Mastering mesopotamian mythology a brief anunnaki atoz directory study guide part five edited by joshua free for liber52 see for part four. According to another sumerian myth enki is the creator, having devised men as slaves to the gods. Thus, adapa was created as a fully functional and independent human being. In the lost book of enki we now view this saga from the perspective of lord enki, an anunnaki leader revered in antiquity as a god, who tells the story of these extraterrestrials arrival on earth from the planet nibiru. The entire history of the anunnaki gods on earth the.
Enki is also known as ea in babylonian and akkadian mythology. The end of days, armageddon and prophecies of the return josh reeves part 8. Aug 06, 2016 annunaki is a phrase that has been made famous by zecharia sitchin. The bulk of sumerian parallels can, however be found much earlier, in the book of genesis. Myths and realities of anunnaki, reptilians, planet nibiru. Middle eastern mythology, penguin books, new york, 1963. The lost book of enki the real bible14 tablet translations mrjay1944. Ancient mesopotamian gods and goddesses enkiea god oracc. The relations of enki and the mother goddess in the mesopotamian religion and yhwh and eve in the old testament are briefly analyzed. He resides in the ocean underneath the earth called the abzu akkadian apsu, which was an important place in mesopotamian cosmic geography.
These writings were found in fragments on a clay tablet that is know as the eridu genesis and dates back to around ca. His children in sumerian mythology match those children in greek mythology. The lost book of enki memoirs of an extraterrestrial anunnaki. The god enki in sumerian royal ideology and mythology book description. In the book of enoch written around 300bc it clearly states that noah was born from an angel indicating that he was also a giant and not human. For official godchecker merch please visit our god shop where a wide range of items are available to buy. Together with anu and enlil, he is one of the three key gods in the mesopotamian pantheon. Anton parks was able to make a chronology of nungalshemsus in his book. Pdf sumerian mythology download full pdf book download. The sumerian version of gilgamesh includes a trip to the nether world as well.
To purchase such goodies we suggest you try amazon, ebay or other reputable online stores. Mar 07, 2015 in this video i reveal what the sumerian tablets say. In the prologue, enki sails for the kur, presumably to rescue ereshkigal after she was given over to kur. Does anyone now of comprehensive books on sumerian mythology. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the lost book of enki. Ninki 35 lady of the earth the official spouse consort of enki, also known as damkina lady who came to earth. The most widely read book in all of history, the bible has pushed the faith of billions of people and has shaped the very world that we live in. This book is our first authoritative sketch of the great myths of the. There isnt anything im looking for in the recommended reading list, and since the rsumer is not very active, i though of asking about it here. In sumerian iconography, enki is represented by the symbol of the serpent, and the original sumerian story of adam and eve appears to be the story of enkis children adapa and titi being brought into selfrealisation of their intelligence and ability to reproduce by their father, enki the serpent i. The earliest evidence concerning enki can be traced to the archaeological finds in his ancient temple in eridu.
The main body of the tale includes a trip to the nether world as well. Sep 10, 2011 however, enki was a reptilian god living in the underworld called abzu. Enki the sumerian god of creation mesopotamian mythology. His father enlil cronus is overthrown by a rebellion, just as cronus is overthrown in greek mythology. Though his vast appetite for sexual conquest may bring his mores into question, he was very compassionate in nature. The sumerians regarded their divinities as responsible for all matters pertaining to the natural and social orders. This work covers sumerian, babylonian, canaaniteugaritic, hittite, and hebrew mythologic material in brief and with comparisons. Article enki in ancient literature enki is a god of sumerian. Contributions to the study of ancient world culture 87. The last two chapters concentrate on the aspects of comparative mythology and archaic sumerian religion. The origins of human beings according to ancient sumerian. Jacobsen, thorkild, the treasures of darkness, yale university press, new haven, 1976.
The god enki in sumerian royal ideology and mythology on jstor. He was later known as ea in akkadian and babylonian mythology. The sumerian order of enki a puzzling baffling enigma. Peeter espak, the god enki in sumerian royal ideology and. Inanna parts company with enki to deliver the me to her cult center at erech. Jul 07, 2014 the sumerian god enki is the greek god zeus. Sumerian, akkadian, and babylonian myths of enki s family. Enki recovers his wits and tries to recover the me from her, but she arrives safely in erech with them. After a missing section in the tablet, we learn that the gods have decided to send a flood to destroy mankind. An introduction to ancient near eastern literature is the best overview of sumerian literature, but piotr michalowskis chapter in civilizations of the ancient. The truth aboutthe lost book of enki the sumerian tablets by. Enki in ancient literature ancient history encyclopedia. Well when we look at the sumerian tablets we see a phoenix and a lamb right beside enki, the phoenix is a symbol of rebirth and this gods immortality, though the phoenix symbol is closely associated with eagles in mythology and has an even deeper meaning than that.
The work offers a detailed survey about enkis city eridu in archaeology, history, mesopotamian mythology and literature. The sumerian god enki, or ea, is the equivalent of the greek titan prometheus the geneticist who created men. The god enki in sumerian royal ideology and mythology. I have since realized that the definitive edition of each of the sumerian myths, epic tales, hymns, lamentations, essays, and proverb collections. In his original form, as enki, he was associated with semen and amniotic fluid, and therefore with fertility. Contrary to the translation of his name, enki is not the lord of the earth, but of the. In sumer, the secret and aquatic temple of enki is called abzu while in egypt the aquatic temple of osiris was in the holy city of abdju abydos. The lost book of enki memoirs of an extraterrestrial. He was originally patron god of the city of eridu, but later the influence of his cult spread throughout mesopotamia and to the canaanites, hittites and. The sumerian paradise myth enki and ninhursag, also known as the myth of dilmun, was written at the end of the 3rd millennium bce and has a similar story to the myth of paradise in the biblical book of genesis with strong sexual overtones because of enkis behavior. All the familiar players from sumerian mythology enlil, enki, anu, marduk and the restwere actually alien administrators. Sumerian mythology referred to enkis father as anu, meaning sky god, while babylonian text uses the name apsu, defined as primordial father. The book of genesis in the bible describes the life of abraham and sara, and the circumstances under which they emigrated from ur to the land of canaan. Grandiloquent lord of heaven and earth, selfreliant, father enki, engendered by a bull.
The study of sumerian culture introduced by the present volume, sumerian mythology, is to be based largely on sumerian literary sources. Full text of the god enki in sumerian royal ideology and. Oct 01, 2001 what the lost book of enki is, however, is a scifi novel, and personally, i would have found it a far more successful work if it had embraced its genre as opposed to presenting itself as an intact sumerian epic, albeit without the trademark repetition of phrases which make real sumerian epics so entertaining. The god ea whose sumerian equivalent was enki is one of the three most powerful gods in the mesopotamian pantheon, along with anu and enlil. The last time it came close to earth, it upset the tides, causing the great flood. Espaks book the god enki is a daring attempt to compile and interpret the available sumerian sources pertaining to the allimportant figure of the god. The bible, genesis and creation of man by the anunnaki. Abzu is represented in sumerian mythology, at the same time as a mythical place, and as a very real residence, that of powerful enki, our creator. Early dynastic period the dynasty of akkade the seond dynasty of lagas ur iii period the dynasty of isin the dynasty of larsa the first dynasty of babylon enki ea in the mythology of creation enki and the archaic sumerian religion.
Memoirs and prophecies of an extraterrestrial god kindle edition by sitchin, zecharia. Enki is the sumerian god of water, knowledge gestu, mischief, crafts gasam, and creation. Oct 03, 2017 sumerian religion was the religion practiced and adhered to by the people of sumer, the first literate civilization of ancient mesopotamia. Evidences of this can be found in the sumerian translations itself. Sumerian religion was the religion practiced and adhered to by the people of sumer, the first literate civilization of ancient mesopotamia. Several mythological motives from the sumerian cultural area later reach the creation stories of the old testament and beyond. And even in those early writingsgoing back almost six thousand yearsreferences are made to lost books texts inscribed on stone tablets. The lost book of enki by zecharia sitchin goodreads. The epic mesopotamian water god who saved humanity.
Sumerian translations by sitchin in the lost book of enki. But what if there was something that was not drastically clear in the way that people decipher the bible. This is the spiritual acknowledgment alluded to by the incantation of eridu, also known as the incantation of the priest of eridu eridu being the shrinehome of enki, or the incantation of the deep, which simply refers to another name for the faraway abode of enki near the persian gulf. Myths of enki, the crafty god by samuel noah kramer. Pages 4655 all annotations are my thoughts and not necessarily sitchins so watch out. The god enki in sumerian royal ideology and mythology 87 by peeter espak 2015, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Planet x nibiru and the anunnaki of sumerian mythology. In the sumerian myth enki and the world order, enki is said to have fixed national boundaries and assigned gods their roles. Eventually nibiru will return, causing another cataclysm.
Enki quotes from zecharia sitchins books mesopotamian gods. Sumerian mythology revised edition samuel noah kramer a real addition to the body of world mythology. Ancient sumerian cylinder seal impression showing the god dumuzid being tortured in the underworld by galla demons public domain enki managed to grant wisdom to humans when he, through ninki, the serpent of eden, gave them the ability to discern between good and evil. Sumerian myths and theology related to the god enki are influential throughout the history of the ancient near east.
Found within many of his famous books, sitchin explores ancient mythology, megalithic structures around the world and various books to demonstrate that an extraterrestrial race visited the planet. The eridu genesis story describes the creation of mankind by the four great gods known as the annunaki. However, enki was a reptilian god living in the underworld called abzu. Id prefer it if you could read it as a book and not as an encyclopedia, but i imagine there isnt a big choice in books. Lord of the abzu the god ea whose sumerian equivalent was enki is one of the three most powerful gods in the mesopotamian pantheon, along with anu and enlil.
This study analyzes the divine concept of the sumeroakkadian deity enki in its literary and mythological development through different periods of mesopotamian history. Was the story of adam and eve influenced by sumerian ninti. Convinced of the existence of a now lost book that formed the basis of ancient sumerian texts holding the answers to these questions, the author began his search for evidence. Enki, called ea by the akkadians, assyrians and babylonians, was the sumerian god of water and wisdom and the keeper of the me, the divine laws. In the babylonian enuma elish, on the other hand, enki is referred to as the son of apsu, the primeval freshwater ocean beneath the earth. Sumerian mythology a dedication to herbst9 by jos musical library. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Before the beginning of kingship in sumer, the citystates were effectively ruled by theocratic priests and religious officials. Initially human beings were unable to reproduce on their own, but were later modified with the help of enki and ninki. The lost book of enki part 1 of 14 youtube by twelphsoul.
Through the biblical narratives the ancient sumerian mythology of enki reaches the later christian world, and therefore this mythology has become a part of the collective memory and culture of the present day world. Enki sumerian mythology enki enki is the son of nammu, the primeval sea. If you have been studying the ancient astronauts, there are likely a number of terms you have become familiar with. Enlilzeus had a half brother called enki prometheus who had intercoarse with an earth women and gave birth to a son called utnapishtimdeucalion. Sumerian astrology, the oldest astrology in the worldsumerian. Sumerian tablet depicting enki in the creation myth. In the lost book of enki, we can view this saga from a different perspective through this richly conceived autobiographical account of lord enki, an anunnaki god, who tells the story of these extraterrestrials arrival on earth from the 12th planet, nibiru. Sometimes located at the top of mountains, sometimes in the bottom of seas, abzu is also the floating and steering wheel palace. Sumerian king lists and on display in the ashmolean museum, oxford, england, their several versions leave no doubt that their sumerian compilers had access to some earlier common or. American anthropologist no people has contributed more to the culture of mankind than the sumerians, and yet it has been only in recent years that our knowledge of them has become at all accurate or extensive. Philippika altertumswissenschaftliche abhandlungen contributions to the study of ancient world cultures 87. Myths of enki, the crafty god by samuel noah kramer goodreads.
Nov 29, 2019 the names and relations of enkis family members vary throughout ancient texts. The god enik in sumerian royal ideology and mythology. Was the story of adam and eve from book of genesis influenced by the sumerian story of enki and ninti. In this fertility and creation story, dilmun, the setting of the story, is a place of purity, where no disease, pain, or suffering. The lost book of enki memoirs of an extraterrestrial anunnaki alien god part 1 one of the most signficant archaeological discoveries in the field of sumerian studies was the discovery of the first modern library known to man at the site of the palace of king ashurbinapala in niniveh, iraq where more than 25 000 clay tablets written in ancient sumerian cuneiform script were unearthed and. Introduction some 445,000 years ago, astronauts from another planet came to earth in search of. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the sumerian mythology, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country.
The god enki lord of the underworld sea of fresh water and sumerian equivalent of babylonian god ea warns ziusudra, the ruler of shuruppak, to build a large boat the passage describing the directions for the boat is also lost. Sumerian mythology, enki did not flee to nibiru, but to africa, specifically to egypt. Diachronical analysis of texts and images from the earliest sources to the neosumerian period. Sumerian mythology download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Ancient mesopotamian gods and goddesses enkiea god. Further, the original creators enki and writers of the myth in the sumerian tablets had wanted the contents of the sumerian tablets to be used for public interest in the future. Sumerian god enki is in the bible the son of man truth. As in genesis, the sumerians world is formed out of the watery abyss and the heavens and earth are divinely separated from one another by a solid dome. May 03, 2019 the sumerian order of enki a puzzling baffling enigma nobody has attempted to solve viper tv docs.
The creation in sumerian mythology the sumerian creation myth is the oldest known to mankind. Abzu is represented in sumerian mythology, at the same time as a mythical. Timeline of the enki the sumerian gods name means lord. Enki was the son of anu, the sky god, in sumerian and akkadian mythology and the son of apsu, the primordial father, in babylonian texts. The truth aboutthe lost book of enki the sumerian tablets. If the gods that came down to earth were only astronauts does this mean jesus was also. In the lost book of enki, we can view this saga from a different perspective through this richly conceived autobiographical account of lord enki, an anunnaki god, who tells the story of these extraterrestrials arrival on earth from the 12th planet nibiru. A tradition exists that abraham was a great sumerian astrologer who studied in the sumerian cities of ur and mari. Enkis mother, nammu, was a goddess from the highest heavens.
The enki nibiru themes are, of course, borrowed from zecharia sitchins books, which are published in poland by wydawnictwo prokop of warsaw. Full text of the god enki in sumerian royal ideology and mythology. The sumerian order of enki a puzzling baffling enigma nobody has attempted to solve viper tv docs. How does christianity explain the sumerian god enki. The prince who has always defended his creatures against the other demigods. Enki is a god of sumerian mythology and, later in time, known as ea in. According to the sumerians and akkadians, enki was the son of anu, the god of the sky. Timeline of the enki the sumerian gods name means lord of the earth this also derives from the hindu stories on enki and anunnaki summary. Finally, kramers myths of enki, the crafty god provides a good overview of one of the most interesting figures in sumerian mythology. He is also referred to as the son of the goddess nammu, a primordial mother goddess who gave birth to the earth and heavens. Jun 18, 2019 sumerian, akkadian, and babylonian myths of enkis family according to the sumerians and akkadians, enki was the son of anu, the god of the sky. The university of wroclaw, a major academic center in poland, has invited zecharia to a sitchin studies day in 2009. Zakaria sitchin who has given his explanations in the lost book of enki.