Nanna / Nannar = Enlil & Ninlil‘s eldest son together
Moon God, his moon crescent symbol, the new moon, today’s symbol for Islam
(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)
Nannar Speaking in the 1st Person:
I (Nannar / Sin) prostrated (?) myself and stretched out my arms.
Truly I shed my tears before An.
Truly I myself made supplication to Enlil.
“Let not my city be destroyed,” I implored them.
“Let not Urim be destroyed,” I implored them.
“Let not its people perish,” I implored them.
But An did not change that word.
Enlil did not soothe my heart with an “It is good — so be it”.
“They gave instructions that my city should be utterly destroyed.
They gave instructions that Urim should be utterly destroyed.
They decreed its destiny that its people should be killed.
In return for the speech (?) which I had given them, they both bound me together with my city
and also bound my Urim together with me.
An is not one to change his command, and Enlil does not alter what he has uttered.”
Nanna addresses Ningal:
‘My spouse, ……, Ningal who ……, …… butter from the holy cows.
Pure hands and …… feet …….
My lovely ……. ……, the reed-beds, the playground …….
I shall …… sharp knives to the …… and pointed reeds.
I shall ..…. to the beautiful young reeds.
Mistress, …… the treasures (?) of the ubi birds.
I will gather their eggs for you, and I shall …… the nest.
High priestess of Nanna, …… the ubi birds.
After I have …… butter into the container, after I have …… for cakes in the morning (?),
after I have …… carp in the great marsh, young lady, after I have …… little kuda birds,
then I will …… your own mother Ningikuga (Nannar’s mother-in-law).
Ningal, I shall go with you to your house.
After I have led the cows into the stall ……, after I have …… holy milk into the holy churn for you,
after Cuni-du (unidentified?) has done the churning, young lady,
after I have given my …… young calves milk ……, then I will ..…. pats of butter and purified milk for you.
Ningal, I shall go with you to your house.’
As Nanna:
“Nanna (Nannar / Sin) the Moon, the firstborn son of Enlil and Ninlil,”…
“to Nanna, the beneficent lord, the son of Enlil,…”
(Ereshkigal speaks:)
“The fourth seed when it is due, may it ascend to the heavens with my blessings
to grow and wane for twenty-seven nights in a never-ending cycle.
On the 29th night, though, it will disappear from the Worlds Above to join My Lights in the Underworld.
At the end of the 29th night it will then return to the Heights in Waxing Glow.
Call yours and Enlil‘s baby Nanna (Nannar), the Light of the Night,
the Brightness that will teach humanity to count time,
the Moon that Waxes into Fullness and Wanes in all Worlds, always to Return.’…”
“Nanna (Nannar / Sin), your crescent moon is called the crescent moon of the seventh day (?)’. …”
“E-kiš-nu-ĝal, the house of the cedar forests (Nanna’s house in Ur), tower straight upward for you…”
“Nanna, you are placed upon your majestic dais —
wrapped in majestic linen, with raised head, shining horns and the diadem of lordship …”
“The E-kiš-nu-ĝal, the Agrun-kug, is your house of royalty!
Nanna and Ningal bring joyfulness to the dwelling. …”
“May they bring your greeting to Nanna and Ningal (Nannar’s spouse)…”
“Nanna and Ningal accept your offering…”
“The lord Nanna, the lord Acimbabbar (Nannar / Sin), destroyed his city Urim (Ur)…”
“the great gods Nanna and Ningal (Nannar’s spouse),…”
“Nanna ……, adviser in heaven and on earth ……!
An, Enlil, Enki and Ninḫursaĝa treat you with deserved affection in your place of creation. …”
“the house of Nanna (Nannar / Sin) in Urim (Ur).”
“the house of Nanna (Nannar / Sin) in Gaeš.”
“The cows are driven together in herds for him.
His various types of cow number 39600.
His young (?) cows and calves
(1 ms. has instead: His fattened cows)number 108000.
His young bulls number 126000.
The sparkling-eyed cows number 50400.
The white cows number 126000.
The cows for the evening meal (?) are in four groups of five each (?).
Such are the various types of cow of father Nanna.
His wild cows number 180000.
The …… cows are four.
Their herds of cattle are seven.
Their …… herdsmen are seven.
There are four of those who dwell among the cows (?). …”
“Enlil, who ever rivaled him?
He thought up something of great importance
and he made public what his heart, a mighty river, carried:
the hidden secrets (?) of his holy thought.
The matter is a holy and pure one,
it concerns the divine powers of the E-kur (Enlil‘s temple – residence in Nippur),
the fated good brick embedded (?) in the bottom of the abzu, it is something most important:
a trustworthy man will rebuild the E-kur, thereby acquiring a lasting name.
The son of this trustworthy man will long hold the scepter,
and their throne will never be overthrown.
To that end, Acimbabbar (Nannar / Sin) appeared shining in the E-kur,
pleaded to his father Enlil and made him bring a childbearing mother (?);
in the E-duga, Nanna (Nannar), the princely son, asked for the thing to happen.
The en priestess gave birth to the trustworthy man from his semen placed in the womb.
Enlil, the powerful shepherd, caused a young man to emerge:
a royal child, one who is perfectly fitted for the throne-dais,
Culgi (Shulgi) the king…. the beloved one of Ninlil; the one granted authority in the E-kur;
“the property of Nanna, the houseborn-slave of the E-kur,
him whom Ninlil named at his birth Culgi, the shepherd of the Land,
the man whom Enlil knows, the steward of the temple…”
“that Nanna (Nannar / Sin) loves me (Ishme-Dagan) greatly,
that I am the son-in-law of Ningal (married to Inanna),
that Inana (Inanna / Ishtar) has made me attractive,…”
Suen / Sin Quotes From Texts
Suen / Sin = Nannar Son of Enlil & Ninlil‘s, Her Eldest
Suen Speaking in the 1st Person:
“Acimbabbar (Nannar / Sin) fixed his mind on the city of Enlil and Ninlil:
“I, the hero, will set off for my city. I will set off for my city,
I will set off to my father. I, Suen (Sin), will set off for my city.
I will set off for my city, I will set off to my father.
I will set off to my father Enlil.
I will set off for my city, I will set off to my mother.
I will set off to my mother Ninlil. …
My Nibru (Nippur, named after their planet Nibiru), where black birch trees grow in a good place,
my sanctuary (birthplace) Nibru, where white birch trees grow in a pure place —
my Nibru‘s shrine is built in a good place.
… I am Nanna-Suen, I ……, I will …… to the house of Enlil.
I am Acimbabbar, and I will …… to the house of Enlil.
…I, Nanna-Suen, have gathered bulls for the cow-pen for the house of Enlil; porter, open the house.
I, Acimbabbar, have collected (?) fattened sheep for the house of Enlil; porter, open the house.
I, Nanna-Suen, shall purify the cow-pen for the house of Enlil; porter, open the house.
I, Acimbabbar, shall feed meal to the goats for the house of Enlil; porter, open the house.
I, Nanna-Suen, have …… porcupines for the house of Enlil; porter, open the house.”
Nannar As Suen:
“Born to Ninlil, Suen (Nannar / Sin), beloved son of Ninlil (Enlil‘s spouse),
Suen, having no rival in the E-kur (Enlil‘s residence), the house of Enlil: …”
“Nanna-Suen finally docked the boat.
At the White Quay, the quay of Enlil,
Acimbabbar finally docked the boat…”
“Suen, has erected a house in your precinct,
O house Urum, and taken his seat upon your dais.
the house of Suen (Nannar / Sin) in Urum (Ur).”
“cattle for Suen’s (Nannar / Sin’s) house…”
“Suen, who loves justice, who hates evil!…”
“Youthful Suen, lord, …… son of the Great Mountain (Enlil) and born of Ninlil…”
“He shines (?) in the heavens like the morning star,
he spreads bright light in the night (his Moon Crescent symbol).
Suen (Nannar), who is greeted as the new moon,
father Nannar, gives the direction for the rising Utu (Shamash, Sun God).
The glorious lord whom the crown befits,
Suen, the beloved son of Enlil (who is the son of Anu), the god…”
Nannar As Sin:
“Sin, who dwells in Harran, (and in Ur)…”
Acimbabbar Quotes From Texts
Acimbabbar = Nannar, Ningal’s spouse
“SuenAcimbabbar (Nannar / Sin) fixed his mind on the city of his mother.
Nanna-Suen fixed his mind on the city of his mother and his father.
Acimbabbar (Nannar / Sin) fixed his mind on the city of Enlil and Ninlil:…”
“Youthful Suen, lord Acimbabbar,…”
“Lord Acimbabbar Suen will be delighted with you!…”
“The lord Nanna (Nannar / Sin), the lord Acimbabbar, destroyed his city Urim (Ur)…”