Inscriptions of Ur-Bau

Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I, ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], at sacred-texts.com

(Texts: All Artifacts, Color Coding, & Writings in Bold Type With Italics Inside Parenthesis, are Added by Editor R. Brown, not the Authors, Translators, or Publishers!)

(gods in blue …mixed-breed demigods in teal…)

No. 2.—On the Stone of a Threshold

2a - Enki keeper of the MUs-knowledge disks (Enki, King Anu’s eldest & wisest son on Earth Colony, 1st to arrive with a crew of 50)

         1. For the god En-ki,
         2. his king,
         3. Ur-Bau (Ninagal’s mixed-breed son-king named after giant alien goddess Bau),
         4. the patesi
         5. Of Shirpurla (Lagash),
         6. the offspring begotten
         7. by the god Nin-âgal (Enki’s son),
         8. his temple
         9. has constructed.”

No 3.—On large Bricks

2e - Ninurta Sphynx in his city, Lagash (Ninurta sphynx, artefact unearthed within Lagas ruins)

1. “For the god Nin-girsu (Ninurta),
2. the powerful warrior (royal son & heir to father Enlil)

2 - Enlil, chief god of All On Earth (Enlil, King Anu’s son & heir, Earth Colony Commander)
3. of the god Ellilla (Enlil),
4. Ur-bau
5. the patesi (high-priest / king)
6. Of Shirpurla (Lagash, Ninurta’s patron city)
7. his temple
8. has constructed.”

No. 4.—On a Small Round Object of White Stone

1d - Bau, spouse to Ninurta (Princess Bau, King Anu’s daughter, aunt to Ninurta, & his spouse)

1.”For the goddess Bau (Gula)
2. the daughter of Anna (Anu),

3. for the life
4. of Ur-bau
5. the patesi
6. Of Shirpurla,
7. Ur-Ellilla has brought this da;
8. and for the life of the wife of his son
9. he has consecrated it.

7c - Ur-Bau tablet (Ur-Bau tablet, over 2,000 B.C.)

VI. Inscriptions of Ur-Bau and his Reign

Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I, ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], at sacred-texts.com

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(gods in blue…mixed-breed demigods in teal…)

No. I.—On a Statue

COLUMN I

5 - Ninurta's flying Divine Storm Bird2bb - Ninurta, Enlil's heir to Nibiru & Earth Colony

                                                                      (Ninurta’s weaponized sky-disc / storm bird;                                              Ninurta)

        1. To the god Nin-girsu (Ninurta)
        2. the powerful warrior
        3. of the god Ellilla (Enlil),
        4. Ur-Bau (mixed-breed giant appointed to kingship)
        5. the patesi
        6. of Shirpurla-ki (Lagash),
        7. the offspring begotten
        8. by the god Nin-âgal (Enki’s son),
        9. chosen by the immutable will of the goddess Niná (Enki’s daughter),

         2a - Bau, her dog, & spouse Ninurta  (Bau & her spouse Ninurta)
        10. endowed with power by the god Nin-girsu,
        11. named with a favorable name by the goddess Bau (Gula),
        12. endowed with intelligence by the god En-ki,

COLUMN II

         1. covered with renown by the goddess Ninni (Inanna?),
         2. the favorite servant of the god who is king of Gishgalla-ki,
         3. the favorite of the goddess Duzi-abzu (Geshtinanna, Enki & Ninsun’s daughter).
         4. I am Ur-Bau (mixed-breed son of Ninagal);
         5. the god Nin-girsu is my king.
         6. The site of … he has excavated.
         7. The earth thence extracted, like precious stones, he has measured (?);
         8. like a precious metal he has weighed (?) it.

COLUMN III

         1. According to the plan adopted he has marked out a large space;
         2. into the middle (of it) he has carried this earth,
         3. and he has made its mundus.
         4. Above, a substructure 6 cubits high, he has built.
         5. Above this substructure
         6. the temple E-ninnû, which illumines the darkness (?), 30 cubits in height,
         7. he has built.

           2a - Ninhursag, Ninmah, Nintu, etcHathorix capital. Limestone, bas-relief from Paphos, Cyprus 80 x 44 x 24 cm AM 2755 (Ninurta’s mother Ninhursag, eldest daughter to King Anu)

         8. For the goddess Nin-gharsag (Ninhursag), the mother of the gods,

COLUMN IV

1. her temple of Girsu-ki
2. he has constructed.

1da - Bau-Gula, administer of prisonsFragment of a stele with bust of the goddess Ba'u. Period of king Gudea, around 2100 BCE. From Tello. Limestone, H: 16,2 cm AO 4572 (Bau, Anu’s powerful princess daughter)

3. For the goddess Bau,
4. the good lady,
5. the daughter of Anna (Anu),
6. her temple of Uru-azagga
7. he has constructed.
8. For the goddess Ninni (Inanna?), the lady august, the sovereign (?),
9. her temple of Gishgalla-ki
10. he has constructed.

2ba - Enki's Temple-Ziggourat in Eridu 2e - Eridu temple reconstruction2aa - Enki, found in Sin's temple at Khorsabad 

   (Enki’s patron city Eridu ruins; Enki’s ziggurat / residence / temple in Eridu; Enki)
11. For the god En-ki, the king of Eridu,
12. his temple of Girsu-ki

COLUMN V

1. he has constructed.
2. For the god Nin-dara (Nanshe’s husband), the lord of destinies (?),
3. his temple he has constructed.
4. For the god Nin-âgal (Enki’s son),

         5. his god,
         6. his temple
         7. he has constructed.
         8. For the goddess Nin-mar-ki (Enki & Nina’s daughter)
         9. the good lady,
         10. the eldest daughter of the goddess Niná (Enki & Ninhursag’s daughter via Uttu),
         11. the Esh-gu-tur (?), the temple of her constant choice,
         12. he has constructed.

COLUMN VI

1. For the god …
2. the shepherd … [of] Gir-[su-ki],
3. his temple …
4. he has constructed.
5. For the goddess Kû-Anna (unidentified?),
6. the lady of the cloudy sky (?),
7. her temple of Girsu-ki
8. he has constructed.
9. For the goddess Duzi-abzu (Geshtinanna, Enki & Ninsun’s daughter),
10. the lady of Kinunir-ki,
11. her temple of Girsu-ki
12. he has constructed.