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Prayers to Samas (Shamash – Utu) for Samas-suma-ukin (01 & 02)

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(gods in blue mixed-breed demigods in teal)

          (Samas-suma-ukin, Ashur‘s semi-divine mixed-breed King of Babylon)

       Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, mighty king (giant “mighty man”), king of the Amnānu, king of Babylon,

          (Enlil; Utu; & Marduk)

         capable (and) judicious, shepherd, favourite of the gods Enlil, Šamaš, and Marduk,

         king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, I (Ashur’s offspring)––

       In the womb of (my) mother who bore me (lit. ‟in the place of creating of the mother who bore me”),

         the queen of the gods, the goddess Erua (Sarpanit, Marduk’s spouse), gladly appointed me to be lord of the people.

       The great gods looked with pleasure upon me to gather the scattered people of Akkad

         and they joyfully appointed me to carry out the forgotten rites and rituals.

       The king of the gods, the god Asari (Ashur), came happily with me from Baltil (Aššur) unto ‟the Seat of Life.”

         

            (son Nabu the scribe, semi-divine king, earthling worker, Marduk upon Mushhushu, & son Ashur)

       The great lord (and) hero, the god Marduk, gladly took up his holy residence in Esagila,

         the palace of heaven and netherworld.

       I restored the precious rites (and) choice cult practices of the great gods who sit upon dais(es) in the whole of Ekur.

       At that time, I (re-)erected the dilapidated parts of Badullisâ (‟Wall Named in Ancient Times”),

         the (city) wall of Sippar, which had become weak and buckled because of enemy disturbances.

         I strengthened its weak sections (and) with earth raised its top (as high) as a mountain.

         (Aia / Aya & spouse Utu stand before father Nannar)

       On account of this, O god Šamaš, the manly hero, and goddess Aya, (his) bride,

         look upon my good deeds with pleasure and speak well of me ––

         Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, the humble one who reveres you!

Prayer to Samas for Samas-suma-ukin (02)

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(gods in bluemixed-breed demigods in teal)

        (dinner offering by semi-divine king for Utu)

         For the god Šamaš, king of Sippar, his lord: Šamaš-šuma-ukīn,

         viceroy of Šuanna (Babylon), king of Sumer (and) Akkad,

         (re)constructed Ebabbar (“Shining House”) (Utu’s temple residence in Sippar) anew with baked bricks

          (Assyrian King Ashurbanipal)

         for the sake of his life and for the sake of the life of Ashurbanipal,

         king of Assyria, his favourite brother.

Praise of Shamash (Utu) for Neriglissar (7)

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(gods in blue)

       [… E]zida […]

         (Ezida, Nabu’s ziggurat residence in Borsippa)

       [… which a king of the p]ast had buil[t and …] its walls —

         [which a for]mer [king] had restored but [did not pro]perly adorn its structure —

         a long time ago [be]came weak, collapsed, and heavy [ra]ins and downpours carried away its walls.

          (Utu & his Wheel of Justice)

       The god Šamaš (Utu), the exalted judge, prompted me to renovate it.

         I put its brickwork in good order, r[ebuilt] its dilapidated section(s), [and] …

Prayer to Shamash (Utu) for Neriglissar (6)

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(gods in blue mixed-breed demigods in teal)

           (son & scribe Nabu with his father Marduk, tablet in hand)

        Neriglissar, king of Babylon, pious prince, the desire of the god Marduk’s heart,

         exalted ruler, beloved of the god Nabû, the one who deliberates and acquires wisdom,

         the one who [is] always (lit.: “without ceasing”) [mindful] of provisioning

         Esagil (Marduk’s ziggurat temple residence in his patron city of Babylon),

       Ezida (Nabu’s ziggurat temple residence in Borsippa), and Emeslam (Nergal’s temple / residence in Kutha)

          (Esagil in Babylon; Ezida in Borsippa, homes of gods)

         the cult centers of the great gods — […] … […] … […]

         (Samas / Utu flies cover for his selected semi-divine giant kings & their armies)

        … the god Šamaš (Utu) […] ex[tended] his fa[vorable] protection over my army.

         Through pronouncement and divination, the god [Šamaš (…)] spoke unequivocally […]

         I gave reverent attention.

          (Sippar ruins after tens of thousands of years)

       During the beginning of my gracious kingship, the ziggurrat of Sip[par] (Utu’s temple residence in Sippar),

         which a former king had b[uilt and whose] brickwor[k] rains and downpo[urs] carried away,

         (which) a king of the past restored, put its brickwork in goo[d order],

         reb[uilt] its dilapidated section(s), constructed (it to a height of) twenty-two cubits,

         but [did] not co[mplete its] superstructu[re]:

       As for me, the w[ise (and) pious one] who [knows how] to revere the god[s],

         through the wisdom that the god [Ea] (Enki) gave to [me, f]or the god Šamaš […]

       […] in a pronouncement […].

Praise to Aya (Utu’s Spouse) for Nabopolassar (14)

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(gods in blue mixed-breed demigods in teal)

       Nabopolassa[r], strong king, king of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad,

         the one who makes the foundations of the land firm, pious prince,

         (Marduk, son Nabu, & semi-divine mixed-breed king)

         protégé of the gods Nabû and Marduk, favorite of the god Šaššu (Šamaš) (Utu), beloved of the goddess Aya,

         the warrior of war[riors] whom the aweso[me] god Erra (Nergal) allowed to attain his desire,

         the humble (and) respectful one who is assiduous towards the rites of the great gods,

         the king whose deeds surpass those of the kings, his ancestors, I:

         (Ninsun, semi-divine king, & Samas / Utu having disloyal earthling killed)

       When the god Šaššu (Šamaš), the great lord, came to my side and [I] killed [the Subarean (Assyrian)

         and turned the land of] my [ene]my into a mound [of] ruins (lit. “a mound [and] ruins”),

         at that time, I built anew Eʾedinna, the temple where she (lit. “he”) can relax,

         for the Divine Lady (Aya) of Sippar — the exalted princess, my lady — and made (it) as bright as day.

          (Aya, spouse Utu, & father-in-law Nannar)

       On account of this, O Divine Lady of Sippar (Utu’s spouse Aya), supreme [la]dy,

         whenever I complete this temple and you take up residence inside it, for me —

         Nabopolassar, the king who provides for you — prolong (my) kingship until the distant future

         like the bricks of Sippar and Babylon, which are firmly in place for eternity.

Dedication to Shamash (Utu) for Nabopolassar (13)

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(gods in blue mixed-breed demigods in teal)

       Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, protégé of the gods Nabû and Marduk, I:

          (giant god Marduk orders his king to renovate the gods houses)

       When the god Marduk, the great lord, issued his important order to me

         to provide for cult centers (and) renovate shrines, at that time,

         (with regard to) Sippar, the exalted, beloved cult center of the god Šamaš (Utu) and the goddess Aya,

         the Euphrates River withdrew from it and (its) waters had become too distant to draw (water from it).

          (earliest cities of the earliest advanced civilization; Nabopolasser Cylinder text)

       As for me, Nabopolassar, the humble (and) respectful one who reveres the gods,

         I had the Euphrates River dug to Sippar and (thereby) I firmly established

         an abundance of pure water for the god Šamaš, my lord.

       I firmly secured the bank of that river with bitumen and baked bricks

       (Ninsun, semi-divine king,& Samas / Utu)

         and (thereby) provided the god Šamaš, my lord, with a secure embankment.

Prayer to Shamash for Ashurbanipal (14)

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(gods in blue mixed-breed demigods in teal)

         Ashurbanipal, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria,

        king of the four quarters (of the world), king of kings, prince who has no rival,

        who by the command of the gods, his helpers, rules from the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea and has subjugated all rulers;

           (King Esarhaddon stands before his god’s temple-residence)

        son of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria,

        viceroy of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, who (re)settled Babylon,

           (Esagil, Marduk‘s residence)

        (re)built Esagil, renovated the sanctuaries of all the cult centers,

        constantly established appropriate procedures in them, and (re)confirmed their interrupted regular offerings;

           (Sennacherib scribes take Hebrew head count)

        grandson of Sennacherib, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, I —

           (patron god Marduk enters Babylon)

              (son Nabu, semi-divine king, earthling worker, Marduk upon Mushhushu, & son Ashur)

        During my reign, the great lord, the god Marduk, entered Babylon amidst rejoicing

        and took up his residence in the eternal Esagil.

        I (re)confirmed the regular offerings for Esagil and the gods of Babylon.

           (giant semi-divine Ashurbanipal & giant brother Samas-suma-ukin)

        I (re-)established the privileged status of Babylon (and) appointed Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, my favorite brother,

        to the kingship of Babylon in order that the strong might not harm the weak.

        I completed the unfinished work on Esagil.

        I decorated Esagil with silver, gold, (and) precious stones

        and made Eumuša glisten like the stars (lit. “writing”) of the firmament.

        I restored the damage done to all the sanctuaries.

        I extended (my) protection over all the cult centers.

        At that time, I sought the (original) emplacement of Ebabbar, which is inside Sippar,

        the temple of the god Šamaš, the great lord, my lord, which had become old, buckled, and collapsed.

            (Ningishzidda sets the foundation pegs to the world’s greatest monuments)

        I had (it) (re)built anew with the work of the god Kulla (Ningishzidda) and raised its top (as high) as a mountain.

        On account of this, may the god Šamaš, great judge of the gods, great lord, my lord, look upon my good deeds with pleasure!

        May he determine (20) for me — Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, the prince who reveres him —

        as my fate, a long life, fullness of [old age], good health, and happiness!

        Moreover, with regard to Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, the king of Babylon, my favorite (brother),

        may his days be long and may he be fully satisfied with (his) good fortune!

        If at any time in the future, during the days of the reign of some future prince,

        this work falls into disrepair, may (that prince) renovate its dilapidated sections

        May he write my name with his (own) name!

        May he look at my royal inscription, anoint (it) with oil, offer a sacrifice,

        (and) place (my royal inscription) with his (own) royal inscription!

            (giant semi-divine descendant-king, & bigger giant, the god Utu hearing his prayers)

        The god Šamaš will (then) listen to his prayers.

        (But) as for the one who erases my inscribed name or the name of my favorite (brother) by some crafty device,

        (or) does not write my name with his (own) name, (or) destroys my royal inscription,

        (or) does not place (my royal inscription) with his (own) royal inscription,

        may the god Šamaš, lord of the upper world and the netherworld, glare at him angrily

        and make his name (and) his descendant(s) disappear from the lands!

Praise of Utu for Nebuchadnezzar I (10)

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(gods in bluemixed-breed demigods in teal)

         The one who administers correctly (all) regions (of the world) [(…)],

         The tireless one, who watches over all of heaven and netherworld (Nergal’s domain)

         The lord, whose shining light covers mountain and sea,

         And whose awe-inspiring sheen covers the wide[spread] world (Sun God Utu),

         The noble one at whose utterance the [Igīgū] (Igigi, alien space truckers under Marduk) gods pay attention,

         And at the issuing of whose command the Anunnakū (Anunnaki, alien giants) gods take fright [(…)],

         presenting themselves on their knees (lit. “stand kneeling”),

         The august judge, who makes decisions for god and go[ddess],

         The one who dwells in Ebabbar (“Shining House”), (Utu’s ziggurat / residence in Sippar)

         the one on whom his fathers rely —

           (semi-divine Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar I & symbols of the gods)

       At that time, a royal descendant, one of an enduring lineage, (Nebuchadnezzar I)

       scion of Šuanna (Suzianna, Enlil’s junior wife) (Babylon),

         Wise viceroy, reverent, prayerful, one who makes his (the Sun-god’s) (Utu) heart glad,

          (damaged semi-divine king receives his instructions from giant Sun God Utu)

         Because the king constantly besought the Sun-god (Utu), the light of the gods, with supplication(s) and prayer(s),

         He (the Sun-god) looked happily (upon him)

         and gave him the kingship of all people (and) of every region (of the world).

         He granted him a just sceptre, an eternal throne, (and) a reign of long duration.

          (semi-divine Nebuchadnezzar I kudurru / boundary stones with symbols & text)

         He gave orders to him to plunder the land of Elam and he …

         He had been brought to the land of Elam; he turned [it] back (and) inflicted a defeat upon i[t].

         The great gods who had become an[gry] with the land of Akkad (and) had gone to the land of Elam

         […] … […] … over the regions (of the world) […]

         [May] his reign [be made] great and may it be securely established forever in the land of Sumer and Akk[ad]!

The Sun God Tablet (King Nabu-apla-iddina)

The Sun God (Shamash / Utu) Tablet

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

  (Babylonian Sun God Tablet, Shamash)

(Utu / Shamash seated, Enlil above pulling strings on “wheel of justice”, Babylonian King Nabu-aplu-iddina being led by the priest Nabu-nadin-shum and the goddess Aa into the presence of the Sun-god, who is seated within Ebabbara) OR MY VIEW: (Babylonian King Nabu-aplu-iddina being led by Hendursaga & Aia, son & spouse to Shamash)

(1) Image of Shamash (Utu), the great Lord
(2) who dwells in
Ebabbara (Utu’s ziggurat residence in Sippar),
(3) which is in Sippar.

   (Utu, twin sister Inanna, father Nannar / Sin, & damaged brother Papsukal)

(1) Sin, Shamash and Ishtar (Inanna) are set over against the heavenly ocean
(2) within the divine judge.

Animal Horned Headdress of Shamash; Rod of Do.

Inscription Translation

Column One

                     (Utu:  Utu’s patron city Sippar with his ziggurat residence E-babbara)

(1) Shamash, the great lord,
(2) who dwells in Ebabbara,
(3) which is in Sippar,
(4) which during the troubles
(5) and disorders in Akkad
(6) the Sutu, the evil foe,
(7) had overthrown,
(8) and they had destroyed the sculptured reliefs,-
(9) his law was forgotten,
(10) his figure and his insignia
(11) had disappeared,
(12) and none beheld them.
(13) Simmash-Shipak, king of Babylon,
(14) sought for his figure,
(15) but he did not reveal himself to him..
(16) His image and his insignia
(17) he did not find,
(18) but the enclosure which is before Shamash
(19) he erected,
(20) and he established his regular offerings,
(21) and Ekur-shum-ushabshi,
(22) the priest of Sippar,
(23) the seer, he settled (there).
(24) During the distress and famine
(25) under Kashshu-nadin-akhi, the king,
(26) those regular offerings
(27) were discontinued,
(28) and the drink-offering ceased.
(29) In the reign of Eulmash-shakin-shum, the king,
(30) Ekur-shum-ushabshi,
(31) the priest of Sippar, the seer,

Column two

1) went before the king, his lord,

(2) and ” The temple-offerings of Shamash
(3) have ceased,” he said;
(4) and one ‘ka’ of flour and one ‘ka’ of sesame wine
(5) the allowance of the director of Esagila (Marduk’s ziggurat residence),

   (E-sagila, Marduk’s ziggurat residence in Babylon)
(6) from the temple-offerings of Bel
(7) he appointed for Shamash,
(8) and to Ekur-shum-ushabshi,
(9) the priest of Sippar,
(10) the seer, he granted them.
(11) A garden in the district
(12) of Alu-eshshu,
(13) which is in Babylon,
(14) he gave to Shamash,
(15) and to Ekur-shum-ushabshi,
(16) the priest of Sippar, the seer,
(17) he entrusted it. At a later time
(18) Nabu-aplu-iddina,
(19) the king of Babylon,

       
(20) the elect of Marduk,
(21) the beloved of Anu and Ea,
(22) who rejoices the heart of Sarpanitu (Marduk‘s spouse),
(23) the valiant hero
(24) who for kingship is well fitted,
(25) who bears a terrible bow,
(26) who overthrew the evil foe,
(27) the Sutu,
(28) whose sin was great,
(29) whom to avenge
(30) Akkad, to make cities habitable,

Column Three:

(1) to found shrines,
(2) to fashion sculptured reliefs,
(3) to preserve statutes
(4) and ordinances,
(5) to establish regular offerings,
(6) to increase free-will offerings,

  (Marduk, lord over Babylon, & later Egypt)
(7) the great lord Marduk
(8) with a righteous sceptre
(9) to undertake the rule of the peoples
(10) had invested,-

  (Utu / Shamash, son to Nannar & Ningal)
(11) Shamash, the great lord,
(12) who for many days
(13) with Akkad had been angry
(14) and had averted his neck,

  (land granted by King Nabu-aplu-iddina)
(15) in the reign of Nabu-aplu-iddina,
(16) the king of Babylon,
(17) had mercy
(18) and turned again his countenance.
(19) A model of his image,
(20) fashioned in clay,
(21) his figure and his insignia,
(22) on the opposite side
(23) of the Euphrates,
(24) on the western bank,
(25) were found,
(26) and Nabu-nadin-shum,
(27) the priest of Sippar, the seer,
(28) of the seed of Ekur-shum-ushabshi,
(29) the priest of Sippar, the seer,
(30) that model of the image

Column Four

(1) to Nabu-aplu-iddina,
(2) the king, his lord, showed,
(3) and Nabu-aplu-iddina,
(4) king of Babylon,
(5) who the fashioning of such an image
(6) had given him as a command
(7) and had entrusted to him,
(8) beheld that image
(9) and his countenance was glad
(10) and joyful was
(11) his spirit.
(12) To fashion that image
(13) he directed his attention,
(14) and through the wisdom of Ea (Enki),
(15) with the craft of Nin-igi-nangar-bu (unidentified),
(16) Gushkin-banda (unidentified),
(17) Ninkurra (Enki’s daughter), and Nin-zadim (unidentified)
(18) with sumptuous gold
(19) and bright lapis-lazuli
(20) the image of Shamash, the great lord,
(21) he carefully prepared.
(22) With the rite of purification
(23) of Ea and (son) Marduk
(24) before Shamash
(25) in Ekarzagina,
(26) which is on the bank of the Euphrates,
(27) he washed his mouth,
(28) and he took up his dwelling (there).
(29) Offerings, the desire of the heart,
(30) consisting of huge oxen
(31) and fat sheep, pure
(32) and of great size, he offered,
(33) and with honey, wine and flour
(34) he made the storehouses to abound.
(35) At that time
(36) the heart of Nabu-aplu-iddina,
(37) the king of Babylon,
(38) rejoiced,
(39) his countenance was bright;
(40) upon Nabu-nadin-shum,
(41) the priest of Sippar, the seer,
(42) he turned his gaze.
(43) With his bright gaze
(44) and shining countenance
(45) and gracious eyes joyfully
(46) he looked upon him;
(47) and one ‘ka’ of flour and one ‘ka’ of sesame-wine,
(48) the ancient dues of Shamash,
(49) together with the garden
(50) which Eulmash-shakin-shum, the king,
(51) to Ekur-shum-ushabshi,
(52) the priest of Sippar, the seer,
(53) had presented (he restored);
(54) and from the flour, sesame-wine,
(55) syrup,1 flesh of oxen,

Column Five

(1) flesh of sheep, fish,
(2) and garden-produce, which anew
(3) Nabu-aplu-iddina,
(4) the king of Babylon,
(5) for Shamash, Aa (Aia / Aya, Utu’s spouse),
(6) and Bunene (probably Hendursaga, son to Utu & Aia)
(7) appointed, the share pertaining to the king
(8) (he set apart for) the priest’s sustenance. Among the sheep,
(9) the royal offerings for the whole year,
(10) the loins, the skin,
(11) the hinder-part, the muscles,
(12) half the abdominal organs,
(13) half the thoracic organs,
(14) two knuckle-bones,
(15) and a vessel of meat-broth,
(16) from the offerings of cattle and sheep
(17) of the sacrificial priest
(18) (were divided) in accordance with the following list:
(19) from five allowances
(21) two allowances in flour,
(22) sesame-wine, syrup,
(23) flesh of oxen, flesh of sheep,
(24) fish, and garden-produce,
(25) (were assigned to) the company of “dagger-bearers,”
(26) and furnishings therewith
(27) corresponding to (the share of) two . . . . . -officials.
(28) From the temple-dues, be they small
(29) or great
(30) by the decree of the city, the flour
(31) of the sacrificial priest, and all
(32) the tribute
(33) of Ebabbara
(34) there is,
(35) the share pertaining to the king
(36) is for the priest’s sustenance,
(37) and two allowances
(38) corresponding to (the share of) two . . . . . -officials.
(39) Festal garments of every kind,
(40) for Shamash, Aa (Aia)
(41) and Bunene (probably Hendursaga) (he presented), viz.,
(42)…..a ‘pulkhu’-garment,
(43) a ‘karbit’-ga.rment,
(44) a ‘sheriʾtu’-garment,
(45) a laced garment,
(46) a ‘nibikku’-garment,
(47) light purple wool,
(48) dark purple wool,
(49) a great ‘karbit’-garment,
(50) and the ‘telit’ of the sacrificial priest;
(51) for the seventh day of Nisan
(52) a ‘sheriʾtu’-garment;
(53) for tne tenth day of Iyyar
(54) a ‘sheriʾtu’-garment;
(55) for the third day of Elul, a ‘karbit-garment;

Column Six

(1) for the seventh day of Tisri, a ‘karbit’-garment;
(2) for the fifteenth day of Marcheswan
(3) a ‘sheriʾtu’-garment;
(4) for the fifteenth day of Adar a ‘karbit’-garment;
(5) in all, six festal garments for the whole year,
(6) the gift of the king
(7) for Shamash, Aa
(8) and Bunene,
(9) Nabu-aplu-iddina,
(10) king of Babylon, presented
(11) to Nabu-nadin-shum,
(12) the priest of Sippar, the seer,
(13) his servant;
(14) and that there should be no suit for recovery,
(15) he sealed it
(16) and presented it for ever.
(17) At the sealing of this document
(18) Marduk-shum-ukin,
(19) the son of Khabban, the priest,
(20) Ittabshi-ilu,
(21) the son of Ea-rimanni, the minister,
(22) Marduk-tabik-zeri,
(23) the son of Tubalat-Ishtar, the officer,
(24) and Marduk-balatsu-ikbi,
(25) the son of Arad-Ea,
(26) the governor of the province, are present.
(27) At Babylon, the twentieth day of the month Nisan,
(28) the thirty-first year of Nabu-aplu-iddina,
(29) king of Babylon.
(30) Copy of the king’s sealed document
(31) of administration.
(32) Whosoever in the future
(33) into the palace as ruler
(34) shall enter,
(35) and the gift of King
(36) Nabu-aplu-iddina
(37) shall annul,
(38) or shall present it to another,
(39) or shall make deductions from the allowances,
(40) or shall reckon it as the property of the governor,
(41) or shall appropriate it for himself,
(42) or by any evil act
(43) this tablet
(44) shall destroy,
(45) as for that man,
(46) by the command of Shamash, Aa
(47) and Bunene,
(48) lords of the decision,
(49) the great gods,
(50) may his name perish,
(51) may his seed be destroyed,
(52) through oppression and hunger
(53) may his life come to an end,
(54) may his corpse be cast aside
(55) and may he have no burial!

“ Assembly of the Gods” – 12 Royal Anunnaki Family Members; King Anu & Selected Descendants

(ANU + ANTUKing & Queen, royal rulers of Nibiru)

The 12 main royal family of gods from Nibiru, & their ranking order numbers

         (Anunnaki King Anu)  (Anu in his sky-disc)  (son & heir Enlil, King Anu, & eldest son Enki in their sky-disc)

        1) King Anuranking #60

         2) ½ sister-spouse Antu#55

        . At least 21 divine couples preceded Anu as king of Planet Nibiru

          . chief of Heaven and Earth

          . father to the “sons of God” who came down to Earth

        . Anu‘s symbol is the 8-pointed star, ancient Hebrew symbol for God

        . Anu‘s patron city-state was Uruk / Biblical “Erech

        . Anu‘s temple – residence while on Earth was in Uruk, called “E.Anna”, “house of An

        . Anu‘s heavenly abode is an artificial garden sculptured in semi-precious stones

          . gateway to Anu once flanked by Tammuz / Dumuzi and Gizzida / Ningishzidda – his young descendants

        . Anu‘s throne room is the place of “The Assembly of the Gods

        . son Enlil sits on the right of Anu; son Enki sits on the left side of Anu at the “Assembly of the Gods

        . Anu had 6 concubines and 80 offspring, 14 by Antu as their

               1 – Prime Minister

               3 – Commanders in Charge of the Mu’s (rocket ships)

               2 – Commanders of the Weapons

               2 – Great Masters of the Written Knowledge

               1 – Master of the Purse

               2 – Chief Justices

               2 – “Who With Sound Impress”

                  2 – Chief Scribes, (with 5 asst. scribes)

        . Anu was visited in heaven by Inanna / Ishtar at least twice, also Dumuzi, Ningishzidda, Adapa, Kings Etana, Tyre, Enmeduranki, & others, such as Biblical Enoch

            (Enlil & father King Anu in their sky-disc)  (Enlil hands labor of farming over to the earthlings) (Enlil served by earthling worker)

     3) Enlil, son & heir to the king via mother Antu – ranking #50

       4) spouse Ninlil / Sud – ranking #45

       . Enlil was banished to the “Lower World” for raping Sud / Ninlil, who later married him, his crimes then forgiven

       . heir to father Anu, and son to Anu’s official sister-wife Antu, born on Nibiru of the “double seed”, placing him next to be king, even before older brother Enki

       . Lord Commander of Earth Colony – Chief Executive to the “Assembly of the Gods

       . founder of the “Garden of Eden” in Sumer / Mesopotamia / Southern Iraq (artifact above Enlil with plow)

       . Larsa was Enlil‘s 1st patron city-state, built 2nd, later he moved inland to Nippar

       . Nippar was built 3rd – “Mission Control Center”, the communication “Bond Between Heaven and Earth”

       . Enlil‘s temple – residence in Nippur was named “E.Kur”, “House Which is Like a Mountain”

         . overseer of purifying the gold taken from the “Abzu” & lower part of the world

       . Enlil had son Ninurta with his ½ sister Ninhursag / Ninmah / Ninti, who was born of the “double-seed” law of succession, & therefore to be Enlil‘s heir

       . Enlil and Ninlil had 2 main sons together, Nannar & Adad, plus others…

       . Enlil is accredited with giving mankind agriculture, sheep, etc., in Eden

       . Enlil gave the final approval for kingship to be “lowered from heaven”, & established high-priests & high-priestesses (positions of authority over earthlings for the giant mixed-breed offspring of the gods, therefore acting as go-betweens)

       . after Noah, Enlil decided gods would no longer mix with earthlings, their years will be only one hundred and twenty

             (Ninurta inside his sky-disc) (Ninurta riding his winged storm-beast)    (Royal Princess Bau & her spouse Ninurta)   (Ninurta)

     Ninurta, next heir to King Anu following father Enlil, assigned the number of Enlil as his heir

          . #50, when he steps into the “Enlilship” / rulership, spouse Bau will then be #45

        . Ninurta was born on Nibiru. he & Marduk were only ones from that generation born there, the younger were born on Earth

        . Ninurta married Bau / Gula, King Anu‘s daughter, father Enlil‘s ½ sister, & his own aunt

        . Ninurta‘s 1st patron city-state was Larak, the 5th city built, “Lord who completes the foundation       

        . Ninurta battled & shot down Zu / Anzu retrieving the “Tablets of Destines” stolen from father Enlil, technologies needed to command

        . Ninurta & cousin Nergal nuked Marduk‘s patron cities, brought down Marduk‘s Tower of Babel in Borsippa, & confused their tongue –

        . he & Inanna, with help of others, again defeated Marduk in the battle of the pyramids

        . usurper Marduk imprisoned by Enlilites within the Great Pyramid, & was left there to die

         . Lagash was later a patron city-state of Ninurta‘s, with a temple-residence

        . another patron city-state was Nimrud, with a temple – residence there

        . Ninurta‘s symbol is the double-headed eagle, very much still in use

        . Ninurta was in charge of Cain, banished to the east of E.din / Eden

         3b - Enki image  (Enki, oldest & wisest of gods on Earth)  (Enki in his winged sky-disc, landing on Earth)  (newly fashioned modern man & Enki)

       5) Enki / Ea, King Anu‘s eldest & wisest son via a concubine – ranking #40

       6) spouse Ninki / Damkina, ex-king Alalu‘s daughter – ranking #35

        . son of Anu & Urash, a concubine, born on Nibiru

        . wisest of the gods, wrote his own biography, tales of his contributions to Earth       

        . master engineer, keeper of the ME’s (discs of knowledge)

        . god over the “Waters”, ruler of the Abzu (marshlands of Persian Gulf)

        . builder of ships, mined the gold in South Africa, shipped it bulk to Enlil

        . at first the moon eclipse was Enki‘s symbol, later discarded as Nannar / Sin took on the moon crescent symbol

        . a watery god 1/2 fish-1/2 man named Dagan was once used as his symbol (Enki in a wet suit)

        . Enki‘s patron city was Eridu, the 1st city built, “Place of the Water”, his temple – residence was there

        . Enki / E.A. “he whom home is water”, is accredited with forming the rivers and draining the marshlands

        . Enki rivaled his younger ½ brother Enlil for Earth’s Command, etc., as King Anu‘s heir he was once promised through his arranged marriage to Alalu’s daughter Damkina / Ninki, for the agreed upon compromise to gain planet Nibiru unity

        . Enki had six main sons – Marduk, Nergal, Ninagal, Gibil, Ningishzidda, Dumuzi, & many others

        . Enki, sister Ninhursag, & son Ningishzidda genetically altered Homo erectus, giving him the “Tree of Knowledge”

        . he provided his DNA for the fashioning of modern man, spouse Ninki carried baby Adapa up to the 10th month

        . they made the mold to “Model Man” – “Adapa” – who would then reproduce

        . Enki used “Model Man’s” descendants as “Workers” in the gold mines of South Africa, Enlil used them in Eden

        . he genetically altered early man a second time to allow procreation of the new “Mighty Man” mixed-breed giant

        . Enki had sex with the “Daughters of Man”, at the disgust of Enlil, then many others did the same

        . he saved mankind from Enlil‘s complete extermination, helping his son, the mixed-breed Mighty Man Ziusudra (Sumerian), Utnapishtim (Akkadian), Altra-Hasis (Babylonian), Noah (Hebrew), survive the devastating floodwaters

        . he is accredited with giving mankind animal domestication, construction, metallurgy, ship building, & much more

          3aa - Nanna & his symbol  (Nannar above in sky-disc, man in the Moon) (Nannar, Moon Crescent god) (Nannar in sky-disc, Enlil, & Nabu praising Marduk)

       7) Nanna / Nannar / Sin / El, King Anu‘s grandson via Enlil – ranking #30

       8) spouse Ningal – ranking #25 “Great Lady

        . eldest son of the ruling couple Enlil & Ninlil, born on Earth

        . full older brother to Adad, younger ½ brother to Ninurta

        . Sin had twins with spouse Ningal, Utu / Shamash & Inanna / Ishtar, a boy and a girl

        . also produced son Papsukal & daughter Ereshkigal, goddess of the Under World

        . the moon’s crescent was Nannar / Sin / El‘s symbol, still very much in use

        . Nannar was god over his patron city-state Ur, home of Biblical Abraham

        . Nannar‘s temple-residence in Ur was called Egishnugal “House of the Seed of the Throne

        . Biblical Terah, Abraham‘s father, was once high-priest of Nannar‘s temple-residence (ziggurat) in Ur

          . Ur was abandoned when toxic fall-out came by way of the “terrible winds

        . Nannar became ill from the fall-out, retired, & his son Utu assumed the Moon Crescent Symbol

        . Ur‘s high-priest Terah, Abraham’s father, led the flight from Ur to Harran following his god Nannar / Sin El, the Biblical name for God

        . Harran was built as an exact replica of Ur, and Sin was made its deity, Biblical Jacob, standing outside Harran, saw a ladder with cargo carried up to Heaven & cargo carried down to Earth

        . a favored high priestess of Sin produced a mixed-breed son with god Nabu named Nabunaid, he built a temple to Sin, & was commander of the Babylonian armies, ruler of Sippar, Utu‘s patron city-state

         2a - Utu, Shamash, twin to Inanna    (Utu (Commander of the launch sites)  (Utu flying high in his sky-disc)  (Utu with alien weaponry atop small disloyal earthling)

      9) Utu / Shamash / Allah, King Anu‘s great-grandson via Enlil > Nannarranking #20

          . Utu is son to Nannar & Ningal, grandson to Enlil, nephew to Adad, twin to Inanna

          . married Aya / Aia, she was not given a ruling number

          . Utu is heir to Nannar / Sin

          . brother to Ereshkigal, queen of the “Lower World

          . Shamash:The Shining One”, “The Sun” god

          . Utu‘s patron city-state was Sippar, the 6th city built, “Land of the Missiles”, his temple – residence was there

          . Utu the Commander of “The Space Port

          . Utu the Commander of the “Eagles” / pilots carrying cargo to & from planet Nibiru

          . Utu’s temple – residence was Ebabbar, “Shining House” in Sippar

          . Utu’s Supreme Court was located in his patron city, Sippar

          . the great lawgiver, wise one, protector of travelers

          . Shamash‘s symbol was the Sun, but upon father Nannar‘s retirement, the Moon’s Crescent was given to Utu as his new symbol

          . Cancer is Utu‘s Zodiac sign

          . mixed-breed son Meskiaggasher, of a mixed-breed mother, was 1st semi-divine giant king of Uruk / Biblical Erech

         (Royal Princess Inanna)   (Inanna in her sky-disc)  (young Inanna, Goddess of Love   (Utu, Inanna, Goddess of War, & earthling captives) 

      10) Inanna / Ishtar, King Anu‘s great-granddaughter via Enlil > Nannar ranking #15

        . “Anunitum” “Beloved of Anu

        . daughter to Nannar & Ningal

        . twin to Utu, granddaughter to Enlil, mistress to King Anu (great-grandfather) when visiting Earth

        . sister Ereshkigal, Queen of the Lower World”, married Enki’s son Nergal

          . stole 100 divine formulas from a drunken grand-uncle Enki

        . Inanna married Dumuzi, youngest son to Enki, he had no ruling number

          . the title “Goddess of Love and War” given to Inanna due to her many giant mixed-breed king lovers, & due to her continued desire for war against her cousin Marduk & others

          . also known as Venus, Aphrodite, Ishtar, Astarte, Anat, & so on

          . naked Inanna image on many stelea, statues, & rock carving artifacts

        . ruled Aratta, then Uruk, the patron city-state of Anu, was given to Inanna

        . she was once refused sex by Gilgamesh, Uruk’s 5th king, causing him a problem

          . Leo is her Zodiac sign

        . well known pilot with many depictions of her flying around in her MU (sky-ship) given by Anu, wearing the 7 MEs given by Enlil

         3 - Adad with divine weapons    (Storm God Adad)   (Adad stele in Aleppo)  (Adad atop his ziggurat residence)  (ancient king & giant Adad)

      11) Adad / Ishkur, King Anu‘s grandson via Enlil ranking #10

       . son of Enlil & Ninlil, brother to Nannar / Sin, nephew to Enki

       . younger ½ brother to Ninurta, uncle to Utu & Inanna

       . deity of the mountain lands north & west of Mesopotamia

       . known as the thunder god, depicted standing upon Taurus the Bull holding lightning & thunder

       . married Shala / Hebat, Anu‘s daughter, she has no ruling number

       . father to god Sarruma

       . father to mixed-breed King Ur-Ninurta “…… may …… be his helper. …… the son of Ickur (Ishkur / Adad)…”

       . father to mixed-breed King Amar-Suen / Bur-Suen “the son of Ickur (Ishkur / Adad)…whom you have called by name, Bur-Suen…”

            (Ninhursag & symbol)   (attractive Ninhursag)   (Enlil & Ninhursag with their son Ninurta in his sky-disc)   (Ninhursag & Enki in their DNA lab)

       12) Ninhursag / Ninmah / Ninti, King Anu‘s eldest & wisest daughter via concubine Nammu – ranking #5

         . Ninhursag, “Lady of the Mountainhead”, born on planet Nibiru

         . daughter of Anu & Urash / Nammu, a concubine to King Anu

         . sister to Enki, Bau, Martu, & others, older ½ sister to Enlil

         . had children with both Enlil (boy Ninurta), & Enki (many girls & boys)

         . son Ninurta becomes Enlil‘s heir to the crown, born of the “double seed”

         . her patron city-state was Kish, Medical Center of Sumer

         . chief nurse, “Lady of the Rib”, Mammu / Mamma / Mami / Mom

         . worked with Enki & Ningishzidda to create Adapa, “Model Man”

         . her symbol became the umbilical chord cutter, the Greek letter omega, also ohm

         . Virgo is her Zodiac sign

Note: The highest ruling number in the Anunnaki system is #60, held by King Anu.

#60’s successor is the one holding the ruling rank of #50, (Enlil)

The female, sometimes a spouse, is usually given the next lesser number divisible by 5.

There are 6 male deities and 6 female deities among the ruling numbered twelve positions in the “Assembly of the Gods“.

All those in the “Assembly of Gods are descendants of King Anu‘s royal bloodline

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44 MINOR GODS    TIME-LINE OF THE GODS    ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS    WINGED GODS & DISCS

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SYMBOLS OF ANU’S DESCENDANTS UNDER ENLIL      SYMBOLS OF ANU’S DESCENDANTS UNDER ENKI

Hendursaga Quotes From Texts

Hendursaga = Son to Utu

God of the Law, Undertaker, Older Brother Nindara’s Accountant

(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)

 

         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 …….”

 

        The king discriminates between the good and the evil deeds,

          Hendursaja (Utu‘s son) discriminates between the good and the evil deeds …”

 

          “Her (Nanshe) herald lord Hendursaja (Utu‘s son) …….”

 

         “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 …”

 

         “praise be to Father Enki, who has kindly supported the excellent power of Ḫendursaĝa! …”

 

         “You are the accountant of Nindara, king of Niĝin …”

 

         “Ḫendursaĝa, you have great divine powers, more than anyone could require …”

 

         “You are the chief constable of the dead people who are brought to the underworld. Ḫendursaĝa, …”

 

         “You (Hendursaga) are the accountant of the black-headed.

         You are the chief constable of the dead people who are brought to the underworld …”

 

         “she ordered her herald, lord Hendursaja to make them profitable (?) …”

 

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

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

 

         “If someone wants to buy a bull, then Utu asks Ḫendursaĝa;

         he does not communicate his wisdom to the man who wants to buy the bull.

         If Ḫendursaĝa tells him that the buyer may buy the bull,

         then Utu determines the destiny for the building of his cattle-pen.

         If someone wants to buy sheep, then Utu asks Ḫendursaĝa;

         he does not communicate his wisdom to the man who wants to buy sheep.

         If Ḫendursaĝa tells him that the buyer may buy the sheep,

         then Utu determines the destiny for the fencing of his sheepfold.

         If someone wants to buy a slave, then Utu asks Ḫendursaĝa;

         he does not communicate his wisdom to the man who wants to buy the slave.

         If Ḫendursanga tells him that the buyer may buy the slave,

         then Utu confirms his ownership by means of the weighing scales.

         If someone wants to marry a wife, then Utu asks Ḫendursaĝa;

         he does not communicate his wisdom to the man who wants to marry the wife.

         If Ḫendursaĝa tells him that the man may marry the wife,

         then not only does that person marry the wife but also she bears children; …”

 

         “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 …”

 

           O Hendursagga, first born of Enlil [ ]

         Holder of the sublime scepter, herdsman of the black-headed folk, shepherd of mankind,

         O Ishum (Ninurta), zealous slaughterer, whose hands are suited to brandish fierce weapons,

           And to make his sharp spear flash, …”

 

         “Lord Ḫendursaĝa: because you were that too, after Enki had had intercourse with ……,

         he destined the seven sons that she had borne to him —

         those seven sons of a crab — for the starvation of heaven;

         he placed them by at your behest, for the crushing (?) of the people of earth …”