Enmerkar = Utu’s grandson, Inanna’s spouse-king, their son is Lugalbanda

“Their ruler (i.e. Enmerkar), riding on a storm,

Utu’s son, the good bright metal (alien technology), stepped down from heaven to the great earth.

His head shines with brilliance, the barbed arrows flash past him like lightning (alien technologies); …”

At the time when Enmerkar in Uruk ruled, Nungal _(Bau)_, the lion-hearted,

was the Pilot who from the skies brought Ishtar (Inanna) down to the E-Anna (Uruk’s temple)__…

Enmerkar the son of Utu berated Inanna:

**‘**Once upon a time my princely sister Inanna the pure

summoned me in her holy heart from the bright mountains, had me enter brick-built Kulaba’…”

**“**Divine Enki who is king in Eridu tore up for me the old reeds, drained off the water completely…”

_“_She made Enmerkar, her spouse, occupy the throne-dais with her…”

“the ever-sparkling lady gives me my kingship…”

(Enmerker speaking to Inanna):

“may I, the radiant youth, may I be embraced there by you…”

He (Ensuhgiranna) may dwell with Inanna in the E-zagin of Aratta,

but I dwell with her … as her earthly companion (?).

He may lie with her in sweet slumber on the adorned bed,

but I lie on Inanna’s splendid bed strewn with pure plants…”

(Enmerkar speaking)

I accompany Inanna for a journey of 15 leagues. and yet Utu the sun-god

cannot see my holy crown, when she enters my holy jipar.

Enlil has given (?) me the true crown and scepter.

Ninurta****, the son of Enlil, held me on his lap as the frame holds the water-skin.

Aruru (Ninhursag), the sister of Enlil,

extended her right breast to me, extended her left breast to me.

When I go up to the great shrine, the mistress (Inanna) screeches like an Anzud (Anzu) chick,

and other times when I go there, even though she is not a duckling, she shrieks like one…”

It is Unug where Inanna dwells…”

Lugalbanda, he of beloved seed,** stretched his hand out (and said)

Like divine Shara am I, the beloved son of Inanna ’…”