold food for her.

He …… of the oven for her (?) and …… made the great shovel bellow for her.

After the meat had arrived in large bowls and cool water had been brought from the Sirara-canal,

(land of the gods between the rivers)

after the festival trappings had arrived from Lagac and wine had been brought from the countryside,

her great oven which vies with the great dining hall, Nance‘s shrine of food offerings, was humming.

59-64 The lady, the matriarch of Enlil, Nance, the lady of abundance who lives in in the Land,

(Nanshe, child of Enki, Fish & Bird Goddess of the Persian Gulf)

the……, the child of Enki, acting as a good woman for a good household, is to make the appointments.

After she, as a good woman for a good household, has made the appointments,

the regular offerings and daily goods of the house arrive unfailingly from the Bursaj.

65-75 If (?) the grain does not suffice for these rites and the the vessels are empty and do not pour water,

the person in charge of the regular offerings does not receive extra.

After what was distributed from the foods and what was distributed from the drinks,

after what was left over from the regular offerings and was not used by the house,

after what was expended from the taxed fish, after what …… one iku of reed-beds ……,

and after what was received in nuts ouch them.

No one should carry the bread of the shrines in the district as bread allotment.

…… prime beer, …… cool water.

^76-82The preparation for the temple’s permanent first-fruit festival should not stop.

Let there be a fat carrier who delivers fat to the house,

(earthlings feeding the alien gods)

let there be a milk carrier who delivers milk to the house

and let there be a fish courier, a person of daily assignment.

After the firewood carrier has brought his delivery from the open country into his lady’s house,

it should be deposited in its corners and sides.

He who confirms or contradicts what is uttered,

(Nanshe, Goddess over the Birds & Fishes of the Persian Gulf)

who enters Nance‘s house from outside (?), and does not leave it,

the caretaker of Nance‘s house, the child born to Utu, lord Hendursaja …….

The king discriminates between the good and the evil deeds,

(Utu, the Sun God, Commander of the Space Ports, son to Nannar)

Hendursaja (Utu‘s & Aia’s son) discriminates between the good and the evil deeds.

The …… which might be obstructed by evil he …….

…… (incompletely preserved name of a goddess) ……,

the heroic child of youthful Suen (Sin / Nannar), …… the evil utterances for Nance.

^92-93May the lady of the right commands and inalienable divine powers,

(Nanshe, Inanna, & Ningal seated; Persian Gulf fish & fowl of Nanshe)

Nance, be praised in all the countries!

94-112 At new year, on the day of rites, the lady libates water on the holy …….

On the day when the bowls of rations are inspected,

Nance also inspects the servants during the appointments.

(Nisaba, Enlil’s mother-in-law, Goddess of Scribes & Grains)

Her chief scribe Nisaba places the precious tablets on her knees and takes a golden stylus in her hand.

She arranges the servants in single file for Nance and then it will be decided whether or not

a leather-clad servant can enter before her in his leather,

whether or not a linen-clad servant can pass before her in his linen.

Any registered and …… hired (?) person about whom observers (?)

and witnesses claim to witness his fleeing from the house will be terminated in his position …….

The king who always cares for the faithful servants,

(Enlil with plow, Haia registering on a tablet, his spouse Nisaba & their daughter Ninlil, Enlil‘s equal spouse)

Haia, the man in charge of registration, registers on a tablet

him who is said to be a faithful servant of his lady

but deletes from the tablet her who is said not to be the maidservant of her lady.

113-129 If the vessels pour no water, the roads are not in order,

the dough trough is not kept clean, the fire is …… in the house during (?) the night-time,

the incantations are …… in the house during (?) the day-time,

then the cita-aba priest serving his term will be terminated from his office.

For a susbu priest who serves his term administering food allotments

and against whom a complaint has been lodged and for a sajja priest who while living in the house

did not make her holy songs and thoughts manifest (?), …… further rations are denied

and thereby mother Nance‘s ordinances will become apparent.

These words are ultimate; nothing is to be added to these rites.

No one should …… other powers to these powers.

Since not even one ……, no …… enters Nance‘s house (in Lagash).

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130-136 At Nance‘s house, the river of the ordeal cleanses a person.

After the oracular messages and (?) the holy songs have come out of ……

of the Abzu (marshlands of Enki‘s patron city Eridu on the Persian Gulf), …… the songs,

and the enkum and ninkum priests choose (?) the purification rites.

No …… or …… are to be added its words.

No obstinate or threatening utterance shall arise.

137-153 Anyone who …… his hand and reaches out (?) for something forcefully (?),

and whose hand matches (?) his mouth and who commits violence,

who …changes a firm foundation or alters a marked out border, who is rushing (?) to the place of oath,

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who …… a small weight in place (?) of a large weight,

and …… a small ban measure in place (?) of a large ban measure,

who desire something after having acquired something,

who does not say “I have eaten” after having eaten,

and does not say “I have drunk” after having drunk,

and then says, “I will set a bowl before you, I will filter beer for you”;

a maidservant of a god who …… and …… from the house,

an untrustworthy person who …… while living in the house;

if anyone says “Serve (?) me, I want to eat”, or says “Serve (?) me,

I want to drink”, then Nance does not allow him to eat any bread

with fat or shining eggs, because of the violation (?).

154-162 If the violent person was allowed to eat ……, with (?) …… eyes,

paralyzed mouth, shuffling feet, he does not …… and does not …….

The powerful one who ……, the rich one who …… on the street,

the married one who …… his wife for (?) the widow,

who laughed one day in his rage, who makes fun of his calamity another day —

this person does not raise his …… for (?) the lady.

163-174 For the lady who cares for all the countries, the queen, mother Nance, sees into their hearts:

the orphan who ……, the widow who ……, the waif delivered up to the powerful,

the powerful delivered to the powerless, the mother who scolds at her child,

the child who talks obstinately to his mother,

the younger brother who talks against his elder brother or talks back his his father.

The lady, who ……, Nance, who ……,

Nance sees into the heart of the Land as if it were a split reed.

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175-18⁰Her herald lord Hendursaja (Utu‘s son, Nanshe‘s House Master)…….

Her protecting genius Dumu-tur-cugi does not ……, her guardian placed ……, guarding …….

Nance …... her house in Sirara (temple district of gods in Lagash) sprinkled with water,

her house …… during (?) the night-time.

181-192 He who extends his staff of office, the one respected within the Abzu,

(Enki’s goddess daughter Nanshe)

the lord who has no opposition in the terraced tower (?) of Nance‘s house,

the king, lord Hendursaja, promulgates the decrees of Nance‘s house.

They are heavy smoke settling on the ground; the commands of the house

are thick clouds covering the sky as if they were joined together with the needle of matrimony,

yet the king, lord Hendursaja, tears them apart.

He can discriminate between the just and the wicked,

and he can bring justice to the orphan as well as to the widow.

193-211 He decides justly any lawsuits between mother and child:

if the mother has given to the child what she had to eat,

has given to it what she had to drink, has ……,

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and his mother …… the firewood carrier’s delivery from the open country,

and yet the child does not speak to the mother

who bore him in the great city with black looks (?) or in anger;

and if the mother ordered her child to the place where the offense happened

and the mother struck him at his ……,

but nevertheless she has given him suck from her milk-filled breast,

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then, after the king who loves justice,

Hendursaja, has evaluated their testimonies and examined the case,

he will place the blame on the mother of the child

so that she will not be able to bear the weight of heavy blame,

and there will be no god such a person could pray to.

212-221 If the mother has not given to the child what she had to eat,

has not given to it what she had to drink, has not ……

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and his mother …… the firewood carrier’s delivery from the open country,

and the child speaks to the mother who bore him in the great city

with black looks (?) and in anger, then the king who hates violence,

Hendursaja, will treat such a person like water in a filthy place,

and will reject that child for her sake as grain is rejected by acid soil.

…… the words of his own mother …….

223-231 The guarantor of boundaries, the expert in (?) righteous words,

(Ninsun, daughter to Ninurta, mother to giant 2/3rds divine king Gudea)

lady, wise woman who founded Lagac (Lagash)…… with Jatumdug (Ninsun).

…… righteous words for (?) Nance.

(Enlil instructs son Ninurta & granddaughter Inanna)

The exalted lady whose commands are ……, the lady who like Enlil determines fates,

who is seated on the throne of Sirara (also used as her name) —

she, the pure one, looks at her powers.

^232-240At the house which has been granted powers from the Abzu,

in Sirara, the gods of Lagac gather around her.

To weigh silver with standard weights, to standardize the size of reed baskets,

(standardized weights & measures, 1st used in Sumer, land of advanced giant alien gods)

they establish an agreed ban measure throughout the countries.

The shepherd, the expert of the Land, the wise one (?) of the countries,

(Ninurta, grandfather of King Gudea)

Ictaran (Ninurta), who decides lawsuits justly, who lives in the Land ……

(Ninsun, her 2/3rds divine son King Gudea, & Ningishzidda)

Ninjiczida (Ningishzidda) …….

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241-250 To weigh silver with standard weights, to standardize the size of reed baskets (a bushel),

they establish an agreed ban measure throughout the countries.

…… of (?) all the great rites.

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After …… in (?) the established storerooms, the lady of the storerooms ……

her lofty …… with (?) vessels with ever-flowing water

and with (?) …… of (?) reed containers which never become empty,

she ordered her herald, lord Hendursaja to make them profitable (?).

251-255 My lady, your divine powers (alien technologies) are mighty powers,

surpassing all other divine powers; Nance, there are no divine powers matching your powers.

(Anu, the sole authority & King over planet Nibiru & their Earth Colony project)

An (Anu), the king, looks joyfully at you,

as you sit with Enlil on the throne-dais where the fates are to be determined.

Father Enki determined a fate for you.

(Enki‘s daughter, Eridu ruins, Enki‘s patron city)

Nance, child born in Eridug , sweet is your praise.

Nanše and the Birds (Nanše C)

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1-7.The pelican (?) came forth from the holy reedbeds.

It came forth from the holy reedbeds.

The wise pelican (?) spent the day high in the skies.

The pelican (?) cried out in the sky: its singing was sweet and its voice was pleasing.

My lady …… her pelican (?) with beauty.

(Nanshe, Enki’s daughter, Goddess of Persian Gulf Birds & Fishes)

The mistress, Mother Nanše, …… her pelican (her standard) (?) with beauty.

8-9. “I am the mistress! How can my pelican (?) ……? How can I ……? I am Nanše!

How can my pelican (?) …… holy? How can ……?”

10-22. She herself …… upon the water like a large pelican (?).

Stepping onto earth from heaven, she …… in the water like a holy cow.

A holy pelican (?), a white cow, she drank by the water’s side.

With the towering flood …….

Nanše, shining …… of the Anuna (Anunnaki), the great gods!

(Enki’s offspring were each given areas of responsibility for Earth Colony establishment)

Mistress, Mother Nanše, good woman, ……!

Nanše, sister praised by the Anuna (aliens mistaken for gods)!

Mother, beautiful matriarch of Enlil!

{Nanše} {(1 ms. has instead:) My lady}, delighting in her pelican (?),

erected a lapis lazuli shrine, and set the holy pelican (?) by her feet.

23-27. “I am the mistress, so let my birds assemble for me where the sheaves are gathered!

I am Nanše, so let my birds assemble for me where the sheaves are gathered!

Let the birds of heaven and earth stand at my service!

Let every bird without a name bring offerings!

Let every bird not caught in nets ……!”

28-30. The voiceless bat ……, a bird that darts by in the heavens.

The Anzud bird decides the fates with (?) the Anuna gods.

31-42. The sharp-toothed bird in (?) the water sends forth …… wisdom:

“My mistress, ……. I am the bird, the sharp-toothed bird!

All by myself …….

My Nanše, ……!

I am the bird, the sharp-toothed bird!

All by myself …….”

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The lammergeier ……. …… the lammergeier …….

It kills wild bulls in the foothills, and it kills the stags in the high mountains.

43-45. Raven, raven, your eggs are shining bright!

Raven bird, your eggs are shining bright!

Where do people carry off your holy eggs, your …… eggs to?

46-48. The ostrich …… her eggs on the hillside.

She receives those eggs as something to carry: the bird knows how to keep watch at night.

(Nanshe with her birds of the Persian Gulf, ancient Mesopotamia)

49-53. The peacock spends the day keeping watch.

The holy bird, the peacock, spends the day calling ‘ḫaya’.

A bird red from cornelian, blue from lapis lazuli, white (?) from chalcedony (?),

with all kinds of gold, and leather inlaid with gold —

may the copper-smith fashion the peacock for you thus.

54-63. O bird in the sky! O vulture, weaver, vulture, weaver!

O uz vulture in the sky!

O vulture, weaver, vulture, weaver!

Its wings together, its feet together,

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Its call …… to the ear (?) ……. …… its call …….

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The misaz bird …… cries out …….

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The snake-eater bird is green …….

Its wings …… a barge …….

The …… bird …….

The gubi bird …….

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(Ninhursag’s failed attempts at fashioning a worker / “modern man”)

…… of Ninḫursaĝa (Ninhursag) (?) he brings as his property to the mountains.

Since it was searching for its property, the bird is called niĝgurmudum (‘He brings his property’).

The niĝgurmudum bird calls out and laments in the desert of Keš (Kish).

(Kish ruins & Ninhursag‘s ziggurat residence)

7-17. The twittering birds flocking in the palace …….

The salsal bird cries in lament over itself.

The egret (?), seemly in a …… linen garment, is present at the quayside.

The heron (?) is brown, and clad in …… in the reedbeds.

The …… bird catches azagur fish.

The giri-ilu bird, dread of the people, …… its ‘giri-ilu’.

The stork …… picks up (?) …… like grass.

The sa bird names …… its young …….

The dubdubu bird …….

The šegšeg bird sheds tears like a crying baby.

The gubiguzaga bird …… like an angry man.

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…… green ……. …… birds, like ants in crevices …….

(Bau, King Anu‘s daughter, spouse to her nephew Ninurta, son of Enlil & Ninhursag)

…… Bau (Gula) takes a bath …….

The tigilu bird …… the split roots …….

The dove …… gently in the broad fields.

The pigeon …… bitterly in the vacant lot of the king.

(Nanshe & her birds of the Persian Gulf)

The ubi bird and the udar bird …… ants …….

The bird ……. …… in the gutter like beasts.

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…… humbly like an orphaned child …….

The ḫamun bird …… in harmony …… is dressed in linen.

…… wine, like wine ……

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1-16. The heron (?) …….

The girgid bird …….

The dur bird …….

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The dar bird …… guard …….

The dar bird …… ‘tikutikumae’.

The …… bird …… in the marshes.

The adardara bird …… the swallow …….

The …… bird, when the net is suspended …….

The …… bird …… marshes …….

The šu-ur bird …… its extended wings and its head.

The sleep bird spends its time crying ‘dilibipila’.

The shepherd bird cries ‘uludig uludig’.

The shepherd bird is brightly coloured like the durdar bird, and has a crest on its head.

The nu-erimla bird does not live in windows or reed huts.

The tirida bird calls the name ‘tirida’ in the reedbeds.

17-20. ……, you are she who loves the fish and birds!

You are she who does not scatter my ……!

You are she who does not belittle ……!

Mistress, Mother Nanše, it is sweet to praise you!

Nanshe’s (House in Sirara) – Temple Hymn

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O house, wild cow ……, city which appears in splendor adorned for the princess,

Sirara, great and princely place, your …… by the shrine,

your lady Nanše, a great storm, a mighty flood, born on the shore of the sea,

who laughs on the foam of the sea, who plays on the water of the flood, who ……,

(Nanshe, daughter to Enki, Goddess of Persian Gulf Birds & Fishes)

Nanše, the …… lady, has erected a house in your precinct,

O house Sirara (ancient city), and taken her seat upon your dais.

(Nanshe, giant alien Goddess of Birds & Fishes of Persian Gulf)

10 lines: the house of Nanše in Sirara.

Nanshe Quotes From Texts

Nanshe / Nanse / Nazi = Enki’s & Ninhursag‘s Daughter, via Uttu

Spouse to Nindara, Goddess of Fish & Fowl of the Persian Gulf

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(gods in blue …mixed-breed demigods in teal…)

Nanshe has two major symbols, both of which are also seen in Christian folklore. The fish represents her original role as a water and fishing goddess. The pelican, said in folklore to rip open its own chest to feed its young, represents her role as a protector and caregiver.

The Guarantor of Boundaries – the lady of the storerooms

In the Nanše Hymn she is described as having a role seeing that weights and measures are correct.

As Nanshe:

“as she escaped from Isin. Nanshe cried, ‘O my devastated city…’

her beloved dwelling place was given over to misfortune….”

“Who . . s the izi-bird and the lil-fish, who . . . . ,

Who comes out from the zipag, who . . . . ,

The Lady of Sirar[a, Mother Nansh]e,

Of the sea, of its . . . . places, Enki placed in charge…”

“Nanshe, the lady, the lord – the holy . . . fell at her feet,

She has become the fishery inspector of the se[a] (?),

Fish, tasty, (and) . . . . ,

She presents to her [father] (uncle) Enlil…”

“the child of Enki, acting as a good woman for a good household,…”

As Nance:

“Nance, the noble daughter, was settled outside the city…”

“Father Enki determined a fate for you.

Nance, child born in Eridug (Eridu, Enki’s city), sweet is your praise…”

“He who confirms or contradicts what is uttered,

who enters Nance’s house from outside (?), and does not leave it,

the caretaker of Nance’s house, the child born to Utu, lord Hendursaja …….”

“He who extends his staff of office, the one respected within the Abzu,

the lord who has no opposition in the terraced tower (?) of Nance’s house,

the king, lord Hendursaja, promulgates the decrees of Nance’s house…”

“The lady of precious rites, Nance, versed in singing holy songs, sang songs for the house…”

“Nance, the queen of the fishermen, will be delighted with you…”

“The city of Nance, Nijin, was delivered to the foreigners.

Sirara, her beloved dwelling, was handed over to the evil ones.

‘Alas, the destroyed city, my destroyed house,’ she cried bitterly… “

“Nance, what you say is trustworthy and takes precedence.

You are the interpreter of dreams among the gods,…”

“You have taken your place upon the throne-dais of Lagac (Lagash).

Speak to holy mother Nance,…”

“Nance answered the ruler: ‘My shepherd, I will explain your dream for you in every detail.

The person who, as you said, was as enormous as the skies, who was as enormous as the earth,

whose head was like that of gods, whose wings, as you said, were like those of the Anzud bird,

and whose lower body was, as you said, like a flood storm,

at whose right and left lions were lying, was in fact my brother Nin-jirsu (Ninurta)…

´The young woman …… sheaves, who held a stylus of refined silver in her hand,

who had placed it on a tablet with propitious stars and was consulting it, she was in fact my sister Nisaba‘….”

“’Nin-jirsu, I want to build up your house for you,

I want to make it perfect for you, so I will ask your sister, the child born of Eridu,

an authority on her own, the lady, the dream-interpreter among the gods,

my divine sister from Sirara, Nance, to show me the way.’

His call was heard; his master, Lord Nin-jirsu accepted from (2/3rds divine King) Gudea…“

“Now the ruler imposed a levy on his land.

He imposed a levy on his realm of abundant ……, on Nin-jirsu´s Gu-edina.

He imposed levy on his built-up cities and settlements, on Nance´s Gu-jicbara…”

“There was a levy for him on the clan of Nance

Both river banks and shores rising out of the waters,

the huger river, full of water, which spreads its abundance everywhere,

and he placed the holy pelican (?), the standard of Nance, in front of them…”

As Nanse:

“When the mistress, Mother Nanše, floats her holy barge to visit you,

sweet and noble singers perform for her on board…”

“Nanše (Nanshe) has placed a mighty symbol in your hand, Ḫendursaĝa (Utu’s son).

The mistress, Mother Nanše, speaks confidentially with you…”

“Nindara, the king of Lagaš (Lagash).

Also with her help, monthly and at the New Year on the days of regular offerings,

in your house Nindara makes the wedding-gifts on your behalf

for the mistress, Mother Nanše…”

“The one who sets sail…in the holy shrine, the innin who induces copulation…

great flood-wave of the sea, turbulent flood-wave, the inundation of the sea…

who springs forth out of the sea-foam…the innin of Sirara,

mother Nanse, the sea in all its breadth, Enki placed in charge of it…”

(Nanshe, powerful daughter to Enki)

“Nanse, the noble nin/en, at whose feet the holy u-bird stands,

is now the customs inspector of the sea.

Good fish, tasty birds, she grants her father (uncle) Enlil in Nippur…”

As Nazi:

“Let Nazi marry Nindara;…”

“Nazi shall marry Nindara,…”

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

‘My throat (zi) hurts me.’

She (Ninhursag) gave birth to Nazi out of it…”

“My husband is the tax collector of the sea,

Nindara is the tax collector of the sea.”

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A balbale of Nanše….”

Minor Gods Related to Ninhursag Quotes From Texts

(Texts: All Artifacts, Color Coding, & Writings in Bold Type With Italics Inside Parenthesis, are Added by Editor R. Brown, not the Authors, Translators, or Publishers!)

(gods in blue …mixed-breed demigods in teal…)

Martu Quotes From Texts

Martu = son of Anu & Ninhursag / Urash

married Utu’s daughter, patron god to the city Ninab…

MARIAGE OF MARTU:

“engendered by great An (Anu) and brought up on his holy knees, ……,

born by Uraš (Ninhursag),

cherished and granted a favorable destiny by the Great Mountain Enlil,…”

“Martu, august youth,

who completely controls the distant mountains as far as their borders,…

who occupies a holy dais in the mountains, the pureplace!…

whom holy An (Anu) engendered,

who appears gloriously with numerous divine powers (alien technologies)!

His own mother Ninḫursaĝa (Ninhursag) made his form excel Medim-ša’s

so that no one should threaten him.

The Anuna (Anunnaki), the great gods,

enhanced his strength with warrior qualities, and spoke favorably to him.

They invested (?) him with authority that accompanies him in battle

like a coat of armor, …… to him mace, divine weapon, a great bow,

arrows and quiver in his august hands,

made his divinity magnificently perfect,…

He grasps the seven winds, makes fire ……,

subduing all in battle and fight, …… like lightning…”

“For the king, he annihilates all enemy lands that are not compliant to him.

Martu, the son of An, extends a hand to the good shepherd…

his own father, the lord of the gods,…

he presented to him the Martu lands, the lapis-lazuli mountains…

he is the king’s helper in battle… Martu, son of An…”

Enki & Ninhursag have daughters

(in search of an heir for Enki by his sister Ninhursag)

Ninsar Quotes From Texts

Ninsar = Ninhursag & Enki’s daughter, Ninkurra’s mother

goddess of Green Fields and Luscious Meadows

“Enki distributed his semen destined for Damgalnuna (Ninhursag).

He poured semen into Ninhursaja’s (Ninhursag) womb

and she conceived the semen in the womb, the semen of Enki.

But her one month was one day,

but her two months were two days,

but her three months were three days,

but her four months were four days,

but her five months were five days,

but her six months were six days,

but her seven months were seven days,

but her eight months were eight days,

but her nine months were nine days.

In the month of womanhood, like juniper oil, like juniper oil,

like oil of abundance, Nintud, mother of the country,

like juniper oil, gave birth to Ninsar. …”

“Nine days later, without the slightest labor or pain,

the Great Mother Goddess gave birth to a lovely girl

without the slightest travail or pain.

The girl was called Ninsar, Lady Verdure,

the Mistress of Vegetation, the green carpet of grass, leaves

and flower beds that cover the surface of the earth…”

“Enki was overjoyed with the birth of his and Ninhursag’s child:…”

“’How perfect, how lovely is our Ninsar!

I love already the woman in the girl-child,

the young Anunnaki goddess and Mistress of Velvet Meadows and Green Fields.

The ties that bind me to Ninsar are strong” and tempered by an even greater love,

for in her face I see also Ninhursag’s, the one and only to my wandering heart.’

The Great Lady, holding Ninsar in her arms, kissed Enki in the mouth, and said:

‘Soon my time to leave Dilmun will come,

I endow Ninsar with the power to grow in record time,

and in holy Dilmun I’ll leave my youngster daughter

safe and sound from any illness, hatred or harm.’ …

nine days later Ninsar was fully grown, charming and graceful, a sight to behold.

…Enki saw Ninsar walking on her own along the marshlands.

Indeed, a lovely goddess she had become, and Enki’s eyes fell on the Maiden’s,…”

“Enki did not lose time and immediately started wooing the young lady,

encouraging her to love him wildly by the riverside.

Curious and eager as Ninsar was to experience the power of love in her body,

mind, soul, and heart,

she, the young goddess of Green Fields and Luscious Meadows,

yielded to the Sweet Waters Lord, and together they made wild love.

But when morning came, Enki looked into Ninsar’s eyes and found her a loving,

but pale portrait of Ninhursag…”

“Enki stayed with Ninsar for a while, because he knew his seed could be her womb.

So he stayed with her until the ninth day, when Ninsar gave birth to Ninkurra,

another girl-child, the future goddess of Mountain Pastures…”

“Sadly, Ninsar realized that although she had been

passionately loved by Enki for a time,

there was a longing in his eyes, his body, soul and mind she could not satisfy.

‘Bonded to him I for a time was,’ thought Ninsar,

‘but he does not want me for myself, this I can tell.

Mine is not the mind, body, soul and heart

that holds his for a minute that means eternity,

so I’ll let him go, now and forever’…”

“In turn Ninsar went out to the riverbank.

Enki was able to see up there from in the marsh, he was able to see up there, he was.

He said to his minister Isimud:

‘Is this nice youngster not to be kissed? Is this nice Ninsar not to be kissed?’

His minister Isimud answered him:

‘Is this nice youngster not to be kissed? Is this nice Ninsar not to be kissed?’…”

“First he put his feet in the boat, next he put them on dry land.

He clasped her to the bosom, kissed her,

Enki poured semen into the womb and she conceived the semen in the womb,

the semen of Enki.

But her one month was one day, but her two months were two days,

but her nine months were nine days.

In the month of womanhood, like juniper oil, like juniper oil, like oil of abundance,

Ninsar, like juniper oil, like juniper oil,

like oil of abundance, gave birth to Ninkura...”

Ninkurra Quotes From Texts

Ninkurra = daughter by Enki & Ninsar

(grand-daughter to Ninhursag)

Uttu & Ninimma’s mother

“Ninsar gave birth to Ninkurra, another girl-child,

the future goddess of Mountain Pastures.

As before, Enki rejoiced at Ninkurra’s loveliness,

at her cheerful smile and sweet face.

Again, Enki saw in Ninkurra twice the mark of his beloved Ninhursag…”

“ Ninkurra, who, like herself, grew in record time.

Lovely, resourceful Ninkurra demonstrated enormous energy

by climbing the highest heights, up to the mountain tops,

but also keeping her essence tied to the ground.

This way Ninkurra, the Goddess of Mountain Pastures

grew safe from all hatred or harm.

Another nine days passed by, and as Ninkurra played at a mountain top,

curiosity led her to explore a well that surfaced out of the blue to water the greens

and wild flower beds she had just made grow.

To her sheer surprise and delight, the well took the shape of a handsome god,

who introduced himself to her as Enki the Sweet Waters Lord.

Again, Enki looked at Ninkurra’s young and cheerful face,

and desired to dive into the maiden’s embrace,

for she reminded him twice of Ninhursag,…”

“Ninkurra, who had lived a life so sheltered at the mountain heights,

was fully bewitched by the easy charm of the older, more experienced god.

Thus she joyously yielded to him and love they made for nine days and nine nights.

But Enki soon realized that as lovely as Ninkurra was,

she could not be compared to Ninhursag.

As before, the Sweet Waters Lord left Ninsar after nine days,

when Ninkurra gave birth to another lovely girl-child called Uttu,

the Spider, the Weaver of Patterns and Life Desires…”

“Ninhursag…frowned at the sadness reflected in Ninsar’s and Ninkurra’s eyes,

and frowned at Enki’s unbridled lust…”

“In turn Ninkura went out to the riverbank.

Enki was able to see up there from in the marsh, he was able to see up there, he was.

He said to his minister Isimud:

‘Is this nice youngster not to be kissed? Is this nice Ninkura not to kissed?’

His minister Isimud answered him:

‘Kiss this nice youngster. Kiss this nice Ninkura.

My master will sail, let me navigate.

He will sail, let me navigate.’

First he put his feet in the boat, next he put them on dry land.

He clasped her to the bosom, kissed her,

Enki poured semen into the womb and she conceived the semen in the womb,

the semen of Enki.

But her one month was one day, but her nine months were nine days.

In the month of womanhood, like juniper oil, like juniper oil, like oil of abundance,

Ninkura, like juniper oil, like juniper oil, like oil of abundance,

gave birth to Uttu, the exalted (?) woman…”

“Ninkura in turn gave birth to Ninimma (instead of Uttu).

She brought the child up and made her flourish.

Ninimma in turn went out to the riverbank.

Enki was towing his boat along and was able to see up there, …….

He laid eyes on Ninimma (Enki & Ninkura’s daughter) on the riverbank …”

Ninimma Quotes From Texts

Ninimma = Enki & Ninkurra’s daughter

(great-grand-daughter of Ninhursag’s)

“Ninkura in turn gave birth to Ninimma.

She brought the child up and made her flourish…”

“Ninimma in turn went out to the riverbank.

Enki was towing his boat along and was able to see up there, …….

He laid eyes on Ninimma on the riverbank and said to his minister Isimud:

“‘Have I ever kissed one like this nice youngster?

Have I ever made love to one like nice Ninimma?’

His minister Isimud answered him:

‘My master will sail, let me navigate.

He will sail, let me navigate.’

First he put his feet in the boat, next he put them on dry land.

He clasped her to the bosom, lying in her crotch,

made love to the youngster and kissed her.

Enki poured semen into Ninimma’s womb

and she conceived the semen in the womb, the semen of Enki.

To the woman its one month was but its one day,

its two months were but its two days, its three months were but its three days,

its four months were but its four days, its five months were but its five days,

its six months were but its six days, its seven months were but its seven days,

its eight months were but its eight days, and at its nine days,

in the month of womanhood, like juniper oil, like juniper oil, like oil of abundance,

Ninimma, like juniper oil, like oil of abundance,

gave birth to Uttu, the exalted (?) woman…”

“Let Ninmah (Ninhursag) act as your assistant;

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

and Ninguna stand by as you give birth…”

Nina Quotes From Texts

Nina = Enki & Ninhursag’s daughter via Uttu

goddess of Oracles

“O Nina, Hea’s (Enki’s) daughter! …”

“may the goddess Ninâ the mistress of interpretations,…”

“For the goddess Ninâ, the lady of destinies (?), the lady of oracles (?),

for his lady, Gudea the patesi of Shirpurla has made the dedicatory inscriptions (?).

In Ninâ-ki, her favorite city, her temple of E-ud-mâ-Ninâ-ki-tag

which rises from the Kur-ê he has constructed…”

“For the goddess Ninâ, the lady of destinies (?), the lady of oracles (?),

for his mistress, Dungi (King Shulgi) the puissant prince, the king of Ur,

the king of Shumer and Accad, the temple of E-shish-shish-e-ma-ra,

her favorite temple, has constructed…”

“he (Ur-Nanshe) has erected.

The temple of the goddess Ninâ…”

“may the goddess Nin-marki the eldest daughter of the goddess Ninâ...”

“For the goddess Nin-mar-ki (Enki’s daughter), the good lady,

the eldest daughter of the goddess Niná…”

“En-anna-tumma, the patesi Of Shirpurla-ki,

the chosen of the heart of the goddess Ninâ,

the great patesi of the god Nin-girsu (Ninurta),

the son of Entena the patesi of Shirpurla-ki…”

“By harvesting, the men of Umma had eaten one storehouse-full

of the grain of Nina [goddess of Oracles], the grain of Ningirsu;…”

“Urlumma, ruler of Umma drained the boundary canal of Ningirsu,

the boundary canal of Nina;…”

“Ili, ruler of Umma, wickedly flooded the dyked and irrigated field;

he commanded that the boundary canal of Ningirsu;

the boundary canal of Nina be ruined….

Enlil and Ninkhursag did not permit [this to happen].

Entemena, ruler of Lagash, whose name was spoken by Ningirsu,

restored their canal to its place according to the righteous word of Enlil,

according to the righteous word of Nina,…”

“Ur-Bau (mixed-breed), the patesi of Shirpurla-ki,

the offspring begotten by the god Nin-âgal (Enki’s son),…

chosen by the immutable will of the goddess Niná,…”

Ninmarki Quotes From Texts

Ninmarki = Enki & Nina’s daughter

“may the goddess Nin-marki the eldest daughter of the goddess Ninâ…”

“Ur-Bau;…For the goddess Nin-mar-ki the good lady,

the eldest daughter of the goddess Niná (Enki’s daughter),

the Esh-gu-tur, the temple of her constant choice, he has constructed…”

“Nance, the noble daughter, was settled outside the city.

Fire approached Ninmarki in the shrine Gu-aba.

Large boats were carrying off its silver and lapis lazuli.

The lady, sacred Ninmarki, was despondent because of her perished goods.

Then the day ……, burning like …….

The province of Lagac (Lagash) was handed over to Elam…”

“For the goddess Nin-mar-ki the good lady,

the eldest daughter of the goddess Niná, the Esh-gu-tur (?),

the temple of her constant choice, he (Ur-Nanshe) has constructed…”

“She of Gu-aba has abandoned it and has let the breezes haunt her sheepfold.

Ninmarki has abandoned the shrine Gu-aba

and has let the breezes haunt her sheepfold…”

Uttu Quotes From Texts

Uttu = Enki & Ninimma’s daughter,

sometimes Enki & Ninkurru’s daughter

goddess of clothing, weaving

Uttu As Ninimma’s Daughter:

“Ninimma, like juniper oil, like oil of abundance,

gave birth to Uttu, the exalted (?) woman.

Nintud (Ninhursag) said to Uttu:

‘Let me advise you, and may you take heed of my advice.

Let me speak words to you and may you heed my words.

From in the marsh one man is able to see up here, is able to see up here, he is;

from in the marsh Enki is able to see up here, is able to see up here, he is.

He will set eyes on you.’

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…… Uttu, the exalted (?) woman ……

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( Uttu said:)

‘Bring cucumbers in ……, bring apples with their stems sticking out (?),

bring grapes in their clusters, and in the house

you will indeed have hold of my halter,

O Enki, you will indeed have hold of my halter.’

When he was filling with water a second time,

he filled the dykes with water, he filled the canals with water,

he filled the fallows with water.

The gardener in his joy rose (?) from the dust and embraced him:

‘Who are you who …… the garden?’

Enki (said to) …… the gardener:

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He brought him cucumbers in ……,

brought him apples with their stems sticking out (?),

brought him grapes in their clusters, filled his lap.

Enki made his face attractive and took a staff in his hand.

Enki came to a halt at Uttu’s, knocked at her house (demanding): ‘Open up, open up.’

(She asked): ‘Who are you?’

(He answered:) ‘I am a gardener.

Let me give you cucumbers, apples, and grapes for your …Yes’.

Joyfully Uttu opened the house. Enki gave Uttu, the exalted (?) woman,

cucumbers in ……, gave her apples with their stems sticking out (?),

gave her grapes in their clusters. (1 line not in the ms. from Nippur:

He poured beer for her in the large ban measure.)

Uttu, the exalted (?) woman, …… to the left for him, waved the hands for him.

Enki aroused Uttu.

He clasped her to the bosom, lying in her crotch,

fondled her thighs, fondled her with the hand.

He clasped her to the bosom, lying in her crotch,

made love to the youngster and kissed her.

Enki poured semen into Uttu’s womb

and she conceived the semen in the womb, the semen of Enki.

Uttu, the beautiful woman, cried out :

‘Woe, my thighs’. She cried out: ‘Woe, my liver. Woe, my heart.’

Ninhursaja (Ninhursag) removed the semen from the thighs…

Ninhursaja cursed the name Enki:

‘Until his dying day, I will never look upon him with life-giving eye.’…”

“and since in the Land he neither fashioned the yarn of Uttu

(the goddess of weaving) nor pegged out the loom for Uttu…”

“There was no cloth to wear; Uttu had not been born —

no royal turban was worn;…”

“All the yarns of Uttu, the splendor of kingship, belong to me…”

“For Enki the people…the…garment.

The one who is the dignity of the palace, the decorum of the king,

Uttu, the unfailing woman of silence, Enki placed in charge of them…”

“The tiara (?) of the palace, the jewel of the king,

Uttu, the trustworthy woman, the joyous (?), Enki placed in charge of them…”

Uttu As Ninkurra’s Daughter:

“Enki poured semen into the womb

and she conceived the semen in the womb, the semen of Enki.

But her one month was one day, but her nine months were nine days.

In the month of womanhood, like juniper oil,

like juniper oil, like oil of abundance,

Ninkura, like juniper oil, like juniper oil,

like oil of abundance, gave birth to Uttu, the exalted (?) woman. …”

“Ninkurra, who had lived a life so sheltered at the mountain heights,

was fully bewitched by the easy charm of the older, more experienced god.

Thus she joyously yielded to him and love they made for nine days and nine nights.

But Enki soon realized that as lovely as Ninkurra was,

she could not be compared to Ninhursag.

As before, the Sweet Waters Lord left Ninsar after nine days,

when Ninkurra gave birth to another lovely girl-child called Uttu,

the Spider, the Weaver of Patterns and Life Desires…”

“Nintud (Ninhursag) said to Uttu:

‘Let me advise you, and may you take heed of my advice.

Let me speak words to you and may you heed my words.

From in the marsh one man is able to see up here, is able to see up here, he is;

from in the marsh Enki is able to see up here, is able to see up here, he is.

He will set eyes on you.’…”

“Ninhursag…frowned at the sadness reflected in Ninsar’s and Ninkurra’s eyes,

and frowned at Enki’s unbridled lust.

Ninhursag knew how charming Enki could be,

but no matter what, young Uttu the Weaver

should be advised to avoid the riverbanks,

or the places where Enki and herself could be found alone or unchaperoned:

‘Daughter Uttu, beware of the marshes and the riverbanks,

where Enki, the Sweet Waters god, reigns as Sovereign.

There he will see you, there he will desire you and want to make of you his own,

only to leave you all alone later on!’ was Ninhursag’s stern advice to Uttu.

For a time young Uttu did follow the Great Lady’s advice

and kept her distance from Enki’s lusty sight.

But one day Enki’s desire won the young goddess’ heart,

when he brought to her delicacies from the garden of delights:

apples, cucumbers and grapes, all this and more Enki offered to the young goddess.

Then Uttu, full of joy, opened herself to welcome Enki, the crafty god,

and he embraced her with heartfelt glee, lying in her lap content and happy.

Loving strokes, kisses and hugs they shared,

until Enki’s seed found its way to Uttu’s young and yet untried womb.

Later, still lying on Enki’s powerful arms,

doubt entered Uttu’s mind, body and heart:

‘Tonight you loved me so dearly, tonight I was your spouse,

the one and only, your dearest,’ she thought .

‘But will you love me in the morning, o lustiest of all gods?

Will you stay in my arms and never let me go

And will you love for more than a holy night,

and share with me happy and hard times?’

But when morning came and Uttu looked into Enki’s eyes,

she knew she still was not the one to hold captive the Sweet Waters Lord.

With a tender kiss Enki took his leave,

but did not say when he was going to come back, or ever returned to stay.

Uttu swallowed stubborn tears,

but decided not to surrender to loss and sorrow, and more.

‘I vow not to be bonded to Enki from this moment on,’

she promised herself with a deep-rooted resolve.

‘If he does not want me for myself, for what we can together be,

I will not carry any of his seeds within or without my very being!’

Uttu immediately turned then to Ninhursag for help.

The Great Mother goddess, beloved by all, would know what to do,

would ensure the best course of action.

‘Wipe out Enki’s seed of your body,

and bury within the depths of the Earth the promise of life you shared with him,’

said the Great Lady and Womb of Creation.

‘Let the Earth receive and transform yours and Enki’s seed.

And after you do this all, take your time so that your body,

heart, mind and soul may heal.

And I, who have known love, pain, sorrow and immense joy, give you,

daughter, a very special blessing:

may the wisdom of experience brought by such pain enter your being again

and may you learn to ask as much as you give from your future lovers

for as long as you live.

Reciprocation is the key for everlasting relationships!’…”

8 Children of Enki & Ninhursag via Uttu

Ninhursaja made Enki sit by her vagina.

(1 line not in the ms. from Nippur:

She placed (?) her hands on …….

and ……. on its outside.)

(Ninhursaja asked:)

“My brother, what part of you hurts you?”

“The top of my head (ugu-dili) hurts me.”

She gave birth to Ab-u out of it.

“My brother, what part of you hurts you?”

“The locks of my hair (siki) hurt me.”

She gave birth to Ninsikila out of it.

“My brother, what part of you hurts you?”

“My nose (giri) hurts me.”

She gave birth to Ningiriudu out of it.

“My brother, what part of you hurts you?”

“My mouth (ka) hurts me.”

She gave birth to Ninkasi out of it.

“My brother, what part of you hurts you?”

“My throat (zi) hurts me.”

She gave birth to Nazi out of it.

“My brother, what part of you hurts you?”

“My arm (a) hurts me.”

She gave birth to Azimua out of it.

“My brother, what part of you hurts you?”

“My ribs (ti) hurt me.”

She gave birth to Ninti out of it.

“My brother, what part of you hurts you?”

“My sides (zag) hurt me.”

She gave birth to Ensag out of it.

(She said:) “For the little ones to whom I have given birth

may rewards not be lacking.

Ab-u shall become king of the grasses, (#1)

Ninsikila shall become lord of Magan (Egypt, #2),

Ningiriudu shall marry Ninazu,(#3)

Ninkasi shall be what satisfies the heart, (#4)

Nazi shall marry Nindara, (#5)

Azimua shall marry Ninjiczida, (#6)

Ninti shall become the lady of the month, (#7)

and Ensag shall become lord of Dilmun (Sinai).” (#8)

(#1)Abu Quotes From Texts

Abu = Enki & Ninhursag’s son via Uttu

god of the grasses, vegetation, sprung from head of Enki

“Enki heard Ninhursag’s voice resonate all over his being:

‘The first seed you ate and made you ill,

I take its power into my myself and transform it into a newly born god,

a younger brother and son to you, dearest.

I therefore have given birth to the god Abu to set your body free.’…”

“( Ninhursaja asked:)

‘My brother, what part of you hurts you?’

‘The top of my head (ugu-dili) hurts me.’

She gave birth to Ab-u out of it…”

“Let Abu be the master of plants;…”

“(She (Ninhursag) said:)

‘For the little ones to whom I have given birth may rewards not be lacking.

Ab-u shall become king of the grasses,’…”

(#2)Ninsikila Quotes From Texts Ninsikila = Enki & Ninhursag’s daughter via Uttu

Patron goddess of the paradise land of Dilmun

“‘My brother (Enki), what part of you hurts you?

‘The locks of my hair (siki) hurt me.’

She gave birth to Ninsikila out of it…”

“He laid her (Ninhursag) down all alone in Dilmun,

and the place where Enki had lain down with his spouse,

that place was still virginal, that place was still pristine.

He laid her down all alone in Dilmun,

and the place where Enki had lain down with Ninsikila

(Enki & Ninhursag’s daughter via Uttu),

that place was virginal, that place was pristine. …”

“Ninsikila said to her father Enki:

‘You have given a city. You have given a city.

What does your giving avail me? You have given a city, Dilmun’…”

“(Enki answered Ninsikila:)

‘When Utu steps up into heaven,

fresh waters shall run out of the ground for you

from the standing vessels (?) on Ezen’s (?) shore,

from Nanna’s (Nannar’s) radiant high temple,

from the mouth of the waters running underground’…”

“from Nanna’s (Nannar’s) radiant high temple,

from the mouth of the waters running underground,

fresh waters ran out of the ground for her.

The waters rose up from it into her great basins.

Her city drank water aplenty from them.

Dilmun drank water aplenty from them…”

“Ninsikila shall become lord of Magan,…”

“He cleansed, purified the [land Di]lmun,

Placed Ninsikilla in charge of it,…”

“He cleanses and purified the kur-Dilmun, set Ninsikilla in charge of it…”

“Nin-sikil was also instructed and she made large halub logs, ebony,

and aba wood reach the ruler building the E-ninnu…”

(#3)Ningirida / Ningiriudu /Ninsutu Quotes From Texts

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

Ninazu’s spouse, Ningishzidda’s mother, Ereshkigal’s daughter-in-law

As Ningirida:

“Ninjiczida, 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!…”

“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!’…”

“Lady Ningirida, say to you:

‘Your house, your city!’ as she steps before you in prayer,

god of the Land, my lord Ninazu!…”

“Praise be to Enki.

Ninjiczida, son of Ninazu!…”

As Ningiriudu:

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

‘My nose (giri) hurts me.’

She gave birth to Ningiriudu out of it…”

“Ningiriudu shall marry Ninazu,…”

As Ninsutu:

“Let Ninsutu marry Ninazu;…”

“Where else do you hurt, dearest?’ ‘ My tooth hurts me.’ ‘

To the goddess Ninsutu I have given birth for you to set your tooth free…”

(#4)Ninkasi Quotes From Texts

Ninkasi / Ninkashi = Enki & Ninhursag’s daughter via Uttu

beer maker for the gods

As Enki & Ninhursag’s daughter via Uttu:

“’Where do you still feel much pain, dearest? What hurts you?’

‘My mouth hurts me.’ Ninhursag kissed Enki in the mouth.

‘To the goddess Ninkasi I have given birth for you to set your mouth free’…”

‘”My brother (Enki), what part of you hurts you?’

‘My mouth (ka) hurts me.’

She (Ninhursag) gave birth to Ninkasi out of it…”

As Enki & Ninti’s Daughter:

“Your father is Enki, the lord Nudimmud,

and your mother is Ninti, the queen of the abzu.

Ninkasi, your father is Enki, the lord Nudimmud,

and your mother is Ninti (Enki & Ninhursag’s daughter via Uttu),

the queen of the abzu…”

“Ninkasi shall be what satisfies the heart,…”

“Let Ninkasi be she who sates the thirsts;…”

“”When the beer dough has been carefully prepared in the oven,

and the mash tended in the oven,

Ninkasi (the goddess of beer) mixes them for me…”

“Ninkasi, it is you who pour out the filtered beer of the collector vat;

it is like the onrush of the Tigris and the Euphrates…”

“I am Ninkasi’s help, for her I sweeten the beer, with as much cold water,

the tribute of the hills, as you brought…”

“An (Anu) will fetch Ninguenaka (Ninkasi) for me from her mountain home —

the expert woman, who redounds to her mother’s credit,

Ninkasi the expert, who redounds to her mother’s credit:

her fermenting-vat is of green lapis lazuli,

her beer cask is of refined silver and of gold;

if she stands by the beer, there is joy, if she sits by the beer, there is gladness;

as cupbearer she mixes the beer, never wearying as she walks back and forth,

Ninkasi, the keg at her side, on her hips;

may she make my beer-serving perfect…”

(#5)Nanshe Quotes From Texts

Nanshe / Nanse / Nazi = Enki & Ninhursag’s daughter via Uttu

spouse to Nindara, goddess of fish & fowl of the sea, goddess of justice

As Nanshe:

“as she escaped from Isin. Nanshe cried, ‘O my devastated city…’

her beloved dwelling place was given over to misfortune….”

“Who . . s the izi-bird and the lil-fish, who . . . . ,

Who comes out from the zipag, who . . . . ,

The Lady of Sirar[a, Mother Nansh]e,

Of the sea, of its . . . . places, Enki placed in charge…”

“Nanshe, the lady, the lord – the holy . . . fell at her feet,

She has become the fishery inspector of the se[a] (?),

Fish, tasty, (and) . . . . ,

She presents to her [father] Enlil…”

“the child of Enki, acting as a good woman for a good household,…”

As Nance:

“Nance, the noble daughter, was settled outside the city…”

“Father Enki determined a fate for you.

Nance, child born in Eridug (Eridu, Enki’s city), sweet is your praise…”

“He who confirms or contradicts what is uttered,

who enters Nance’s house from outside (?), and does not leave it,

the caretaker of Nance’s house, the child born to Utu, lord Hendursaja …….”

“He who extends his staff of office, the one respected within the Abzu,

the lord who has no opposition in the terraced tower (?) of Nance’s house,

the king, lord Hendursaja, promulgates the decrees of Nance’s house…”

“The lady of precious rites, Nance, versed in singing holy songs,

sang songs for the house…”

“Nance, the queen of the fishermen, will be delighted with you…”

“The city of Nance, Nijin (Isin), was delivered to the foreigners.

Sirara, her beloved dwelling, was handed over to the evil ones.

‘Alas, the destroyed city, my destroyed house,’ she cried bitterly…”

“Nance, what you say is trustworthy and takes precedence.

You are the interpreter of dreams among the gods,…”

“You have taken your place upon the throne-dais of Lagac (Lagash).

Speak to holy mother Nance,…”

“Nance answered the ruler:

‘My shepherd, I will explain your dream for you in every detail.

The person who, as you said, was as enormous as the skies,

who was as enormous as the earth, whose head was like that of gods,

whose wings, as you said, were like those of the Anzud bird,

and whose lower body was, as you said, like a flood storm,

at whose right and left lions were lying,

was in fact my brother Nin-jirsu (Ninurta)‘…”

“The young woman …… sheaves,

who held a stylus of refined silver in her hand,

who had placed it on a tablet with propitious stars and was consulting it,

she was in fact my sister Nisaba….”

“’Nin-jirsu, I want to build up your house for you,

I want to make it perfect for you, so I will ask your sister, the child born of Eridu,

an authority on her own, the lady, the dream-interpreter among the gods,

my divine sister from Sirara, Nance,to show me the way.’

His call was heard; his master, Lord Nin-jirsu accepted from (King) Gudea…”

“Now the ruler imposed a levy on his land.

He imposed a levy on his realm of abundant ……, on Nin-jirsu´s Gu-edina.

He imposed levy on his built-up cities and settlements, on Nance´s Gu-jicbara…”

“There was a levy for him on the clan of Nance

Both river banks and shores rising out of the waters,

the huger river, full of water, which spreads its abundance everywhere,

and he placed the holy pelican (?), the standard of Nance, in front of them…”

As Nanse:

“When the mistress, Mother Nanše, floats her holy barge to visit you,

sweet and noble singers perform for her on board…”

“Nanše (Nanshe) has placed a mighty symbol in your hand,

Ḫendursaĝa (Utu’s son).

The mistress, Mother Nanše, speaks confidentially with you…”

“Nindara, the king of Lagaš (Lagash).

Also with her help, monthly and at the New Year on the days of regular offerings,

in your house Nindara makes the wedding-gifts on your behalf

for the mistress, Mother Nanše…”

“The one who sets sail…in the holy shrine, the innin who induces copulation…

great flood-wave of the sea, turbulent flood-wave, the inundation of the sea…

who springs forth out of the sea-foam…the innin of Sirara,

mother Nanse, the sea in all its breadth, Enki placed in charge of it…”

“Nanse, the noble nin/en, at whose feet the holy u-bird stands,

is now the customs inspector of the sea.

Good fish, tasty birds, she grants her father Enlil in Nippur…”

As Nazi:

“Let Nazi marry Nindara;…”

“Nazi shall marry Nindara,…”

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

‘My throat (zi) hurts me.’

She (Ninhursag) gave birth to Nazi out of it…”

Nindara Quotes From Texts

Nindara = Nanshe’s husband

Enki & Ninhursag’s son-in-law

“Nindara, the king of Lagaš (Lagash).

Also with her help, monthly and at the New Year on the days of regular offerings,

in your house Nindara makes the wedding-gifts on your behalf for the mistress,

Mother Nanše…”

“may the god Nin-dara (Nanshe’s husband) the royal warrior,…”

“Let Nazi marry Nindara;…”

“Nazi shall marry Nindara,…”

“You are the accountant of Nindara (Nanshe’s spouse),

king of Niĝin in its spacious location…”

“My husband is the tax collector of the sea,

Nindara is the tax collector of the sea.”

2 lines unclear

A balbale of Nanše….”

“For the god Nin-dara, the lord of destinies (?), his temple he has constructed….

Gudae…dowered with power by the god Nin-dara…”

(#6)Azimua Quotes From Texts

Azimua = Enki & Ninhursag’s daughter via Uttu

spouse to Ningishzidda

As Azimua:

“’What hurts you still, dear (Enki)?’

‘My throat hurts me. (Ninhursag)’

‘To the goddess Azimua I have given birth for you to set your throat free.’…”

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

‘My arm (a) hurts me.’

She (Ninhursag) gave birth to Azimua out of it…”

“Azimua shall marry Ninjiczida (Ningishzidda),…”

“To Dimpimekug (1 ms. has instead: Dimpikug, who stands by his side,

he gave a lapis-lazuli seal hanging from a pin,

and a gold and silver toggle-pin with a bison’s head.

To his spouse, Ninazimua (Azimua), the august scribe, denizen of Arali,

in her palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered a headdress

with the august ear-pieces (?) of a sage, made of alabaster, a …… stylus,

the hallmark of the scribe, a surveyor’s gleaming line, and the measuring rod …….”

As Ninazimua:

“To …… Ninjiczida, in his palace,

the shepherd Ur-Namma offered a …… sparkling with ……,

……. donkeys that bray loudly (?), followed by …….”

“To …… Ninazimua, …… denizen of Arali, and to Jectin-ana, the king’s sister,

in her palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered a ……,

the hallmark of the scribe, ……, a peg and the measuring rod …….”

(#7)Ninti Quotes From Texts

Ninti = Enk & Ninhursag’s daughtervia Uttu “Lady Life”

^“Your father is Enki, the lord Nudimmud,

and your mother is Ninti, the queen of the abzu.

Ninkasi, your father is Enki, the lord Nudimmud,

and your mother is Ninti, the queen of the abzu…”

“‘What hurts you most, dearest (Enki)?’

‘My rib hurts me.’

‘To the goddess Nin-ti, the Lady of the Rib and the One who makes Live,

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

‘”My brother (Enki), what part of you hurts you?’

‘My ribs (ti) hurt me.’

She (Ninhursag) gave birth to Ninti out of it…

Ninti shall become the lady of the month,…”

Ninti, “Lady of the Rib”, shared her emotions with the other Anunnaki on board her ship. They watched as all living things left upon the Earth were drowned.

“The Anunnaki, great gods, were sitting in thirst, in hunger…

Ninti wept and spent her emotion; she wept and eased her feelings.

The gods wept with her for the land.

She was overcome with grief; she thirsted for beer.

Where she sat, the gods sat weeping; crouching like sheep at a trough.

Their lips were feverish of thirst, they were suffering cramp from hunger…”

(And:)

“The Goddess saw and she wept…her lips were covered with feverishness….”

(She went on to say:)

”My creatures have become like flies – they filled the rivers like dragonflies,

their fatherhood was taken by the rolling sea…”

(#8)Enshag Quotes From Texts

Enshag = Enki & Ninhursag’s son via Uttu

lord over Tilmun

“‘What hurts you still, dear (Enki)?’ ‘My limbs hurt me.’

To the god Enshag I (Ninhursag) have given birth for you to set your limbs free…”

“‘My brother (Enki), what part of you hurts you?’ ‘My sides (zag) hurt me.’

She (Ninhursag) gave birth to Ensag out of it…”

“and Ensag shall become lord of Dilmun…”

“Let Enshag be the lord of Tilmun!…”

Nintulla Quote From Text

Nintulla = Enki & Ninhursag’s son via Uttu

“The Great Lady (Ninhursag) continued her mighty healing ritual,

asking Enki for the names of the organs that had been affected.:

‘Dearest, what hurts you?’

‘My jaw hurts me.’

‘To the god Nintulla I have given birth for you to set your jaw free’…”

Sal-pae Quote From Text

Sul-pae = lord of Ninhursag’s house in Kish, Ninhursag’s spouse?, concubine?

“House Keš, given birth by a lion…

Ninursaĝa (Ninhursag) sits within like a great dragon.

Nintur the great mother assists at births there.

Šul-pa-e the ruler acts as lord…”

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Umul Quote From Text

Umul = one of Enki & Ninhursag’s creatures

failure in producing the mixed-breed “workers”

“Enki said to Ninmah:

‘For your creatures I have decreed a fate,

I have given them their daily bread.

Now, you should decree a fate for my creature, give him his daily bread too.’

Ninmah looked at Umul and turned to him.

She went nearer to Umul asked him questions but he could not speak.

She offered him bread to eat but he could not reach out for it.

He could not lie on ……., he could not …….

Standing up he could not sit down, could not lie down,

he could not …… a house,

he could not eat bread…”

Enki and Ninhursag

^{The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature}

(Texts: All Artifacts, Color Coding, & Writings in Bold Type With Italics Inside Parenthesis, are Added by Editor R. Brown, not the Authors, Translators, or Publishers!)

(gods in blue)

After Time had come into being and the holy seasons for growth and rest were finally known, holy Dilmun,

(Dilmun / “Tilmun”, Sinai Peninsula, “Land of the Missiles” )

the pure clean and bright land of the living, the garden of the Great Gods and Earthly paradise,

located eastward in Eden, was the place where Ninhursag, the Earth Mother,

Most Exalted Lady and Supreme Queen, could be found.

There she lived for a season during the Wheel of the Year,

when the Earth lay deep in slumber and rest before the onset of Spring,

in the land that knew neither sickness nor death or old age,

where the raven uttered no cry, where lions and wolves killed not,

and unknown were the sorrows of a widow or the wailing of the sick.

(Enki drinking in Dilmun)

And it was in Dilmun, at that time that Enki,

the wise god of Magic and the Sweet Waters, the Patron of Crafts and Skills,

met, fell in love and lied with the Lady of the Stony Earth, Ninhursag.

(young Ninhursag artifacts)

The Earth Mother’s kiss did change the carefree and sexy Sweet Waters Lord:

Ninhursag had wholly captivated him through the most profound of all bonds,

the thread of enchantment, passion and daring called Love.

So profound the feeling was that the God of all Sweet Waters,

Magic and Crafts proposed to Ninhursag, with the enthusiasm of a young lover’s heart.

(unidentified goddess, earthling worker, & Ninhursag on her throne)

Ninhursag looked around the land, her stony body, and remembered the taste

of the wondrous moisture of the Sweet Waters God within herself.

She wondered whether the land should not feel the same loving touch without.

She said then to Enki: ‘I heard your heart speak, Enki dearest.

But if I feel your wondrous moisture within me, I look at the earth of Dilmun, also my body,

and feel it is the longing, the thirst for the gifts that you, dear heart, for sure can bring.

Thus I ask you: what is a land, what is a city that has no river quay?

A city that has no ponds of sweet water?’

(Enki, wise god of waters)

Taken by surprise, Enki realized that indeed he had given his whole essence to the beloved,

but forgotten to look after her Earthly Body, the land.

He then rose to the challenge of providing water for the land with aplomb.

(Enki / Aquarius)

He told then Ninhursag: ‘ For Dilmun, the land of my lady’s heart,

I will create long waterways, rivers and canals, whereby water will flow

to quench the thirst of all beings and bring abundance to all that lives.’

Enki then summoned Utu, the Sun God and Light of the Day.

(flow of the Nile River established & stabilized by Enki / Ptah)

Together, they brought a mist from the depths of the earth and watered the whole face of the ground.

Then Enki and Utu created waterways to surround the land with a never-ending source of fertile Sweet Waters,

and Enki also devised basins and cisterns to store the waters for further needs.

(map of the Biblical 4 rivers shows Sumer as Eden’s location)

From these fertile sweet waters flow the four Great Rivers of the Ancient World, including the Tigris and the Euphrates.

Thus, from that moment on, Dilmun was blessed by Enki

with everlasting agricultural and trade superiority, for through its waterways and quays,

fruits and grains were sold and exchanged by the people of Dilmun and beyond.

Ninhursag rejoiced in Enki‘s mighty prowess and said to him: ‘

Beloved, the powerful touch of your sweet waters,

the essence of Mother Nammu (Enki‘s mother) that lies deep within you, transformed the land, my stony body.

I feel the power of life throbbing within to be revealed without my very depths as I give joyously birth

and sustenance to the marshes and reed-beds, that from now on will shelter fish, plant, beasts and all that breathes.

(Ninhursag with her early failed attempts to DNA fashion replacement workers)

Thus I call myself Nintur (Ninhursag), the lady who gives birth, the Womb of the Damp Lands by the riverbanks.’

Enki replied: ‘Ninhursag, dearest Nintur, beloved, how can anyone quite compare to you?

I cannot resist your wild, sweet ways, so lie with me one more time

and fill my body, heart, soul and mind with endless delights!

For me you will forever be my fierce Damgalnunna, my Great Spouse, passionate and very much loved!’

(Ninhursag on her throne in Kish, her patron city)

Ninhursag laughed and welcomed the eagerness of the Sweet Waters Lord.

Nine days later, without the slightest labor or pain,

the Great Mother Goddess gave birth to a lovely girl without the slightest travail or pain.

The girl was called Ninsar, Lady Verdure, the Mistress of Vegetation, the green carpet of grass,

leaves and flower beds that cover the surface of the earth.

Enki was overjoyed with the birth of his and Ninhursag‘s child:

‘How perfect, how lovely is our Ninsar!

I love already the woman in the girl-child, the young Anunnaki goddess

and Mistress of Velvet Meadows and Green Fields.

The ties that bind me to Ninsar are strong and tempered by an even greater love,

for in her face I see also Ninhursag‘s, the one and only to my wandering heart.’

The Great Lady, holding Ninsar in her arms, kissed Enki in the mouth, and said:

(Enki‘s descendants establish Dilmun)

‘ Soon my time to leave Dilmun will come, but to this holy land I will sure return

at the beginning of the earth’s rest in the Middle world.

I need to leave soon, for without my loving touch Spring cannot come back,

the winds to dismiss Winter won’t blow, all there is won’t sing or mate until I to them return.

But before I go away, I endow Ninsar with the power to grow in record time,

and in holy Dilmun I’ll leave my youngster daughter safe and sound from any illness, hatred or harm.’

As the Great Lady had declared, nine days later Ninsar was fully grown, charming and graceful, a sight to behold.

Ninhursag then left for the Middle world.

Enki knew he would miss his beloved terribly, but while she was busy in the Middle Earth

giving her Essence for the land to grow happy and gay, equally as busy as Ninhursag was Enki in holy Dilmun.

(Enki; Enki on his throne in Eridu, his patron city)

It was the sacred duty of the Sweet Waters Lord to oversee the rise and fall

of all fertilizing waters that flowed from Dilmun to feed the rivers, lakes and ponds

of the Middle world to make the land ready to receive the Spring seeds.

Thus, as much as he missed Ninhursag, Enki knew he could not leave Dilmun

before all waterways were filled to ensure that the people would have plenty of water to grow their crops.

(Enki, King Anu‘s eldest & wisest son, sent to prepare for life on Earth)

Enki‘s essence, the fertilizing power of the sweet waters,

should reach every piece of land in the Middle world that had been worked and plowed.

It was at the end of a day he had spent totally absorbed by the mighty task of controlling the water flow

to the Middle world that Enki saw Ninsar walking on her own along the marshlands.

Indeed, a lovely goddess she had become, and Enki‘s eyes fell on the Maiden’s,

the Sweet Waters Lord felt a longing he could not yet define.

He only knew that after Ninhursag‘s departure, no other maiden had touched his heart the way this one did.

Indeed, she who walked on her own along the marshlands

was the closest version to Ninhursag his eyes had the luck to find.

Enki did not lose time and immediately started wooing the young lady,

encouraging her to love him wildly by the riverside.

Curious and eager as Ninsar was to experience the power of love in her body, mind,

soul, and heart, she, the young goddess of Green Fields and Luscious Meadows,

yielded to the Sweet Waters Lord, and together they made wild love.

(eldest Anunnaki alien Enki produced children with dozens of Anunnaki women on Earth)

But when morning came, Enki looked into Ninsar‘s eyes and found her a loving, but pale portrait of Ninhursag.

‘What is in her that was so alluring last night,

but now in the broad day light seems to have lost substance Lovely as she is,

she is not the one I surely miss,’ thought Enki. ‘

Despite the doubts he felt deep inside, Enki stayed with Ninsar for a while,

because he knew his seed could be in her womb.

So he stayed with her until the ninth day, when Ninsar gave birth to Ninkurra

another girl-child, the future goddess of Mountain Pastures.

As before, Enki rejoiced at Ninkurra‘s loveliness, at her cheerful smile and sweet face.

Again, Enki saw in Ninkurra twice the mark of his beloved Ninhursag.

Sadly, Ninsar realized that although she had been passionately loved by Enki for a time,

there was a longing in his eyes, his body, soul and mind she could not satisfy.

‘ Bonded to him I for a time was,’ thought Ninsar, ‘ but he does not want me for myself, this I can tell.

Mine is not the mind, body, soul and heart that holds his for a minute that means eternity,

so I’ll let him go, now and forever.

I need to be loved for who and what I am, and not to be a mere replacement for whom I know not he loves.’

Thus, when Enki left her and young Ninkurra, Ninsar grieved deeply, but found hope,

meaning and sustenance in drawing from her all-one-ness,

her inner and outer resources to heal and grow with the experience.

She also kept a watchful eye on Ninkurra, who, like herself, grew in record time.

Lovely, resourceful Ninkurra demonstrated enormous energy by climbing the highest heights,

up to the mountain tops, but also keeping her essence tied to the ground.

This way Ninkurra, the Goddess of Mountain Pastures grew safe from all hatred or harm.

Another nine days passed by, and as Ninkurra played at a mountain top,

curiosity led her to explore a well that surfaced out of the blue

to water the greens and wild flower beds she had just made grow.

To her sheer surprise and delight, the well took the shape of a handsome god,

who introduced himself to her as Enki the Sweet Waters Lord.

Again, Enki looked at Ninkurra‘s young and cheerful face, and desired to dive into the maiden’s embrace,

for she reminded him twice of Ninhursag, the one and only to Enki‘s wandering heart.

The maiden at the mountain top though had attracted the Sweet Waters’ Lord.

Had he again fallen in love?

(Enki & his women in Dilmun / today’s Oman area)

Ninkurra, who had lived a life so sheltered at the mountain heights,

was fully bewitched by the easy charm of the older, more experienced god.

Thus she joyously yielded to him and love they made for nine days and nine nights.

But Enki soon realized that as lovely as Ninkurra was, she could not be compared to Ninhursag.

As before, the Sweet Waters Lord left Ninsar after nine days,

when Ninkurra gave birth to another lovely girl-child called Uttu,

(Uttu spinning thread, clothing her fellow gods)

the Spider, the Weaver of Patterns and Life Desires.

But Ninhursag, having kissed the earth to awaken for Spring to come, had returned to holy Dilmun.

The Great Lady who saw and wisely judged all life forms,

frowned at the sadness reflected in Ninsar‘s and Ninkurra‘s eyes, and frowned at Enki‘s unbridled lust.

Ninhursag knew how charming Enki could be, but no matter what,

young Uttu the Weaver should be advised to avoid the riverbanks,

or the places where Enki and herself could be found alone or unchaperoned:

‘Daughter Uttu, beware of the marshes and the riverbanks,

(Royal Prince Enki, 1st to arrive on Earth Colony with his crew of 50)

where Enki, the Sweet Waters god, reigns as Sovereign.

There he will see you, there he will desire you and want to make of you his own,

only to leave you all alone later on!’ was Ninhursag‘s stern advice to Uttu.

For a time young Uttu did follow the Great Lady’s advice and kept her distance from Enki‘s lusty sight.

But one day Enki‘s desire won the young goddess’ heart,

when he brought to her delicacies from the garden of delights:

apples, cucumbers and grapes, all this and more Enki offered to the young goddess.

Then Uttu, full of joy, opened herself to welcome Enki, the crafty god,

and he embraced her with heartfelt glee, lying in her lap content and happy.

Loving strokes, kisses and hugs they shared,

until Enki‘s seed found its way to Uttu‘s young and yet untried womb.

Later, still lying on Enki‘s powerful arms, doubt entered Uttu‘s mind, body and heart:

‘Tonight you loved me so dearly, tonight I was your spouse, the one and only, your dearest, ‘ she thought .

‘But will you love me in the morning, o lustiest of all gods?

Will you stay in my arms and never let me go

And will you love for more than a holy night, and share with me happy and hard times?’

But when morning came and Uttu looked into Enki‘s eyes,

she knew she still was not the one to hold captive the Sweet Waters Lord.

With a tender kiss Enki took his leave,

but did not say when he was going to come back, or ever returned to stay.

(Enki‘s daughter Uttu spinning, weaving, & teaching earthlings the trade)

Uttu swallowed stubborn tears, but decided not to surrender to loss and sorrow, and more.

‘I vow not to be bonded to Enki from this moment on,’ she promised herself with a deep-rooted resolve.

‘If he does not want me for myself, for what we can together be,

I will not carry any of his seeds within or without my very being!’

(unidentified goddess & mother-goddess Ninhursag)

Uttu immediately turned then to Ninhursag for help.

The Great Mother goddess, beloved by all,

would know what to do, would ensure the best course of action.

‘Wipe out Enki‘s seed of your body, and bury within the depths of the Earth

the promise of life you shared with him,’ said the Great Lady and Womb of Creation.

‘ Let the Earth receive and transform yours and Enki‘s seed.

And after you do this all, take your time so that your body, heart, mind and soul may heal.

And I, who have known love, pain, sorrow and immense joy, give you, daughter, a very special blessing:

may the wisdom of experience brought by such pain enter your being again

and may you learn to ask as much as you give from your future lovers for as long as you live.

Reciprocation is the key for everlasting relationships!’

Where Ninhursag buried Enki‘s seed, nine days later eight plants, luscious and strong, started to grow.

Ninhursag laughed and declared happily to each of them:

‘Out of the depths of the earth, out of my stony womb, eight plants came out to bring more blessings to the world!

Eight they are, and from now on each of them will be both fathers and mothers,

the very first Seed, of a new group of beings, whom I’ll call Plants,

creatures of green and color, that will nourish, heal and grow in the glory of Dilmun and the Middle world.’ .

After a time, Enki returned, happy and carefree, as it was his custom to be.

He was not alone, but in the company of the two-faced god Isimud, Enki‘s vizier and friend.

(giant mixed-breed Enki Isimud partial Ninhursag)

Both took long walks around the riverbanks, enjoyed the pleasures of the marshlands.

Both saw the luscious plants.

‘What sorts of beings are those, Isimud, my faithful servant and friend?

What is in them so new and yet so old that fills my heart with desire and my mind with deep-rooted curiosity?

I want to taste them, to know their hearts, I want to know their insides.

What, pray, is this plant?’ asked Enki Isimud, pointing at the closest one.

(2-faced Isumud / Roman god Janus / January, looking forwards & backwards)

‘My king, this is a tree plant,’ Isimud answered, and sworn as he was to serve the Sweet Waters Lord,

Isimud then proceeded to cut down a piece of the tree-plant and passed it on to Enki, who immediately ate it with greed.

The taste of the tree-plant fueled even more Enki‘s desire to know the nature of the other seven plants left..

He asked Isimud about the nature of the seven plants, their essence and content.

Isimud replied to all his master’s questions, cutting down a sample of each and passing them on to Enki,

who devoured them immediately with glee.

This way Enki got to know the hearts of the Plants World.

Seeing that once again Enki had shown no respect or restraint,

taking over to make his own not only young maiden goddesses,

but also the Plants World angered Ninhursag beyond any measure.

(Ninhursag, father Anu & 2 others in his sky-disc, & Enki)

‘Enough is enough!’ exclaimed the Great Mother,

Mistress and Supreme Queen of the Earth, outraged and furious at Enki‘s disdain for all beings,

human or plants. ‘ Enki, you’ve gone too far by taking over the hearts’ essence of not only young goddesses,

but also by taking into yourself eight primeval samples of the Plants World.

It is good to feel desire and experience the need to be one with the beloved.

But there is a profound responsibility implicit in falling in love and captivating someone’s mind, body, heart and soul.

You, Enki, came out of the blue into many maidens’ lives,

set yourself up like a squatter within their hearts only to leave them afterwards, never to return.

But even then you were not satisfied in your lust to know and experience everything,

so you turned to the newly created Plants World.

You, Enki, tasted each one of the eight sacred plants, devouring them next with greed.

You never asked, but always took without giving anything back, a sign of acknowledgment, a simple caress.

To how many did you bring a little death to their spirit, to their hopes about a future with you?

For all this, you deserve a mighty lesson, for it is high time that you,

Enki, learn in sorrow what you did not learn in happiness:

I will never look at you with a life-giving eye from this moment on.

May the suffering you inflicted return to you threefold!’

With these words, Great Ninhursag disappeared,

leaving Enki clearly divided between the joy of seeing the one

and only to his heart and the growing concern for her parting words.

Because indeed Enki‘s health began to fail.

A strange illness this was: eight organs of his body fell progressively ill.

Indeed, they started to die in Enki‘s living body.

The Anunnaki, the Great Gods, were disconsolate with Enki‘s suffering.

(eagle / pilot, Enki, Sky Lord King Anu in his sky-disc, & Lord Air Enlil with Apkulla / winged eagle-headed pilot)

Father An (Anu), the Sky Lord, Enlil, Lord Air and Enki‘s beloved older (younger ½) brother,

(Dr. son Damu gives medical attention with his mother Bau‘s help, also her guard dog)

all healer gods and goddesses of the land tried everything they could to no avail.

Only Ninhursag could not be found anywhere, while Enki‘s health deteriorated little by little day after day.

It soon came a time when Enlil left Enki‘s side to sit on the dust,

so immerse he was in despair and worry for the health of his younger (older) and favorite brother.

(Enlil, Earth Colony Commander; King Anu, & Enki in alien sky-disc)

The Air Lord grieved for Enki.

A world without the Lord of the Sweet Waters, Magic and Crafts, how sad it would be!

Enlil simply could not conceive life without Enki‘s cunning, humor and sheer energy.

It was then that a fox, a sacred wild beast to Ninhursag who was passing by, came to console Lord Air:

‘I’ve seen the suffering of the Sweet Waters Lord,

I’ve witnessed the lament of the greatest of the Anunnaki for Enki, their beloved brother.

Only Ninhursag can heal him, only the Mistress of All Creation can make him whole again.

I’ll do my best to go and find the Greatest Lady of Earth,

holy Ninhursag I am sworn to worship and serve till the end of my days.

I will find the Great Goddess and bring her here to accomplish the healing of the sick god.’

The fox disappeared, but kept her promise, for Ninhursag relented and came running to Enki‘s aid.

She went straight to the chamber where Enki laid in agony, and, with a wave of her mighty hand,

Ninhursag dismissed healers, nurses and well-wishers.

(Ninhursag & unidentified medical nurse helpers)

Their work was done. Ninhursag‘s had just begun.

With immense tenderness, the Mistress of All Creation made herself comfortable by on the bed,

carefully placing Enki‘s head on her vagina.

She then leaned forward and wrapped herself, arms, legs, breasts around the body of the Sweet Waters Lord.

Enki was this way lovingly embraced by the Great Lady,

kept safe and protected by her warmth, and arms that felt strong yet very sweet.

Like a nurturing womb, the Great Lady wrapped herself around the Sweet Waters god.

Ninhursag whispered softly in Enki‘s ear:

‘Dearest, what hurts you?’ ‘ O beloved, my whole body hurts me.,’

Enki managed to answer with visible effort.

Ninhursag rocked gently back and forth with much care the sick god:

‘I know your body hurts, dear heart, but soon you will be made whole again.

Because I’ll receive in my Womb of Abundance, the nest of creation,

the seeds that you so greedily ate and that made you so ill.

(Ninhursag, DNA Expert, Chief Medical Science Officer)

I’ll take them all into my body so that they can bring healing, not harm to all beings.

Let the Work begin!’

(lab experiments of Ninhursag & brother Enki)

Enki felt he could not move a fingertip.

At the same time, warmth started spreading all over his body, bringing new vitality, life force with it.

Enki heard Ninhursag‘s voice resonate all over his being:

‘The first seed you ate and made you ill,

I take its power into my myself and transform it into a newly born god,

a younger brother and son to you, dearest.

I therefore have given birth to the god Abu to set your body free.’

The Great Lady continued her mighty healing ritual,

asking Enki for the names of the organs that had been affected.:

‘Dearest, what hurts you?’ ‘ My jaw hurts me.’

‘To the god Nintulla (Ninsikila) I have given birth for you to set your jaw free.

Where else do you hurt, dearest?’ ‘ My tooth hurts me.’ ‘

To the goddess Ninsutu (Ningiriudu) I have given birth for you to set your tooth free.

Where do you still feel much pain, dearest? What hurts you?’

‘My mouth hurts me.’ Ninhursag kissed Enki in the mouth.

‘To the goddess Ninkasi I have given birth for you to set your mouth free.

What hurts you still, dear?’ ‘ My throat hurts me.’

‘To the goddess Azimua I have given birth for you to set your throat free.

What hurts you still, dear?” ‘ My limbs hurt me’.

‘To the god Enshag I have given birth for you to set your limbs free.

What hurts you most, dearest? ‘ My rib hurts me.’

‘To the goddess Nin-ti, the Lady of the Rib and the One who makes Live,

I have given birth for you to set your rib free.’

As soon as Ninhursag uttered the last sentence, Enki felt no pain or ache, revitalized and stronger than ever.

Indeed, as if he himself had been reborn in the close embrace of Ninhursag.

Gone was the pain, the fever, the shivers.

‘I am alive,’ he said very simply, his voice full of wonder,

‘and yet it feels so different from the moment I came out of the sea

of mother Nammu or when I met Ereshkigal in the Underworld.’

(powerful goddess Ninhursag, lover to Enki)

He moved into Ninhursag‘s arms, for he wanted to see her face too.

The Great Lady had closed her eyes, but there was a smile on her lips.

She rested against the pillows of Enki‘s bed, still holding him in a loose embrace.

Now it was his turn to act with immense tenderness, as he shifted positions to make her rest on his chest.

‘You healed me by sending your soul into my body, ‘ he said,

deeply moved by the Gift of Life he had been given, and more.

‘This is why you are so wearied.

And the reason why I feel so much more part of yourself as a consequence.

How could I have been so stupid not to understand you or myself until now?

It was you I longed for, your embrace, your touch.

But beforehand I wanted you for me only, and desired all maidens,

because I knew not of the extent of my longing for you and only you.

How impossibly absurd and stupid of me to think that I should find your image in every maiden

I came across just to leave them when I realized they were not you! ‘

They kissed passionately.

‘I would never bind you to me against your True Will,beloved,’ said simply Ninhursag.

‘And because you understood this great mystery,

because you and I are indeed two of a kind, let all worlds know what I now declare:

from this very moment on let it be known that I, Ninhursag, the Earth Mother,

Wisest beyond all Beings in the Ways of Nature,

built a house for my beloved and myself on a Rock, steadfast and solid….’

‘Let me finish this for you… for us, dearest,’ interrupted Enki Ninhursag with a kiss,

(winged eagle-headed Apkulla / pilot, & Enki, Lord of Sweet Waters)

‘I, Enki, the Lord of Sweet Waters, say that from this strong and solid rock that means Life,

Love and Fruition for me the Waters of Life will flow forever in all worlds we dare to fare’.

They kissed and hugged passionately, sealing their shared Fate forever, for as long as they wanted to be together.

‘For you I stayed here in Dilmun, the place of delights, where we are safe from hate or harm’, continued Enki.

‘Now I know that you made me ill to make me see

that the bond that I feel for you is stronger than friendship or love.

I know now that even if we cannot be together all the time, we will never be apart.

But tell me, dearest, did you really need to be so radical and cast on me the eye of death?’

Indeed, Enki had come back to his normal inquiring self.

Ninhursag could burst of joy, and her laughter was pure delight and mischief:

‘This, Enki, you will never find out!’

Enki chuckled, half disappointed, half amused.

Life with Ninhursag would never be boring, this he knew for sure.

She would certainly drive him nuts with her assertiveness,

wits, passionate ways and guts many other times in the future.

But she was and would be forever in his future, he loved her and wanted her like no other.

(Ninhursag supported by her staff)

Ninhursag was his Soul-Companion, his Rock of Strength,

the Inspirational Divine Feminine that brightened up his life.

And if he could not have the last word with her, at least Enki knew very well how to silence Ninhursag

in the sweetest and wildest way for very long moments.

With perfect skill and determination he started to kiss her holy body. All over.”

Enki and Ninhursaga

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(gods in blue)

Pure are the cities — and you are the ones to whom they are allotted.

(Dilmun / “Tilmun”, Sinai Peninsula, “Land of the Missiles”)

Pure is Dilmun land.

Pure is Sumer — and you are the ones to whom it is allotted.

Pure is Dilmun land.

Virginal is Dilmun land.

Pristine is Dilmun land.

(Enki drinking in his land of Dilmun)

He laid her down all alone in Dilmun, and the place where Enki had lain down with his spouse,

that place was still virginal, that place was still pristine.

He laid her down all alone in Dilmun, and the place where Enki had lain down with Ninsikila

(Enki & Ninhursag‘s daughter via Uttu), that place was virginal, that place was pristine.

(ancient scenes from Dilmun)

In Dilmun the raven was not yet cawing, the partridge not cackling.

The lion did not slay, the wolf was not carrying off lambs, the dog had not been taught to make kids curl up,

the pig had not learned that grain was to be eaten.

When a widow has spread malt on the roof, the birds did not yet eat that malt up there.

The pigeon then did not tuck the head under its wing.

No eye-diseases said there: “I am the eye disease.”

No headache said there: “I am the headache.”

No old woman belonging to it said there: “I am an old woman.”

No old man belonging to it said there: “I am an old man.”

No maiden in her unwashed state …… in the city.

No man dredging a river said there: “It is getting dark.”

No herald made the rounds in his border district.

No singer sang an elulam there.

No wailings were wailed in the city’s outskirts there.

(Enki spending time with his women in Dilmun)

Ninsikila said to her father Enki:

“You have given a city. You have given a city.

What does your giving avail me?

You have given a city, Dilmun. You have given a city.

What does your giving avail me?

You have given ……. You have given a city.

What avails me your giving?”

“You have given ……, a city that has no river quay. You have given a city.

What does your giving avail me?

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A city that has no fields, glebe or furrow”

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(Enki answered Ninsikila:)

“When Utu steps up into heaven, fresh waters shall run out of the ground for you

from the standing vessels (?) on Ezen’s (?) shore, from Nanna‘s (Nannar) radiant high temple,

from the mouth of the waters running underground.”

(Enki brings sweet waters to Dilmun for daughter Ninsikila, etc.)

“May the waters rise up from it into your great basins.

May your city drink water aplenty from them.

May Dilmun drink water aplenty from them.

May your pools of salt water become pools of fresh water.

May your city become an emporium on the quay for the Land.

May Dilmun become an emporium on the quay for the Land.”

(Possible insertion point for additional lines in a ms. from Ur:

“May the land of Tukric hand over to you gold from Harali, lapis lazuli and …….

May the land of Meluha load precious desirable cornelian,

mec wood of Magan and the best abba wood into large ships for you.

May the land of Marhaci yield you precious stones, topazes.

May the land of Magan (Egypt) offer you strong, powerful copper, dolerite, u stone and cumin stone.

May the Sea-land offer you its own ebony wood, …… of a king.

May the ‘Tent’-lands offer you fine multi-colored wools.

May the land of Elam hand over to you choice wools, its tribute.

(Nannar‘s temple residence with Ur way below)

May the manor of Urim (Ur), the royal throne dais, the city ……,

load up into large ships for you sesame, august raiment, and fine cloth.

May the wide sea yield you its wealth.”

The city’s dwellings are good dwellings. Dilmun’s dwellings are good dwellings.

Its grains are little grains, its dates are big dates,

its harvests are triple ……, its wood is …… wood.)

At that moment, on that day, and under that sun, when Utu stepped up into heaven,

from the standing vessels (?) on Ezen’s (?) shore, from Nanna‘s (Nannar) radiant high temple (residence),

(Nannar‘s house in Ur with original Stairway to Heaven)

from the mouth of the waters running underground, fresh waters ran out of the ground for her.

(Ninsikila with her Dilmun sweet waters from father Enki)

The waters rose up from it into her great basins.

Her city drank water aplenty from them.

Dilmun drank water aplenty from them.

Her pools of salt water indeed became pools of fresh water.

Her fields, glebe and furrows indeed produced grain for her.

Her city indeed became an emporium on the quay for the Land.

Dilmun indeed became an emporium on the quay for the Land.

At that moment, on that day, and under that sun, so it indeed happened.

(Ninhursag & female goddess staff)

All alone the wise one, toward Nintud, the country’s mother,

Enki, the wise one, toward Nintud (Ninhursag), the country’s mother,

was digging his phallus into the dykes, plunging his phallus into the reedbeds.

The august one pulled his phallus aside and cried out: “No man take me in the marsh.”

Enki cried out: “By the life’s breath of heaven I adjure you.

Lie down for me in the marsh, lie down for me in the marsh, that would be joyous.”

(Ninhursag, father Anu & 2 others in his sky-disc, & Enki)

Enki distributed his semen destined for Damgalnuna (Ninhursag).

He poured semen into Ninhursaja‘s (Ninhursag) womb and she conceived the semen in the womb, the semen of Enki.

But her one month was one day, but her two months were two days,

but her three months were three days, but her four months were four days,

but her five months were five days, but her six months were six days,

but her seven months were seven days, but her eight months were eight days,

but her nine months were nine days.

In the month of womanhood, like juniper oil, like juniper oil,

like oil of abundance, Nintud, mother of the country, like juniper oil, gave birth to Ninsar.

In turn Ninsar (Enki & Ninhursag‘s daughter) went out to the riverbank.

Enki was able to see up there from in the marsh, he was able to see up there, he was.

(Enki & his 2-faced vizier Isumud)

He said to his minister Isimud:

“Is this nice youngster not to be kissed? Is this nice Ninsar not to be kissed?”

His minister Isimud answered him:

“Is this nice youngster not to be kissed? Is this nice Ninsar not to be kissed?

My master will sail, let me navigate. He will sail, let me navigate.”

First he put his feet in the boat, next he put them on dry land.

He clasped her to the bosom, kissed her, Enki poured semen into the womb

and she conceived the semen in the womb, the semen of Enki.

But her one month was one day, but her two months were two days,

but her nine months were nine days.

In the month of womanhood, like juniper oil, like juniper oil, like oil of abundance,

Ninsar, like juniper oil, like juniper oil, like oil of abundance, gave birth to Ninkura.

In turn Ninkura (Enki & Ninsar‘s daughter) went out to the riverbank.

Enki was able to see up there from in the marsh, he was able to see up there, he was.

(Isunud, companion vizier to Enki, January name after him by the Romans)

He said to his minister (2-faced) Isimud:

“Is this nice youngster not to be kissed? Is this nice Ninkura not to kissed?”

His minister Isimud answered him:

“Kiss this nice youngster. Kiss this nice Ninkura.

My master will sail, let me navigate. He will sail, let me navigate.”

First he put his feet in the boat, next he put them on dry land.

He clasped her to the bosom, kissed her, Enki poured semen into the womb

and she conceived the semen in the womb, the semen of Enki.

But her one month was one day, but her nine months were nine days.

In the month of womanhood, like juniper oil, like juniper oil, like oil of abundance,

Ninkura, like juniper oil, like juniper oil,

like oil of abundance, gave birth to Uttu, the exalted (?) woman.

(Insertion point for additional lines in a ms. of unknown origin:

Ninkura in turn gave birth to Ninimma.

She brought the child up and made her flourish.

Ninimma in turn went out to the riverbank.

Enki was towing his boat along and was able to see up there, …….

(Enki holds anpther newborn in the Abzu)

He laid eyes on Ninimma (Enki & Ninkura‘s daughter) on the riverbank and said to his minister Isimud:

“Have I ever kissed one like this nice youngster? Have I ever made love to one like nice Ninimma?”

His minister Isimud answered him:

“My master will sail, let me navigate. He will sail, let me navigate.”

First he put his feet in the boat, next he put them on dry land.

He clasped her to the bosom, lying in her crotch, made love to the youngster and kissed her.

Enki poured semen into Ninimma‘s womb and she conceived the semen in the womb, the semen of Enki.

To the woman its one month was but its one day, its two months were but its two days,

its three months were but its three days, its four months were but its four days,

its five months were but its five days, its six months were but its six days,

its seven months were but its seven days, its eight months were but its eight days,

and at its nine days, in the month of womanhood, like juniper oil, like juniper oil, like oil of abundance,

Ninimma, like juniper oil, like oil of abundance, gave birth to Uttu, the exalted (?) woman.)

(Enki‘s daughter Uttu spinning thread for the gods)

Nintud said to Uttu: “Let me advise you, and may you take heed of my advice.

Let me speak words to you and may you heed my words.

From in the marsh one man is able to see up here, is able to see up here, he is;

(Enki in the Abzu / marshlands of the Persian Gulf)

from in the marsh Enki is able to see up here, is able to see up here, he is.

He will set eyes on you.”

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(Uttu spinning & weaving, trade later taught to the earthling workers)

…… Uttu, the exalted (?) woman ……

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(Uttu said:)

“Bring cucumbers in ……, bring apples with their stems sticking out (?), bring grapes in their clusters,

and in the house you will indeed have hold of my halter, O Enki, you will indeed have hold of my halter.”

When he was filling with water a second time, he filled the dykes with water,

he filled the canals with water, he filled the fallows with water.

The gardener in his joy rose (?) from the dust and embraced him:

“Who are you who …… the garden?”

Enki (said to) …… the gardener:

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He brought him cucumbers in ……, brought him apples with their stems sticking out (?),

brought him grapes in their clusters, filled his lap.

(Enki on his throne seat in Eridu)

Enki made his face attractive and took a staff in his hand.

Enki came to a halt at Uttu‘s, knocked at her house (demanding):

“Open up, open up.”

(She asked): “Who are you?”

(He answered:) “I am a gardener.

Let me give you cucumbers, apples, and grapes for your ‘Yes’.”

Joyfully Uttu opened the house.

Enki gave Uttu, the exalted (?) woman, cucumbers in ……,

gave her apples with their stems sticking out (?), gave her grapes in their clusters.

(1 line not in the ms. from Nippur:

He poured beer for her in the large ban measure.)

Uttu, (Enki & Ninimma‘s daughter) the exalted (?) woman,

…… to the left for him, waved the hands for him.

Enki aroused Uttu.

He clasped her to the bosom, lying in her crotch, fondled her thighs, fondled her with the hand.

He clasped her to the bosom, lying in her crotch, made love to the youngster and kissed her.

Enki poured semen into Uttu‘s womb and she conceived the semen in the womb, the semen of Enki.

Uttu, the beautiful woman, cried out : “Woe, my thighs”.

She cried out: “Woe, my liver. Woe, my heart.”

Ninhursaja (Ninhursag) removed the semen from the thighs.

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She grew the ‘tree’ plant, she grew the ‘honey’ plant, she grew the ‘vegetable’ plant, she grew the esparto grass (?),

she grew the atutu plant, she grew the actaltal plant, she grew the …… plant, she grew the amharu plant.

(female & male presented to Enki by Isumud)

Enki was able to see up there from in the marsh, he was able to see up there, he was.

He said to his minister Isimud: “I have not determined the destiny of these plants.

What is this one? What is that one?”

His minister Isimud had the answer for him.

“My master, the ‘tree’ plant,” he said to him, cut it off for him and Enki ate it.

“My master, the ‘honey’ plant,” he said to him, pulled it up for him and Enki ate it.

“My master, the ‘vegetable’ plant,” he said to him, cut it off for him and Enki ate it.

“My master, the alfalfa grass (?),” he said to him, pulled it up for him and Enki ate it.

“My master, the atutu plant,” he said to him, cut it off for him and Enki ate it.

“My master, the actaltal plant,” he said to him, pulled it up for him and Enki ate it.

“My master, the …… plant,” he said to him, cut it off for him and Enki ate it.

“My master, the amharu plant,” he said to him, pulled it up for him and Enki ate it. (8 plants total)

Enki determined the destiny of the plants, had them know it in their hearts.

(Ninhursag, Chief DNA Medical Scientist / “birth mother” of the gods, DNA fashioner of “modern man”)

Ninhursaja (Ninhursag, ½ sister to Enki) cursed the name Enki:

“Until his dying day, I will never look upon him with life-giving eye.

“The Anuna (Anunnaki) sat down in the dust.

But a fox was able to speak to Enlil: “If I bring Ninhursaja to you, what will be my reward?”

Enlil answered the fox: “If you bring Ninhursaja to me,

I shall erect two standards for you in my city and you will be renowned.”

The fox first anointed his body, first shook out his fur (?), first put kohl on his eyes.

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(The fox said to Ninhursaja;) “I have been to Nibru (Nippur, named after Nibiru), but Enlil …….

I have been to Urim (Ur), but Nanna (Nannar)…….

I have been to Larsa, but Utu …….

I have been to Unug (Uruk), but Inanna …….

I am seeking refuge with one who is …….”

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(Ninhursag)

Ninhursaja hastened to the temple.

The Anuna slipped off her garment, made ……, determined its destiny and …….

Ninhursaja made Enki sit by her vagina.

(1 line not in the ms. from Nippur: She placed (?) her hands on ……. and ……. on its outside.)

(Ninhursaja asked:) “My brother, what part of you hurts you?”

“The top of my head (ugu-dili) hurts me.”

She gave birth to Ab-u out of it.

“My brother, what part of you hurts you?”

“The locks of my hair (siki) hurt me.”

She gave birth to Ninsikila out of it.

“My brother, what part of you hurts you?”

“My nose (giri) hurts me.”

She gave birth to Ningiriudu out of it.

“My brother, what part of you hurts you?”

“My mouth (ka) hurts me.”

She gave birth to Ninkasi out of it.

(Enki‘s daughter Ninkasi, goddess of beer-making / master brewer)

“My brother, what part of you hurts you?”

“My throat (zi) hurts me.”

She gave birth to Nazi out of it.

“My brother, what part of you hurts you?”

“My arm (a) hurts me.”

She gave birth to Azimua out of it.

“My brother, what part of you hurts you?”

“My ribs (ti) hurt me.”

She gave birth to Ninti out of it.

“My brother, what part of you hurts you?”

“My sides (zag) hurt me.”

She gave birth to Ensag out of it. (8 children from 8 plants)

(She said:) “For the little ones to whom I have given birth may rewards not be lacking.

Ab-u shall become king of the grasses,

(virgin pristine lands of Dilmun & Magan)

Ninsikila shall become lord of Magan,

Ningiriudu shall marry Ninazu,

Ninkasi shall be what satisfies the heart,

Nazi shall marry Nindara,

Azimua shall marry Ninjiczida,

Ninti shall become the lady of the month,

and Ensag shall become lord of Dilmun.”

Praise be to Father Enki.

A Tigi to Nanaya for Ishbi-Erra (Ishbi-Erra C): translation

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(gods in blue …mixed-breed demigods in teal…)

^1-4Lady of the princely powers, emerging brilliantly like the daylight, chosen forever for her virtuous beauty!

(giant goddess Nanaya, semi-divine king, & his ill daughter, 8-Pointed Star symbol of Inanna, Utu‘s Sun God symbol, & Moon Crescent symbol of Nannar above)

Nanaya (Nabu‘s spouse), ornament of E-ana (temple residence in Uruk), worthy of the Lady!

Wise one, correctly chosen as lady of all the lands by the Mistress (Inanna):

Nanaya, you instruct the Land, bestowing wisdom in E-ana.

⁵Barsud.

(King Anu, leader of planet Nibiru‘s one-world-order, in his winged sky-disc)

^6-11As fine as An (Anu), woman with a holy (?) head, made perfect by the …… lady!

Nanaya, properly educated by holy Inana (Inanna / Ishtar),

woman who is as bright as the stars, wise lady who is available for everything,

righteous sympathetic woman, lady who is always available on request,

(Inanna & Enlil, Earth Colony Commander Enlil‘s favored granddaughter)

counseled by holy Inana, beloved by the Mistress!

Nanaya, great judge, deity who occupies the high throne of Unug (Uruk)!

¹²Cagbatuku.

^13-16Righteous woman who knows well the verdicts of the good decisions of the Land,

Nanaya, who is wise in directing the city and the numerous people, exalted woman adept at holy speech,

(E-ana ziggurat, Anu, Inanna, Ninsun, & other gods lived there for thousands of years)

lady fitted for beauty, Nanaya, pride of E-ana, well-spoken one of the Land!

¹⁷2nd barsud.

(An / Anu, king of the giant aliens, father in heaven to royal “sons who came down” to set Earth Colony)

^18-22By An, the benevolent eye of the Land, the king of all countries,

Nanaya …… the Land …… E-ana …… beauty …….

(Enlil, King Anu‘s son & heir, his word is final)

The youthful good shepherd, the son of Nunamnir (Enlil), has …… —

Icbi-Erra (King Ishbe-Erra), who wields great powers, ……

Nanaya his prayers unendingly like strong liquor …… of E-ana.

²³Cabaduga.

²⁴Icbi-Erra, constant benefactor of E-ana.

²⁵Sa-gida.

(Inanna conquers Jericho, her 8-Pointed Star symbol & father Nannar‘s Moon Crescent symbol)

^26-27Your Nanaya, who is beloved in the Land by the Mistress (Inanna),

is chosen together with you (?), Icbi-Erra; may you always be eulogized by her.

²⁸Jicgijal.

^29-41Great lady, worthy source of inspiration, counseled (?) by the Mistress:

luxurious divine powers have been generously given to you by the Mistress.

(Marduk, Inanna, Nabu, & his spouse Nanaya)

Nanaya, great lady, worthy source of inspiration, counseled (?) by the Mistress!

Icbi-Erra, you are the king and shepherd of the people!

(Anu prior to his kingship, & Alalu as king of planet Nibiru, Nibiru‘s winged disc symbol above)

Nanaya, by the command of An you are the queen of all the countries.

In the shrine, in Kulaba, …… he declares it,

and the people turn their hearts towards you as you address them.

Nanaya, good woman, you are the favorable (?) name of the black-headed (the earthlings)!

O youth chosen in beauty by the Mistress, (Inanna took him as a semi-divine spouse) son of Enlil,

your wise word is brightly made good for the goddess Inana!

O Nanaya, the goddess has created your holy powers …… for you.

(after spouse Dumuzi‘s death, young widowed Inanna espoused dozens of semi-divins appointed to kingships for thousands of years, hence was named the Goddess of Love)

You have …… turned the favorable eye of life onto the bedchamber,

and Icbi-Erra is the youth chosen for his beauty.

⁴²Sa-jara.

⁴³A tigi of Nanaya.

Suziana’s (House in Gagima) – Temple Hymn

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O E-ĝa-duda (House, chamber of the mound), ……, crown of the high plain, holy place, pure place,

house, your foundation is a great princely mooring pole.

Du-saĝ-dili (Singular mound), your lady,

the singular woman who keeps the chamber and the dais full, gladdens your platform in princely style.

Your princess who avoids anger and is exceedingly wise,

(Royal Prince Enlil, King Anu’s son & heir, the Earth Colony Commander)

the princely daughter who prospers together with the Great Mountain,

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.

9 lines: the house of Šu-zi-ana in Ĝa-gi-ma.

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