The Sumerian Civilization

The Sumerians

THE DREAMERS---They are the
architects of greatness. Their vision
lies within their souls. They never see
the mirages of Fact, but peer beyond
the veils and mists of doubt and pierce
the walls of unborn Time.

Makers of empire, they have fought for
bigger things than crowns and higher
seats than thrones.

They are the Argonauts, the seekers of
the priceless fleece--The Truth.
Through all the ages they have heard
the voice of destiny call to them from
the unknown vasts.

Their brains have wrought all human
miracles. In lace of stone their spires
stab the Old World's skies and with
their golden crosses kiss the sun.

They are the chosen few…the blazers of
the way, who never wear a doubt's
bandage on their eyes…who starve and
chill and hurt, but hold to courage and
to hope, because they know that there
is always proof of truth for them who
try--that only cowardice and lack of
faith can keep the seeker from his
chosen goal, but if his heart be strong
and if he dream enough and dream it
hard enough, he can attain, no matter
where men failed before.

Walls crumble and the empires fall.
The tidal wave sweeps from the sea
and tears a fortress from its rocks.
The rotting nations drop off Time's
bough, and only things the dreamers
make live on.

They are the Eternal Conquerors
their vassals are the years.

-----Herbert Kaufmam

Language

The reason that languages are so important, in unraveling ancient
history... is because at some point during Babylonian / Sumerian times...
a time when all of Mankind... spoke and understood the same language of
the "Gods" (The Ancient Astronauts), the "Anunnaki" became angry with
Mankind... because they had built their own rocket... "to become like
the Gods" their anger grew because if Mankind... could already do this,
they could accomplish anything.

So the "Gods" (the Anunnaki), found a way to "scramble" all the
languages of Mankind... so they would not be able to communicate and understand each other. And I would say, this has kept many cultures
behind, while other cultures flourished, until we could learn and translate
other languages... of other countries and cultures.

How the Gods "scrambled" Human languages... I don’t know…
But it did slow Mankind down.

So, often you will run across... many different names of the same
Gods or Kings... along with the Sumerians, nearby cultures sprang up
all around them... who had direct contact with the "Anunnaki", The
Assyrians, the Akkadians, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Babylonians,
the Hurians...

This is Biblical History and the Bible tells... of each city and the
empires of these ancient cultures… and they are all backed by the
archaeological evidence... that was found in these ancient cities…
that existed long before Egypt.

The First Sumerian Cities

One of the first cities... of the Sumerians, was the very "Lagash", of
whose conquest... Sargon of Akkad, had boasted! Their dynasty started
circa 2900 BC, and lasted for 650 years. During this time 43 "EN.SI’s" (Righteous Rulers)... reigned without interruption in Lagash: Their names, genealogies, and lengths of rule, were all neatly recorded.

Ruins of Babylon... in Baghdad, Iraq

The inscriptions... provided more information.   Appeals to the Gods (The Anunnaki), to "cause the grain sprouts to grow... for harvest, to cause the
watered plants to yield grain"   attest to the existence of agriculture and
irrigation.   A cap inscribed in honor of a goddess... by "the overseer of
the granary", indicated that grains were stored, measured and traded.

Ruins of Babylon... in Baghdad, Iraq

An EN.SI named "Eannatum", left on an inscription, which makes it clear...
that the Sumerian Rulers... could assume the throne, only with the approval
of the Gods. He also recorded conquests of another city, revealing the
existence of other "city - states" in Sumer.

Ruins of Babylon... in Baghdad, Iraq

Eannatum’s successor, "Entemena", wrote of building a temple and
adorning it... with gold and silver, planting gardens, enlarging brick-lined wells.
He boasted of building a fortress... with watch towers and facilities... for
docking ships.

Gudea

One of the better-known rulers... of "Lagash" was Gudea. He had
a large number of statuettes... made of himself, his principal God was
"Ningirsu", (who was an Anunnaki), and his main responsibility... was
construction and the rebuilding of temples.

In search of... exquisite building materials... he obtained gold from Africa
and Anatolia, silver from the Taurus Mountains, cedars from Lebanon, other
rare woods from Ararat, copper from the Zagros range, diorite... from Egypt, carnelian... from Ethiopia, and other materials... from lands, as yet
unidentified... by scholars.

When Moses built for the Lord God... a "residence" in the desert, he did
so... according to very detailed instructions, provided by the Anunnaki Lord.
When King Solomon.... built the first temple in Jerusalem, he did so... after
the Anunnaki Lord, had "given him wisdom".

The prophet Ezekiel.... was shown very detailed plans... for the second
temple "in a godly vision", by "a person... who held in his hand... a flaxen
string and a measuring rod. "UR.NAMMU", ruler of Ur, depicted in an
earlier millennium.... how "his" god, ordering him... to build for him a temple,
and giving him... the pertinent instructions, handed him the measuring rod
and rolled string.... for the job.

Twelve hundred years... before Moses, Gudea... made the same claim.
The instructions, he recorded.... in one very long inscription, (were given
to him in a vision… telepathically). "A man... that shone... like the heaven,
by whose side.... stood a "divine bird" (helicopter, or spaceship), commanded
me... to build his temple". This man, "who... from the crown on his head,
was obviously a god", was later identified... as the Anunnaki God "Ningirsu".

With him... was a goddess... who "held the tablet... of her favorable Star ...
of the Heavens", her other hand "held a holy stylus’, with which... she
indicated to Gudea... "the favorable planet". The third man, also a god,
held in his hand... a tablet of precious stone, "the plan of a temple... it contained".

Gudea... sought the advice... of a goddess, who could interpret... divine messages. She explained the meaning... of the instructions, the plan’s measurements, and the size and shape of bricks... to be used. He then employed... a male "diviner", "maker of decisions", and a female "searcher
of secrets", to locate the site, on the city’s outskirts, where the god... wished
his temple... to be built. He then recruited 216,00 people... for the
construction job.

When we talk... of these colossal constructions, there is also implied... help
from the Anunnaki Gods…. with the use... of "high" alien technology…. such as
laser earth-eaters, laser beams, and levitation…. that made these impossible
jobs, easier to do.

He was to build... a complex "ziggurat". It has been said... that "war
spurs man... to scientific and material breakthroughs. In ancient Sumer,
it seems, Temple Construction... spurred the people and their rulers... into
greater technological, commercial, transportation, architectural, and
organizational achievements".

The "Ziggurat" Temple - tower... was used in Mesopotamian religions,
being the foremost religious edifice. Ziggurats... were erected from
around 2200 BCE until 500 BCE, and there are about 25 left today,
covering the area... from southern Babylonia (Baghad, Iraq), all the
way north to Assyria.

The best preserved... is the ziggurat of Nanna... at Ur (today Iraq),
while the largest... is found at Chonga Zanbil.... in Elam (today Iran).
The latter of these... is believed.... to have been... nearly 50 meters high,
but only half of that height... remains today.

The ziggurats... were built of mud brick, with facades... made from
glazed brick.   The base... was either square or rectangular, and
the most common size for it... was either 50x50 or 40x50 meters.
From the base, new steps were added, until the ziggurat was
topped by a small sanctuary.

All walls were sloping, and all horizontal lines... were slightly convex,
in order to make them less rigid... when seen by the human eye.
It is believed... that the sloping walls were covered with trees
and shrubs.   Ascent to the top... was either by a triple stairway...
or by a spiral ramp.   But for half... of the existing ziggurats, there
are no visible means... of ascent.

The ziggurat... was built... as a bridge... between heaven and earth.

As masterful... as even... the earliest Sumerian temples were,
they represented... but the tip of the iceberg, of the scope
and richness... of the material achievements... of the first great
civilization... known to man.

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