Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I, ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], at sacred-texts.com

Artifacts and parenthetical commentary added by editor R. Brown.

No. 2.—On the Stone of a Threshold

2a - Enki keeper of the MUs-knowledge disks (Enki, King Anu’s eldest & wisest son on Earth Colony, 1st to arrive with a crew of 50)

  1. For the god En-ki, 2. his king, 3**. Ur-Bau (Ninagal’s mixed-breed son-king named after giant alien goddess Bau),** 4. the patesi 5. Of Shirpurla (Lagash), 6**. the offspring begotten** 7**. by the god Nin-âgal _(_Enki’s son),** 8. his temple 9. has constructed.”

No 3.—On large Bricks

2e - Ninurta Sphynx in his city, Lagash (Ninurta sphynx, artefact unearthed within Lagas ruins)

1. “For the god Nin-girsu (Ninurta), 2. the powerful warrior (royal son & heir to father Enlil)

2 - Enlil, chief god of All On Earth (Enlil, King Anu’s son & heir, Earth Colony Commander) 3. of the god Ellilla (Enlil), 4. Ur-bau 5. the patesi (high-priest / king) 6. Of Shirpurla (Lagash, Ninurta’s patron city) 7. his temple 8. has constructed.”

No. 4.—On a Small Round Object of White Stone

1d - Bau, spouse to Ninurta (Princess Bau, King Anu’s daughter, aunt to Ninurta, & his spouse)

1.”For the goddess Bau (Gula) 2. the daughter of Anna (Anu)__,

3. for the life 4. of Ur-bau 5. the patesi 6. Of Shirpurla, 7. Ur-Ellilla has brought this da; 8. and for the life of the wife of his son 9. he has consecrated it.

7c - Ur-Bau tablet (Ur-Bau tablet, over 2,000 B.C.)

VI. Inscriptions of Ur-Bau and his Reign

No. I.—On a Statue

COLUMN I

5 - Ninurta's flying Divine Storm Bird2bb - Ninurta, Enlil's heir to Nibiru & Earth Colony

(Ninurta’s weaponized sky-disc / storm bird; Ninurta)

  1. To the god Nin-girsu (Ninurta) 2. the powerful warrior 3. of the god Ellilla (Enlil), 4. Ur-Bau (mixed-breed giant appointed to kingship) 5. the patesi 6. of Shirpurla-ki (Lagash)****, 7. the offspring begotten 8. by the god Nin-âgal (__Enki’s son), 9. chosen by the immutable will of the goddess Niná (__Enki’s daughter),

    2a - Bau, her dog, & spouse Ninurta (Bau & her spouse Ninurta) 10. endowed with power by the god Nin-girsu, 11. named with a favorable name by the goddess Bau (Gula), 12. endowed with intelligence by the god En-ki**,**

COLUMN II

  1. covered with renown by the goddess Ninni (Inanna?), 2. the favorite servant of the god who is king of Gishgalla-ki, 3. the favorite of the goddess Duzi-abzu (Geshtinanna, Enki & Ninsun’s daughter). 4. I am Ur-Bau (mixed-breed son of Ninagal); 5. the god Nin-girsu is my king. 6. The site of … he has excavated. 7. The earth thence extracted, like precious stones, he has measured (?); 8. like a precious metal he has weighed (?) it.

COLUMN III

  1. According to the plan adopted he has marked out a large space; 2. into the middle (of it) he has carried this earth, 3. and he has made its mundus. 4. Above, a substructure 6 cubits high, he has built. 5. Above this substructure 6. the temple E-ninnû, which illumines the darkness (?), 30 cubits in height, 7. he has built. 2a - Ninhursag, Ninmah, Nintu, etcHathorix capital. Limestone, bas-relief from Paphos, Cyprus 80 x 44 x 24 cm AM 2755 (Ninurta’s mother Ninhursag, eldest daughter to King Anu)

  2. For the goddess Nin-gharsag (Ninhursag), the mother of the gods,

COLUMN IV

1. her temple of Girsu-ki 2. he has constructed.

1da - Bau-Gula, administer of prisonsFragment of a stele with bust of the goddess Ba'u. Period of king Gudea, around 2100 BCE. From Tello. Limestone, H: 16,2 cm AO 4572 (Bau, Anu’s powerful princess daughter)

3. For the goddess Bau, 4. the good lady, 5. the daughter of Anna (Anu)__, 6. her temple of Uru-azagga 7. he has constructed. 8. For the goddess Ninni (Inanna?), the lady august, the sovereign (?), 9. her temple of Gishgalla-ki 10. he has constructed.

2ba - Enki's Temple-Ziggourat in Eridu 2e - Eridu temple reconstruction2aa - Enki, found in Sin's temple at Khorsabad

(Enki’s patron city Eridu ruins; Enki’s ziggurat / residence / temple in Eridu; Enki) 11. For the god En-ki, the king of Eridu, 12. his temple of Girsu-ki

COLUMN V

1. he has constructed. 2. For the god Nin-dara (__Nanshe’s husband), the lord of destinies (?), 3. his temple he has constructed. 4. For the god Nin-âgal (__Enki’s son),

  1. his god, 6. his temple 7. he has constructed. 8. For the goddess Nin-mar-ki (__Enki & Nina’s daughter) 9. the good lady, 10. the eldest daughter of the goddess Niná (__Enki & Ninhursag’s daughter via Uttu__), 11. the Esh-gu-tur (?), the temple of her constant choice, 12. he has constructed.

COLUMN VI

1. For the god … 2. the shepherd … [of] Gir-[su-ki], 3. his temple … 4. he has constructed. 5. For the goddess Kû-Anna (unidentified?), 6. the lady of the cloudy sky (?), 7. her temple of Girsu-ki 8. he has constructed. 9. For the goddess Duzi-abzu (Geshtinanna, Enki & Ninsun’s daughter), 10. the lady of Kinunir-ki, 11. her temple of Girsu-ki 12. he has constructed.