Hymns to Enki for Ishme-Dagan (Ishme-Dagan X): translation

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(gods in blue)

         1-6 Lord who among the gods makes the clever decisions, most prominent among them from the south to the uplands;

       who holding a staff in his hand determines their destinies as the Anuna (Anunnaki) gods come to him;

        6d - Enki & family (Enki with many other giant alien gods)

       who possessing all the divine powers (alien technologies) is alone surpassing;

       a great lord, who …… the living things; who alone is proclaimed as their god — you are their …….

       You, whose utterances make justice flourish, strengthen the divine powers of heaven and earth.

       You, who examine the ordinances and carry them out correctly, are proclaimed as their great prince.

       7-16 Lord, who has made the seed of mankind come forth,

        4i - Enki & baby Adapa, created by Ninhursag (Enki holding special DNA altered earthling baby)

       who creates good destiny for them (“modern earthlings”), who teaches them the proper practices!

       He makes august and dignified rites proliferate truly like grass.

       He assigns the scepters, he distributes the loyal crowns, and announces their exalted names

       (mixed-breeds appointed to kingships, queen-ships, high-priests, or high-priestesses, acting go-betweens for the gods & earthling workers).

       He …… their divinity until far and distant times in (?) heaven and earth.

       Everlasting prince ……. Lord, who gives clever counsel,

       and who is endowed with prudence, outstanding intelligence and profound understanding!

       Trustworthy god, whose …… wholly surpasses description.

       Adviser, lord who deliberates only with himself, …….

       Deep-hearted prince, whose words are unalterable (?), who disseminates his wisdom widely.

       Clever and competent, wise lord, ……, who knows everything.

       17-23 You are the most supreme among the gods!

       You are the highest ranking among the Anuna gods!

       Your divine powers (alien technologies) …… surpassing theirs, are specially favored.

        3l - Enki & modern man (1st modern man Adapa / Adam & Enki)

       With your precious and ingenious divine powers, you (?) are the guardian of their true divine powers (MEs,alien technologies).

       Your prominence imposes itself on them like awesome stillness,

       covers them like a storm, takes their breath away, wraps them like …….

       The description (?) of your loftiness …… like a remote and far-away mountain.

       24-41 For the settled people, you are their lord and father.

       For the ……, you are their shepherd who seeks out food for them.

       You speak to them as if you were their father and mother; you satiate the people with food and drink.

       You give advice, you set your mind to work, …… skilful labor (for the gods).

       You have opened up your house of instructions and surpassing wisdom.

       3e - Enki & Nimmah test tubing Adamu4c - Ninhursag & Enki in the lab (Ninhursag & Enki manipulate earthling DNA in the lab)

       Everything you have created ……. …… full of great awesomeness, a place clad in fearsome radiance.

       …… mound ……, where the primeval lords dwell

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       …… father Enlil ……. …… wisdom …….

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       …… your most precious divine plans …….

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       …… ingenuity ……. …… destiny …….

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A Hymn to Enki for Ishme-Dagan: translation

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature

(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)

      

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       The task of …… its marshes, of …… the great arable lands and the fields,

       of …… the fruit orchards that bear pure ……, of …… food and drink for the Anuna gods —

       all this was bestowed on him by father Enlil and the great mother, Ninlil.

      4b - Enlil & spouse Ninlil  (Earth Colony Commander Enlil, & equal spouse Ninlil carved into ancient city wall)

       6-12 August Nibru (Nippur)! No deity excels like your lord and lady!

       They are powerful princes; they are brilliantly revealed deities.

      3a-nippur-ziggurat-enlils-home-on-earth 2e-enlils-home-in-nippur (ziggurat home of Commanders Enlil & Ninlil in their patron city of Nippur, Command Central for all alien gods stationed on Earth Colony) 

       No deity excels like Enlil or Ninlil!

       They are powerful princes; they are lords who can decide destinies.

       In your midst they have given divine powers to king Enki.

       Nibru, your holy songs are exceptionally precious, surpassing all praise!

       I, (semi-divine giant King) Icme-Dagan, have placed them in everyone’s mouths for all time.