And then there's the destructive weapons that spread an evil wind that sounds just like radiation sickness. Would it not be auspicious were one of the key players, an eyewitness and one who could distinguish between Fate and Destiny, to record for posterity the How and Where and When and Why of it all--the First Things and perhaps the Last Things?

An epic tale of gods and men unfolds that parallels the Bible and may challenge every assumption we hold about our past and our future. It is really remarkable and I definitely recommend this to anyone wanting to know more about the beginning of mankind. An oft-quoted example of the extent of lost books is that of the famed Library of Alexandria in Egypt.Each of the books is a veritable treasure-house of knowledge, of scientific breakthroughs into understanding what has happened in ancient civilizations, regarding gods (alien races), and their meaning present in our scriptures today.

Something a lot of the reviewers/readers seem to be confused about: this is a hypothetical story; Sitchins idea of how it might have happened.

In his previous works Sitchin compiled the complete story of the Anunnaki’s impact on human civilization from fragments scattered throughout Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Hittite, Egyptian, Canaanite, and Hebrew sources. C., it was said to have contained more than half a million “volumes”--books inscribed on a variety of materials (clay, stone, papyrus, parchment). Rather than rehash all of his existing theories and information, I would hope that Sitchin would move on to explore other areas or at least uncover new info on his existing subjects. These are the memoirs of Lord Enki, told to and written by his master scribe Endubsar from Eridu meant as a guide for future generations to prevent the Earthlings from emulating the actions and havoc the ancient gods caused in the past.

Apparently, Sitchin has been translating writings from ancient civilizations for many years and that’s where he came up with the theories that make up his books. It’s a tale of survival, royal succession rivalries, creation of man, sibling feuds, jealousy, love, and lost for power over the course of history after their initial arrival.I like myths and poetry, ancient and modern, which made the book enjoyable to read for me, for it is one long poem about Enki and other visitors to Earth from the planet, Nibiru.

However, what is Egypt left with, if they accept the scientific conclusions that they merely INHERITED the great pyramids, and not the magnificent tales of dedication and labor. Short of manpower, the astronauts employed genetic engineering to fashion Primitive Workers-- Homo sapiens. What had taken place on Earth, and especially the events since human history began, has been culled by Zecharia Sitchin, in his The Earth Chronicles Series, from the Bible, clay tablets, ancient myths, and archaeological discoveries. I’m going to read some more of this guy’s stuff and try to learn more about the tablets that he translated to get this info.

Here's a question I've always wondered: Why has GOLD traditionally been the backing, and standard of money? The Twelfth Planet, and my interest in mythology, led me to read Gilgamesh and other Sumerian mythological works. But what had preceded the events on Earth--what had taken place on the astronauts’ own planet Nibiru that caused the space journeys, the need for gold, the creation of Man? Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. This is a flawed work, but even so it happens to be one of the most accessible complete translations of the Sumerian mythos from the creation tale all the way through Gilgamesh.