The Eridu Genesis |
The Eridu Genesisby Thorkild Jacobsen. Yale University Press, Publishers.Nintura was paying attention:Let me bethink myself of my humankind, all forgotten as they are; and mindful of mine, Nintur's cr... Posted by on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:28:00 GMT |
Hymn to Ningishzida (or Ninjiczida) |
Hero, lord of field and meadow, lion of the distant mountains! Ninjiczida, who brings together giant snakes and dragons! Great wild bull who, in the murderous battle, is a flood that ......! Beloved b... Posted by on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:59:00 GMT |
The Lament of UR |
The Lament for URFrom : Thorkild Jacobsen, The Treasures of Darkness: A History of Mesopotamian Religion.The goddess of Ur seems to be the mourning or lament leader and, on command, the people mourn. ... Posted by on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:29:00 GMT |
Hymn to Ra |
Homage to thee, O thou glorious Being, thou who art dowered [with all sovereignty]. O Tem-Heru-Khuti (Tem-Harmakhis), when thou risest in the horizon of heaven a cry of joy goeth forth to thee from al... Posted by on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:35:00 GMT |
The Atra Hasis - Sumerian Creation Tale |
When the gods instead of man Did the work, bore the loads, The gods' load was too great, The work too hard, the trouble too much, The great Anunnaki made ... Posted by on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:15:00 GMT |
Enki and the world order |
Enki and the world orderGrandiloquent lord of heaven and earth, self-reliant, father Enki, engendered by a bull, begotten by a wild bull, cherished by Enlil the Great Mountain, beloved by holy An, kin... Posted by on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:08:00 GMT |
Enki and Inanna |
SEGMENT Aabout 6 lines missingShe ...... of the desert. She put the cu-gura, the desert crown, on her head. ...... when she went out to the shepherd, to the sheepfold, ...... her genitals were remarka... Posted by on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:34:00 GMT |
Journey to Nibiru |
SEGMENT AThe wild bull with brindled thighs, whose house is noble! My king, the wild bull with brindled thighs, whose house is noble! Pabilsaj, the wild bull with brindled thighs, whose house is noble... Posted by on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:29:00 GMT |
Kinky Enki - The tale of Enki and Ninhursag |
.Version 1After Time had come into being and the holy seasons for growth and rest were finally known, holy Dilmun, the pure clean and bright land of the living, the garden of the Great Gods and Earthl... Posted by on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:26:00 GMT |
Sumerian Flood Myth |
The Flood storySEGMENT Aapproximately 36 lines missing...... sets up ....... "I will ...... the perishing of my mankind; for Nintud, I will stop the annihilation of my creatures, and I will return the... Posted by on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:22:00 GMT |