heaven, and Enki, the lord of wisdom. sea monsters to seize the "boat of heaven" at each of the seven stopping kingship, the numerous priestly offices, truth, descent into the nether . To the pure Inanna, my daughter, I shall present . (powerful, attractive, & now knowledgeable Inanna). . “In the name of my power, in the name of my abzu, I will give them to holy Inanna, my daughter; may …… not …….”. “In the name of my power, in the name of my abzu, I will establish …… in my abzu for the woman.”. After Enki had spoken thus to him, Isimud the minister followed his master’s instructions closely. Among these divine decrees kingship.". [129] [135] Inanna flees from Eridu in … the throne of kingship. “You have brought with you deceit, you have brought with you the rebel lands. (Inanna‘s remarkable genitals; Inanna with her 1st spouse, god Dumuzi The Shepherd). from 'Sumerian Mythology' by Samuel Noah Kramer. “Come, my good minister of E-ana (Anu‘s temple – residence in Uruk)! Like the sweet oil of the cedar, who will …… for my holy …… perfume? ", "My father, what has Now as these words were still in her mouth, he got the ……, the guardians of Unug, to seize hold of the Boat of Heaven. Inanna … …… when she went out to the shepherd, to the sheepfold, …… her genitals were remarkable. Along with Enki, Ninhursag, Nanna, Anu, Enlil and Utu, she forms part of the seven divine powers who formed the basis for many gods that followed. Enki’s servants immediately searched among Inanna’s faithful believers, but she herself stopped them as they were mourning believing that he had died. Enlil turned a blind eye, while Enki saved Inanna.) He turns to Isimud and the You are to welcome holy Inanna at the holy table, at the table of An (Anu).”. “My master has spoken to me, Enki has said to me: ” Inanna may travel to Unug (Uruk), but you are to get the Boat of Heaven back to Eridug for me“.”. “You have brought with you constancy, you have brought with you ……, you have brought with you ……. Enki and later Ea were apparently depicted, sometimes, like Adapa, as a man covered with the skin of a fish, and this representation, as likewise the name of his temple E-apsu, "house of the watery deep", points decidedly to his original character as a god of the waters (see Oannes). made out, seemed to lack intelligent motivation. "Come, my true messenger of Eanna, He has given me the craft of the coppersmith. The prince spoke to his minister Isimud, Enki addressed the Sweet Name of Heaven: (2-faced Isumud, or Roman god Janus, Romans named January after him, looking forward & backward), “Enki, my master, I am at your service! daughter Inanna. Enki responds by telling her that she already has a domain and that he does not need to assign her one. you have brought with you the craft of the scribe, you have brought with you the craft of the smith. of its delighted inhabitants, she unloads the divine decrees one at a civilization to the goddess Inanna. . who from his own dwelling already knows the intentions of the gods, Enki, the king of the abzu, who, even before holy Inanna had approached within six miles of the abzu, (1 ms. has instead: the temple) in Eridug, knew all about her enterprise —, (Enki, god of waters, & Apkulla, alien eagle-headed & winged pilot of the gods). “You have brought with you the bitter-toothed (?) The Sumerian myth of Inanna and Enki tells about the rules of the universe, called the ‘me’. Why has he broken his righteous word to me, as a result, this tale of the all too human Sumerian gods can now be Have the maid enter the Abzu of Eridu, “Since she said that she would not yet depart from here for Unug Kulaba, that she would not yet depart from here to the place where Utu ……, can I still reach her?”. “What has my father said to you, what has he spoken? when I have made …… luxuriant, when I have made …… exuberant, when I have made …… shining (?). you have brought with you respect, you have brought with you awe, you have brought with you reverent silence. . Enki looked at the one who could not hold back his urine and bathed him in enchanted water … The prince calls his messenger Isimud, Water has never touched your hand, water has never touched your feet!”, So Inanna got hold again of the divine powers (alien technologies), (Inanna in her sky-disc hovering over her appointed king). He gave …… to the fish of the subterranean waters. Inanna married Dumuzi, youngest son to Enki, he had no ruling number . Her minister Nincubur spoke to holy Inanna: “My lady, today you have brought the Boat of Heaven to the Gate of Joy, to Unug Kulaba. Enki then sent five more creatures of increasing power to retake the me which were each repelled by Ninshubur for Inanna. welfare and prosperity of her city, to make it the center of Sumerian Holy Inanna says to the name of my power, To the pure Inanna, my daughter, I shall present . as the effects of the beer cleared from father Enki who had drunk beer, the great lord Enki turned his attention to the …… building. charge all the divine decrees that are fundamental to civilization. Enki gives the word to the "good name of heaven": As the holy me that Inanna received from Enki were unloaded, They were announced and presented to the people of Sumer. …… the young men …… strength of arms, …… the children …… joy. These seven would form the basis for many of the characteristics of the gods who followed. Inanna traveled to Enki's city Eridu, and by getting him drunk, she got him to give her hundreds of Mes, which she took to her city of Uruk. 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