Babylonia | Legacy of Mesopotamia, Land of Sumerian Ancient Alien Anunnaki

[nabu]

The realm of the Sumerians and Babylonians discussed in Anunnaki literature, and that of ancient aliens and ancient astronaut theories, can sometimes be confusing for the contemporary seeker who has had little or no access to the Middle East (or Ancient Near East), or else information and cultural biases that are based on modern politics and not ancient truth. A concise introduction to the land, terrain and geography of Mesopotamia, the “Land Between Two Rivers” can be found in BABYLONIAN MYTH & MAGIC, edited by prolific writer, Joshua Free. The following is an excerpt from this title:

Quote:The classical Greeks can be credited with the term: mesopotamia – meaning “A land between two rivers.” While certainly more literal than poetic, the title accurately describes what was known to the ancients as Babylonia – the “land of the gates of the gods” or the “land of star-gates” secured primarily between two rivers – the Tigris and the Euphrates. But, before the seeker can hope to uncover the more anthropological and mystical concepts of this archaic world, it would be most appropriate to introduce the geography of the region, now known as the Middle East, and consequently enshrouded under a political light that thwarts contemporary comprehension. To be successful, you must remove from your sight all of the religious and military drama that has been associated with these places through modern awareness and project yourself into that timeless moment when these things do not exist. From the safety of our text we will walk these wastelands and survey the most critical of the defining natural features.

Commonly compared to the fertile Nile region of Egypt, Babylonia is actually also river-delta system – and, like the Nile to the Egyptians, this system of life-giving waters proved to be inseparable from prosperity of the people. The plain was cultivated successfully through the original use of an ‘aqueduct-irrigation’ system on the planet. The accurate construction and upkeep of these canals were vital to keep Babylonia habitable in all seasons. In time, as they were abandoned under foreign control, the dissolution of the aqueduct system resulted in the collapse of Babylon as the “throne of the earth” and the lands returned to the indistinct sand they had been built up from.

The exact political boundaries of Babylonia are not generally agreed upon – no more today among scholars and nationalists then by those who physically fought for them in periods of antiquity. It is clear that the territory included areas outside the pathway of the two rivers. While not originally called the more familiar names we now know, the lands of Babylonia essentially occupy present-day Iraq, in the region bordering on the mount-ains that separate it (on the east) from Iran, ancient Persia. To the south, the empire once extended to the Persian Gulf where the archetypal city of Eridu was founded. On the western front, Mesopotamia is separ-ated from the Mediterranean and Magan-Egypt by the vast expanse of Arabian desert, and just north of this: the land of Syria. Back in Mesopotamia, at the central heart of it all: Babylon – seat of the gods.

Distinct natural terrain separates the Mesopotamian region into the northern and southern parts, a factor exploited for political purposes. Originally, southern Sumer and northern Akkad each were ruled by their own governors, called a patesi. With the post-Sumerian era unification of the two lands and the rise of the Babylonian Empire, this figure was eventually replaced by the lugal – a title applied to the “Mighty King of both Sumer & Akkad.” The northern half was once forested and so it retains features of prairie and plains mixed with a mountainous supply of stones and crystals. The southern part is naturally more barren, essentially swamps and marshes mixed with arid desert. Without the aid of the incredible irrigation system employed, the Babylonian Empire would never have had the freedom and sustainability to survive and flourish as the spiritual and political center of the ancient world.

The city of Babylon was built alongside the western of the two rivers, the Euphrates. It is considerably longer of the two rivers – at 1,800 miles – forming first in the heights of the mountains at 11,000 feet above sea level. It quickly drops off then falls approximately one foot per mile for the last 1,200 miles of its run. The pathway taken by the river has consistently moved westward with the absence of human intervention and canals – ceaselessly creating more area ‘between’ the rivers. The water levels are indicative of the equinoxes, like the Egyptian Nile, with the Euphrates rising in the spring and lowering in the autumn.

Opposite the Euphrates, the broad eastern river runs 1,150 miles and, like the other, the path has also shifted to what archeologists believe to be its more ‘natural’ flow with the abandonment of the irrigation canals. The Greeks pronounce the Assyrian name for the river as Tigris, essentially meaning “serpent river” although the original Sumerian identification meant “fast as an arrow.” The Babylonians found the Tigris to be too ‘wild’ to cross easily or irrigate with, especially given the water levels rise and fall in direct opposition to the cycle of the Euphrates.

Before emptying into the Persian Gulf, the Euphrates and Tigris actually join together forming a marshy delta region called the “Great Swamp.” The prehistoric city of Eridu was once a lavish capital at the coast of the Persian Gulf. Ruins and remains now rest 130 miles away from the sea. What has happened over time is attributed to the ‘shrinking’ of the Persian Gulf, creating more land – approximately 72 feet of it per year!

What the seeker should note in comprehending this geographic overview is the ever-changing shape of the land, which was once expertly manipulated to meet the needs of an awe-inspiring civilization that went unparal-leled. The proper cultivation of the land was the original key – making societal life possible among humans, and to this they attributed the knowledge to the gods, great sky beings, who not only taught the people how to best utilize the natural terrain, but they even reportedly did the hard part for them, shaping the land1 and launching city-life for the sustenance of their own livelihood on earth. With the ‘land between the rivers’ prepared and consecrated, kingship could now be lowered from heaven.

Discover more about the amazing mysteries of Mesopotamia in BABYLONIAN MYTH & MAGIC.

[Salac]

This is one book that I read start to finish with no interruptions. Very interesting and revealing while still reminding us what we're all about in the first place

[nabu]

While we had covered Babylonian 'traditions' (e.g. 'Bible') and Sumerian origins (e.g. Liber 50) prior, the actual implications of this in 'society' or as it applied to 'human evolution' in 'civilization' was only now relayed - for whatever reason.