Complete History of the Sumerians | Sun People: Earth's Oldest Civilization |

Did you know the world's first civilization  on earth post-great flood was the Sumerian Mesopotamian civilization? Anthropological and  archaeological evidence discovered in the past 100 years suggests that this civilization  is the origin of all modern humans, known as Homo sapiens. Every human has some  form of ancestry connected to Sumerian society, as each continent has aboriginal tribes  originating from East Africa.

Recently, archaeologists discovered the biblical  Garden of Eden nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in modern-day Iraq,  within the Middle Eastern region of Africa. The Sumerians, the first modern  human civilization post-flood, laid the foundation for human progress. They  invented cuneiform writing, one of the earliest forms of writing.

Their technological advancements  included the wheel, plow, irrigation systems, and sailboats. They constructed towering  ziggurats and developed complex legal and administrative systems. They also brewed  beer and excelled in metallurgy and textiles.

The Sumerians believed in mysterious  giant beings called the Anunnaki, meaning "Those who came from heaven," whom  they worshiped as gods. These beings became the subjects of the first written  mythological stories on earth. The mythologist Joseph Campbell in his book "the  power of myth" mentions finding that every ancient culture universally shared similar  origin and mythological stories of the same gods in every continent and the connections  lead back to the most ancient civilization.

Known as the "black-headed people," the Sumerians  were referred to as the "sun people" or "Adamites" in various ancient texts. Step back in time to  humanity's ancient ancestors in the fertile plains of ancient Mesopotamia and Sumer, where  lush greenery and agricultural abundance flourished. Immerse yourself in  the rich Sumerian arts, sciences, and culture of an advanced society  that predates ancient Egypt and Greece.

Picture the symmetrically structured city-states  of Ur. . .

Uruk. . .

and Eridu. . .

each a testament to the Sumerians' unique ingenuity. Imagine the  first civilization of mankind being established after the biblical great flood transformed mud  and clay into architectural marvels, erecting ziggurats that reached towards the heavens. In  its heyday, The skyline of the Sumerian cities was punctuated by colossal temples nestled in the  heart, where priests communed with the gods, and scholars transcribed the first written language,  cuneiform, onto clay tablets.

The Sumerians' intricate cuneiform writing system, emerged around  3500 BCE. It involved pressing a wedge-shaped stylus into clay tablets, creating wedge-like  impressions. Scribes Initially, cuneiform served as a system of accounting for trade transactions. 

Over time, it evolved into a versatile script encompassing a wide range of subjects. Sumerians  recorded religious hymns for the gods, laws, and history of their civilization including the  Epic of Gilgamesh and administrative documents including the Sumerian king list. The script's  adaptability contributed to its longevity, as it persisted through various Mesopotamian  and Sumerian cultures for centuries all the way to current day.

Oxford Institute reported  as of 2020 that are 700 tablets that have not been translated or read, majority of these tablets  that are on public and translated are on display in England however most of the 700 tablets are  with the Vatican, in the underground archives. Ur was the legendary home of Abraham, the  “father” of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He and his caravan carried the stories of their  ancestors with them as they traveled from southern to northern Iraq, through Syria and into Egypt  before settling in the land of Canaan, which is modern-day Israel.

About 200 years ago, European  archaeologists were digging in what is now the Middle East, mainly in Egypt located in north  Africa and southern Mesopotamia which is located in the country and territory of modern-day Iraq.  They were searching for places mentioned in the Bible, works by Greek authors like Herodotus and  Strabo, and journals of medieval and Renaissance travelers like Benjamin of Tudela and Pietro de  la Valle. Names like Babylon, Nineveh, and Ur were known, but their exact locations were unclear.

By  the early 1800s, archaeologists made significant discoveries. Englishman Claudius James Rich mapped  the ruins of Babylon and Nineveh, finding bricks, tablets, clay cylinders, and boundary stones with  mysterious markings. These were also found in Iran at sites like Persepolis and Bahistun.

Scholars  realized these markings were scripts of unknown languages. Deciphering one set, Old Persian,  helped unlock the others. The script found in Babylon and Nineveh was Akkadian, then called  Babylonian, and the third script was Elamite.

Akkadian, a Semitic language like Hebrew and  Arabic, became well understood. In the mid-19th century, scholars suspected cuneiform, the  written form of Akkadian, was not developed by the Babylonians and Assyrians but by another people  before them. Inscriptions mentioned "Sumer and Akkad," indicating another place and people: the  Sumerians.

Early archaeologists had unknowingly discovered what is now considered the mother  civilization of the Babylonians and Assyrians. Around 7000 to 6000 BC, people moved south  along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to the fertile floodplains of Mesopotamia,  now Iraq and northern Syria. Mesopotamia, meaning "land between rivers," was ideal for  large-scale farming due to its rich, fertile soil from river flooding.

Farming had already  begun thousands of years earlier in the Near East, in the Fertile Crescent, a region of productive  land stretching from the eastern Mediterranean, through Turkey and northern Iraq, to the Persian  Gulf. One of the early farming communities in central Mesopotamia was the Samarra culture, named  after the site where it was first discovered. This culture dates back to between 6500 and 5500  BC.

Samarra pottery has a distinctive style, often decorated with geometric images  representing natural phenomena. The early farmers of this culture dug irrigation  canals to control rivers and streams. Another widespread culture was the  Halaf culture, active between 6500 and 5500 BC, with some estimates narrowing  it to 5700 to 5000 BC.

Like the Samarra, the Halaf culture produced distinctive and  beautiful pottery that was widely traded throughout the Fertile Crescent. In return, the  Halaf people received goods such as obsidian, bitumen, and seashells. They also created  some of the earliest examples of stamp seals.

After 6000 BC in southern Mesopotamia, changes  began that set the stage for civilization. This started with the Ubaid culture, named after the  site of Tell al-Ubaid, near the future Sumerian city of Ur, which began as an Ubaid settlement.  The Ubaid culture dates from 5500 to 4000 BC.

The exact origins of the Ubaid people are unknown,  but they likely migrated from other parts of the Fertile Crescent. Most Ubaid sites were small  villages, but by the late 5th to early 4th millennium BC, some settlements grew into towns  with nearly 5000 residents. They grew wheat, barley, and lentils, and raised livestock  including cattle, goats, and sheep.

Typical Ubaid villages had several one-story houses and larger  storage facilities. Most Ubaid sites had a central earthen mound with a small building, believed to  be an early temple and precursor to the ziggurat. The Ubaid also traded their unique hand-painted  pottery and crafts such as figurines.

Ubaid pottery was highly prized and found at multiple  sites throughout the Middle East, including Turkey, Iran, Syria, and the southeastern  Arabian Peninsula. Much of what we know about Ubaid culture comes from the ruins of Eridu, a  city famous in Sumerian mythology as the home of the celestial water god Enki. Eridu was believed  to be very ancient.

According to the Sumerian King List, it was the first city where kingship  was established. Archaeologists have determined that Eridu may have been inhabited as far back as  8000 BC, over 10,000 years ago. During the Ubaid period, Eridu was an ideal place to settle. 

It had plenty of fertile land for farming and abundant fish from nearby marshes close to  the Gulf. Back then, the Persian Gulf's shores were much further inland, making the area seem  like a paradise in the otherwise harsh desert. At first, Eridu was a small village with a modest  shrine to the water god Enki.

Excavations show that Enki's sanctuary started as a small  brick room less than eight square meters, with an altar and a stand for ritual offerings.  Ashes and fish bones found there suggest these offerings were part of religious rituals.  Archaeologists believe the people of Eridu held communal feasts with prayers,  singing, and music to honor Enki.

Out of all the male gods, Enki was the most loved  by the Sumerians. It is said that Enki, the water god, engineered the black-headed  people of modern-day India and Africa, who are considered the closest ancestors  to the Sumerians, alongside the Ethiopians. As the village of Eridu grew, so did the  temple.

By 4500 BC, the temple stood on a platform about a meter high and continued  to expand over the centuries into a ziggurat, a step-like pyramid. Prosperous towns like Eridu  attracted travelers and merchants who visited its temples, such as those dedicated to Enki, to  make offerings. They brought items from their own villages to donate or trade for local goods like  barley, sheep, or Eridu's distinctive pottery.

An example of international trade in Eridu was  copper. Copper, a valuable metal not found in southern Mesopotamia, had to be imported  from places like modern Oman or Turkey. Remarkably, Ubaid period artisans  in Eridu were already forging basic copper items.

Another imported item  was obsidian, likely from Turkey. Most early settlements were small, with a  few hundred people. Exceptions like Eridu and Tell Zeidan in Syria had populations of around  3,000.

However, less than a millennium later, ancient Mesopotamia saw cities with  populations in the tens of thousands. One such city was Uruk, located less  than 200 kilometers northwest of Eridu. Zechariah Sitchin, a prominent Sumerian researcher  and author once ridiculed for his views, presents an intriguing theory in his first book  of the Earth Chronicles series, *Twelfth Planet*.

Sitchin proposes that the Anunnaki, whom the  Sumerians referred to as "gods," were not mythical beings but advanced extraterrestrial humanoids.  According to his translations of the Sumerian text "The Seven Tablets of Creation," which he claims  is the template for the modern Bible, the Anunnaki came from a red planet in dire need of saving.  This planet, which Sitchin refers to as the 12th celestial body of our galaxy, allegedly passes  near Earth every 3,000 years, or 1 shar.

Sitchin suggests that the Anunnaki were not just  creators of humanity but genetic engineers who modified primates in Africa 250,000 years ago,  setting the course for modern human evolution. Though his beliefs in the ancient alien theory  were widely ridiculed during his lifetime, recent discoveries have led some in the scientific  and historical communities to re-examine his work. In Zechariah Sitchin's *Earth  Chronicles*, he mentions that the Anunnaki shared their technology with  the Sumerians.

Standing tall and powerful, their godlike intelligence and similar  appearance awed the ancient Sumerians. Before the Anunnaki spread across Earth  to create new civilizations, they first taught the Sumerians advanced skills, fueling  technological growth and cultural exchange. Skilled artisans crafted pottery and sculptures,  reflecting their advanced society and reverence for their extraterrestrial mentors.

A thriving  economy, a society with such extensive material enterprises, could not have developed without an  efficient system of transportation. The Sumerians used their two great rivers and the artificial  network of canals for waterborne transportation of people, goods, and cattle. Some of the  earliest depictions show what were undoubtedly the world's first boats.

In many early texts, it  is stated that the Sumerians engaged in deep water seafaring, using a variety of ships to reach  faraway lands in search of metals, rare woods, stones, and other materials unobtainable in Sumer  proper. An Akkadian dictionary of the Sumerian language was found to contain a section  on shipping listing 105 Sumerian terms for various ships by their size and purpose.  In 1956, Professor Samuel Kramer, one of the great Sumerologists of our time, reviewed the  literary legacy found beneath the mounds of Sumer.

The table of contents of *From  the Tablets of Sumer* is a gem in itself, for each one of the  twenty-five chapters described a Sumerian "first," including the first schools,  the first bicameral congress, the first historian, the first pharmacopeia, the first "farmer's  almanac," the first cosmogony and cosmology, the first "job," the first proverbs and  sayings, the first literary debates, the first "Noah," the first library catalogue, and  man's first heroic age, his first law codes and social reforms, his medicine, agriculture,  and search for world peace and harmony. Mesopotamian gods were worshipped  in "Temple Towns" as patron deities, each town having a temple with a statue of  their patron god who resided within. Nannar, the patron deity of Ur in modern southern Iraq,  was revered as the father of Utu and Inanna, known as the "Timekeeper.

" Enlil, the feared  god of the air and father of Nannar, held the title of Yahweh in the Seven Tablets of Creation  and the Epic of Atrahasis. Enlil was the leader of the gods on Earth for a time in the Sumerian  pantheon, alongside his older half-brother Enki. .

The first prestigious schools were established in  Sumer as a direct outgrowth of the invention and introduction of writing. The archaeological  evidence is actual school buildings and also shows indications of a formal system of  education by the beginning of the third millennium B. C.

There were literally thousands  of scribes in Sumer, ranging from junior scribes to high scribes. Discipline was strict; one  school alumnus describes on a clay tablet how he had been flogged for missing school,  for insufficient neatness, for loitering, for not keeping silent, for misbehaving, and  even for not having appealing handwriting. Eventually, the Sumerians began assigning  “Annunaki gods” to specific planets in the solar system, based on their  characteristics and qualities.

This can elude to the fact that if the  ancient alien theory is incorrect, then how is it possible that the Sumerians were so  accurate about the planets and the solar system? In the early years of Sumeria. .

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the Sun is  represented by Utu. The Moon is associated with Nannar. .

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Mars is known as Gugulanna, the  Bull of Heaven. Mercury is identified with Enki. .

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. . Jupiter corresponds to Enlil.

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. .  and Venus is represented by Inanna.

Saturn is associated with Ninurta, the Shepherd  and Farmer. The Sumerians created their calendar based on a sexagesimal base 60  numeral system. They defined a circle as 360 degrees.

A lunar year consists of 12 moon  cycles, each 30 days long, totaling 360 days. A celestial year is divided into 12 aspects of  the night sky, each 30 degrees, also totaling 360 degrees. A solar year comprises 360 days, each  with 24 hours, plus five additional days.

An hour is divided into 60 minutes, and a minute into  60 seconds. The number 360 is divisible by every number from 1 to 10, except for 7. Consequently,  seven was regarded as a mysterious number that symbolized both chaos and order.

They created  a 7-day week, based on the 4 phases of the moon. The first day of each month began when the  crescent moon appeared at sunset. The 7th, 14th, and 21st were considered auspicious days,  where anything could happen.

The 28th day was a day of rest until another new crescent moon  appeared, which was seen as a sign from the gods. The Sumerians are also credited with the creation  of the first astronomical grid that defined the 12 aspects of the Zodiac. The stars and  planets were seen as messengers who held vast amounts of information.

They were consulted  on a continual basis. Twelve signs of the Zodiac. To date, Babylonian astrology was first recorded  on 70 cuneiform tablets containing 7,000 messages, called Enuma Elish.

Which appointed  scribes to record daily tasks, and eventually the history of the  Sumerians and the Anunnaki ancient aliens. The Fall Equinox occurred in the  seventh moon of “Scales,” which was later called Libra or “The Scales of Justice. ” The “Scales” represented the balance between the  Spring and Fall Equinox, when day and night are “Equal.

” Based on the precession of the equinoxes,  the autumnal equinox now occurs in Virgo “Virgin. ” Amidst the hustle and bustle of urban  life, the Sumerians revered the Annunaki, extraterrestrial deities bearing  human-like features and emotions, yet tinged with divine complexity, with some  exhibiting traits akin to godly arrogance. The Sumerian pantheon boasted a rich tapestry  of gods and goddesses, each with a unique domain and rule over the people and cities. 

Temples were not merely architectural wonders but gateways to the celestial realms, connecting  the mortal humans to the Annunaki alien rulers and kings. Rituals and ceremonies permeated  daily life, with the ziggurats standing as conduits for worship and praise between the  earthly and the Annunaki extraterrestrials. The third region of Sumer was called Ur, which is  the Akkadian name for Urim; the rulers of Sumer and Akkad when the nuclear calamity happened  are known as kings of the Third Dynasty of Ur; the biblical "Ur of the Chaldees" from which  biblical Abraham migrated to Harran into the land of Canaan, which is modern-day Israel.

The  caananites were the first group of Europeans who are also connected to the Hittites, the ancestral  brothers of the later kingdom of Egypt. Early archeologists have found many similarities  between Canaanites gods and egyptian gods. The first written histories were written  as epic tales and later evolved into myths, the first being called the Epic of Gilgamesh, composed in Sumerian around 2100 BCE,  is a literary masterpiece.

It narrates the adventures of Gilgamesh, a king seeking  immortality, exploring themes of friendship, mortality, and the human condition. The epic is  a significant cultural and literary contribution, providing insights into Sumerian beliefs,  values, and storytelling traditions. Later, as the first civilization flourished, the Annunaki  began to appoint humans to rule as kings for them, which would one day lead to the ideas of pharaohs  in Egypt, communicators to the gods and many times their own kin.

In their theological pursuits,  they codified the earliest known legal system, the Code of Ur-Nammu, ushering in an  era of societal order and justice. The Sumerians documented advanced  medical knowledge on clay tablets, revealing a sophisticated understanding of  diseases and treatments. The Diagnostic Handbook, a compendium of symptoms and treatments, showcases  their medical expertise.

Surgical instruments, such as bronze lancets, were used in  medical procedures. The Sumerians' medical knowledge laid the foundation  for future advancements in the field. Sumer's economy thrived on agriculture, supported  by an advanced irrigation system.

The fertile soil yielded crops like barley and wheat. The  surplus allowed for trade with neighboring regions, fostering economic prosperity.  Sumerians engaged in barter and trade, exchanging goods such as textiles, metals,  and agricultural products.

This economic foundation facilitated the  growth of urban centers. Their society was structured hierarchically. At  the top were priests and kings, followed by free citizens, and then slaves.

The city-states had  administrative structures overseeing taxation, justice, and defense. Labor specialization was  a hallmark, with individuals mastering specific trades, from metalworking and pottery to  farming and writing. This specialization contributed to the economic and technological  advancements of Sumer.

In ancient civilizations, it is believed that much of the Sumerians'  knowledge was imparted to the Annunaki as well. The Sumerian pantheon of gods, who were  recognized as myths but are now believed to be interdimensional extraterrestrials, consists  of the basis of all religions and mythologies on the planet. The holy father and king  of all gods is King Anu of Nibiru.

Enki, also known as Ea, was the god of water and  earth, which was named after him. Enlil, his youngest, was given rulership of all earth  and the early cities of Sumer and Babylon. During this time, the gods and men lived among  each other.

The Annunaki made the earthlings worship them in song. They constructed temples  for food offerings and praising concerts, even the king of the cosmos King Anu had a temple built  in his name when he descended from the heavenly motherships. The praising and worship would give  energy and power to them, especially in song and poem.

It is believed by this time, the worship  gene was implanted in the Human DNA chromosomes. According to Zacharia Sitchin's excerptions, The  Sumerians were the world's most ancient earliest multicultural inhabitants of Mesopotamia  before the great flood. All of humanity was mostly dark-melanated until the birth of Zisdura,  biblical Noah.

The Sumerians primarily had dark and brown skin, brown hair, and some Sumerian  royals had blonde hair, blue or green eyes, with dark or light skin. The Sumerian people were  referred to as the "Adamites" by the Igigi watcher Anunnaki. They were credited with remarkable  ingenuity by these extraterrestrial beings, often likened to dark North African peoples  like Ethiopians and dark and light melanated African Asiatic and Israelian peoples, believed  to be the common ancestors of all modern humans, with the oldest hominid skeleton to date being  found in East Africa by anthropologists.

The Sumerians were known for stylizing their hair  to resemble the styles of the warrior gods; this was the style of braiding or dreading  in ancient indigenous, African, and Nordic cultures. According to ancient texts, the  skin of earthlings was genetically marked into 48 shades of the Mesopotamian genomes,  and the biblical Noah, known as Zisudra, was a giant man with albinism and a king of  a region of Sumer. His line is where many of Indo-European and Asiatic descent originate,  alongside biblical Cain.

References in ancient texts such as the Egyptian Book of the Dead and  Sitchin's *Lost Book of Enki* depict the "black" lands of the Sumerians, governed by Dumuzi, Enki's  youngest Anunnaki son and the god of water. Enki, the prince of Earth and Nibiru, is known for being  dark violet-skinned or sometimes shades of blue, green, or gold. In the Vedic texts of the  *Mahabharata*, Krishna, who is the equivalent of Enki, was mentioned as “Neela megha shyama,”  which means dark blue as rain-filled clouds.

The Vedic texts describe gods bearing children  with humans, resulting in offspring with varying skin tones and features, from extremely bright  with little melanin to extremely dark with harsh melanin, including blonde hair and various  eye colors. Both the Sumerians and Vedic texts mention that without dark colors, there would  be no shades of lighter colors in skin tones. An ancient Sumerian psalm venerates Enlil, the  alien god of Sumer: "Lord who knows the destiny of the land.

Trustworthy in his calling: Enlil  who knows the destiny of Sumer, Trustworthy in his calling, Father Enlil, Lord of all the lands, Lord  of the rightful commands, Father Enlil, Shepherd of the black and brown-headed ones, we shall never  leave the dark lands of the sun. From the mountain of Sunrise to the mountain of sunset. There is  no other lord in the land, you alone are king.

" The Sumerians revered Enlil out of  both fear and gratitude. Enlil and his offspring later became gods of the  Indo-European Hittites and Canaanites, during the beginnings of Babylon and Assyria. In  Biblical texts, Enlil and his son Ninurta take on the title of Yahweh.

Enlil’s brother, Enki,  referred to as a snake, revealed the truth of good and evil to Adamu and Eve and ruled for  thousands of years before the great flood. The Seven tablets of creation describe  Earth being divided into regions by the royal family of Anu. The first region,  Kemet, was inhabited by Sumerians, who later migrated to become the original  Egyptians under Thoth, the god of Israel, and later Amun Ra, the son of Enki.

The second  region, Sumer, was allotted to Enlil's sons, who became the gods of Israel. The third region  was given to Utu and Zisudra. .

. biblical Noah, who was albino and his descendants. Sumerian  genetic markers, influenced by Ninurta and Nannar, led to the emergence of light and  brown-skinned Asiatic Indo-European people, descendants of Noah and Cain.

These people,  relocated by the annunaki goddess Inanna, spread across Asia Minor, the Aryan Caucasus  Mountains, the Aegean Sea, and modern-day Israel formerly Canaan. Ninurta genetically  modified them to adapt to harsh, colder climates, establishing multiple cultures and languages. To  keep track of the God's activities on earth, it is theorized the Annunaki and temple bureaucrats  developed an early writing system around 3300 BC, using small clay tablets.

This first writing,  called proto-cuneiform, used pictographs to record the origin story of humans, the history of the  Annunaki, the transfer of commodities like grain, beer, and livestock. It had over 700 signs and  likely evolved from a more primitive system. The pictographs were simple, such as a bull's head for  cattle or a barley stalk for barley.

Some symbols' meanings were clearer when paired with others,  like a bowl and a human head to mean "eat. " Over time, these signs evolved into cuneiform,  which used wedge-shaped impressions made with a reed stylus on clay tablets. These tablets were  then dried in the sun to make the impressions permanent.

Cuneiform was suitable for the  Sumerian language because most Sumerian words were monosyllabic, allowing nearly every word to  be represented by a single symbol. Discoveries and translations of cuneiform documents give  us insights into ancient Mesopotamian life. Cylinder seals were another communication  tool.

Made from materials like stone, clay, metal, bone, or ivory, they had designs carved  into them. Rolling a cylinder seal across wet clay produced a continuous impression,  used to seal storeroom locks, goods, and important documents, often confirming  the sender's identity or authority. The influence of the Uruk culture spread  throughout the ancient Near East between the 4th and 3rd centuries BC.

Archaeologists have found  Uruk-style pottery and architecture in Syria, Iran, and Turkey, brought by trading colonies that  sought raw materials like copper, obsidian, lead, gold, silver, wood, and stone. Eventually, they  even imported tin for bronze-making. Before kings appeared in Mesopotamia, high-ranking priests  held power.

They organized the population, collected taxes, and distributed goods and  services, believed to directly represent the gods or understand their desires. Divine  intervention alone couldn’t protect people from foreign enemies. Priests and priestesses,  though pious, were not necessarily good warriors or military strategists.

As cities grew,  competition for resources and farmland increased, leading to conflicts between city-states. Strong  leaders were needed to lead men into battle, likely giving rise to the first kings  in ancient Mesopotamia. Initially, kings might have been temporary war leaders,  but by 2900 BC, kingship became hereditary, marking the start of the Early Dynastic  Period, which lasted nearly 600 years.

Rulers had titles like "en" meaning lord, "ensi"  meaning governor or local king and "lugal" meaning great king. A lugal might rule  over multiple cities, with several ensi's governing on his behalf. Cities were often  surrounded by high walls to protect temples, administrative buildings, palaces, houses,  and residents.

The most important structure was the ziggurat, a large, step-pyramid temple,  considered the earthly home of the city's patron god. It was run by priests and was the city's  chief landowner and wealthiest institution. Sumerian gods, like later Greek and Roman  ones, took human form and behaved like people, with emotions and occasional interference in  human affairs.

There were gods for various aspects of life and nature, such as the sky, sun,  moon, plow, bricks, and writing. An, the sky god, had his main temple in Uruk, but the city’s  patron deity was Inanna, the goddess of love and war. By the Early Dynastic Period, Enlil,  the god of air, was considered the most powerful, with his sanctuary in Nippur.

Enki, the  god of fresh water and patron of Eridu, Utu, the sun god associated with justice  and patron of Sippar and Larsa, and Nanna, the moon god and patron of Ur, were also  important deities. Ningirsu, associated with farming and war, was the patron deity  of Lagash, with his main temple in Girsu. By 2500 BC, royal inscriptions and portraits  of individual kings appeared, helping us understand Sumer’s political history.

One early  inscription depicts Ur-Nanshe, ruler of Lagash, who reigned around 2494 to 2465 BC. One famous  depiction of him is a limestone relief. The king, depicted with a basket of clay bricks on his  head, is currently in the Louvre.

This relief shows him performing one of his key religious  duties: caring for his kingdom's temples, especially those dedicated to Ningirsu, Lagash's  patron deity. Ur-Nanshe also served as Lagash's military leader, engaging in wars with  neighboring city-states like Ur and Umma. In the 24th century BC, Lagash, once strong  under kings like Ur-Nanshe, fell under priestly control.

The priests, including ruler Lugalanda,  imposed heavy taxes, leading to widespread debt and corruption. This hardship caused parents to  sell their children into slavery to pay debts. After six years, Urukagina overthrew Lugalanda,  reformed Lagash, and possibly introduced the first written code of laws.

These reforms aimed to  protect common people from exploitation. However, Lagash's weakness invited attack. In 2341  BC, Lugalzagesi of Umma conquered Lagash, destroying its capital and temples,  including Ningirsu's.

A scribe from Lagash cursed Lugalzagesi for the  destruction, lamenting the city's fate. Lugalzagesi claimed to control all of Sumer,  boasting an empire from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean. However, modern scholars  doubt he truly ruled all the lands he claimed.

Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the  Great, was a seminal figure in ancient Mesopotamian history. Born around 2334 BCE,  Sargon rose from humble origins to establish the Akkadian Empire, becoming one of history’s  first great conquerors. According to legend, Sargon was born to a lowly family and cast  adrift in a basket on the Euphrates River, where he was found and raised by a gardener.

He  eventually became the cup-bearer to Ur-Zababa, the king of Kish, a position of considerable influence  that set the stage for his rise to power. Sargon’s rise to prominence began with his  defeat of Lugalzagesi, the ruler of Umma, who had united much of Sumer under his control.  With Lugalzagesi’s defeat, Sargon established the Akkadian Empire, the first empire in history to  encompass multiple city-states and regions.

His empire extended across Mesopotamia and into  neighboring territories, marking the first time a single ruler controlled such a vast  expanse. Sargon’s administrative reforms, including the establishment of Akkadian as the  official language and the centralization of power, laid the groundwork for a new era of  imperial rule in the ancient Middle East. In addition to his military and administrative  achievements, Sargon is believed to have had a significant personal connection with the  divine Annunaki.

According to some accounts, he mated with the warrior goddess Inanna, also  known as Ishtar. This union supposedly produced Enheduanna, a demi-goddess and high priestess  who would leave an indelible mark on history. Enheduanna, born around 2285 BCE, was an ancient  Mesopotamian high priestess and the worlds first known poet.

She is recognized as the earliest  known female author in history, credited with composing hymns and poems dedicated to the goddess  Inanna. Enheduanna’s literary works, known as the "Sumerian Temple Hymns" and "The Exaltation of  Inanna," are notable for their deep religious and emotional themes, providing a profound insight  into Sumerian spirituality and culture. As the high priestess of the moon god Nanna in the  city of Ur, Enheduanna held a position of great religious and political influence.

Her writings  not only express her devotion to Inanna but also reflect the complex interplay between the divine  and the earthly realms in Sumerian thought. One of her most popular hyms and poems is titled "The  Lady Of The Largest Heart". The poem reads.

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"Lady of all powers In whom light appears. . .

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Tiara-crowned Priestess of the Highest  God, My Lady. . .

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you are the guardian Of all greatness. Your hand holds the seven  powers. .

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. . You lift the powers of being, You have hung them over your fingers,  You have gathered the many powers, You have clasped them like necklaces onto your  breast.

Like a dragon, You poisoned the land when you roared at the earth In your thunder,  Nothing green could live. A flood fell from the mountain. .

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You, Inanna, Foremost  in Heaven and Earth. Lady riding a beast, You rained fire on the heads of men. Taking  your power from the Highest.

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. Following the commands of the highest. .

. . Lady of all the  great rites, Who can understand all that is yours?

In the forefront Of the battle. . .

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.  All is struck down by you— O winged Lady, Like a bird You scavenge the land. .

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Like a  charging storm. . .

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. You charge, Like a roaring storm You roar. .

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. . You thunder in thunder,  Snort in rampaging winds.

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. Your feet are continually restless. Carrying your harp of sighs,  You breathe out the music of mourning.

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. . It was in your service That I first entered  The holy temple, I, Enheduanna, The highest priestess.

I carried the ritual basket, I chanted  your praise. . .

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. Now I have been cast out To the place of lepers. Day comes.

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. And the brightness  Is hidden around me. Shadows cover the light.

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. Drpe it in sandstorms. .

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. My beautiful mouth  knows only confusion. Even my sex is dust.

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" The Sumerians being the templates for humanity  we know today is still a new discovery, but once many learn about this ancient society  and see how every human person derives from this civilization based upon the archaeological,  anthropological, and genetic genealogy discoveries in the past 150 years. This history reveals a  new engineered humanoid species taught great power and technology but led astray by false  gods who were ancient aliens with advanced technology and possibly the great mythological  sunken city of Atlantis and Lemuria. However, it also suggests that humans have the  potential to surpass not only advanced extraterrestrials technologically but also  spiritually.

Understanding humanity's first civilization and past can help us resist  elite manipulation and stay on the path of light in the universe, as all beings are  connected and come from the same source. The power to shape reality lies within  humanity, gifted by the creator of all. To learn more details about the first civilization  of the Sumerians, we recommend reading "Twelfth Planet" by Zachariah Sitchin, which will give  you a more in-depth analysis of their everyday life and the mysterious Annunaki ancient aliens  who became mythological gods to modern day.

If you're new here, please leave a comment and  explore our other episodes where we delve into these topics further, always checking our  references and sources in the description. If you enjoy this content, consider subscribing to  Astral Legends for more ancient myths, legends, and cosmic mysteries. May the eternal light guide  your path, and we'll see you in the next episode.