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Earth Chronicles #3
The Wars of Gods and Men
Eons ago, the Earth was a battlefield. Mighty armies clashed, led by giant warriors meticulously skilled in the art of combat. These wars would shape man's destiny and live on for centuries in legend, song and religious lore -- brutal and terrible conflicts that began lifetimes earlier on another planet.
In the astonishing third volume of Zecharia Sitchin's The Earth Chronicles, the internationally renowned scholar parts the mists of myth and time to return to the violent beginnings of humanity -- employing ancient text, religious documents and archaeological findings to reconstruct epic events that support the existence of extraterrestrial "god" who once set nation against nation, army against army, and man against man.
In the astonishing third volume of Zecharia Sitchin's The Earth Chronicles, the internationally renowned scholar parts the mists of myth and time to return to the violent beginnings of humanity -- employing ancient text, religious documents and archaeological findings to reconstruct epic events that support the existence of extraterrestrial "god" who once set nation against nation, army against army, and man against man.
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
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About the author
Zecharia Sitchin
193 books773 followersSitchin was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and was raised in Palestine. He acquired knowledge of modern and ancient Hebrew, other Semitic and European languages, the Torah, and the history and archeology of the Near East.
He was one of the few scholars able to read and interpret ancient Sumerian and Akkadian clay tablets.
Sitchin graduated from the London School of Economics, University of London, majoring in economic history.
A journalist and editor in Israel for many years. His books have been widely translated, converted to braille for the blind, and featured on radio and television.
He was one of the few scholars able to read and interpret ancient Sumerian and Akkadian clay tablets.
Sitchin graduated from the London School of Economics, University of London, majoring in economic history.
A journalist and editor in Israel for many years. His books have been widely translated, converted to braille for the blind, and featured on radio and television.
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October 24, 2017
Sitchin’s The War of Gods and Men, the third book in the revolutionary Earth Chronicle series is an intense and heart-pounding read. Sitchin supplies astonishing evidence that the “Gods” those from heaven to earth they came from the twelfth planet Nibiru engaged in an array of relentless vicious conflicts for dominance on our beloved planet earth, conscripting Homo sapiens in their wars. As in the first two books, Sitchin’s ability to decipher ancient records, texts, cuneiform tablets, and a reexamination of the Old Testament yields the use of nuclear weapons. Sitchin reveals that four thousand years ago a violent skirmish between two brothers, sons of the God Enki caused the first nuclear explosion in the Near East, a scar that can still be seen to this day in the Sinai Peninsula from aerial photography. It becomes evident after reading this book that the so-called gods were wreckless; fighting over territorial supremacy, love, jealousy, and sibling rivalry.
I recommend reading this book with an open-mind and let go of any tendencies to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one’s preexisting beliefs or hypotheses (confirmation bias).
I recommend reading this book with an open-mind and let go of any tendencies to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one’s preexisting beliefs or hypotheses (confirmation bias).
February 14, 2018
It seems that Earth has always been a battlefield, from today all the way back to the beginning of history humans have been fighting one another, or maybe we learned from others in prehistory? In the third book of his series The Earth Chronicles, Zecharia Sitchin examines ancient texts from cuneiform tables of Sumeria to Egyptian hieroglyphs to the Bible itself to reveal long memory and devastating results of The Wars of Gods and Men.
Sitchin begins the book going over the wars of the ancient world and how the chroniclers of those wars described that the gods intervened in those wars and determined the outcome, following this he went over the wars of the gods for supremacy of Earth from Horus against Set in Egypt, the generational wars of the Greek pantheon, and battles of the Indian gods. Sitchin then set about showing that all these tales of battles reflect events in prehistory of members of the ruling house of the extraterrestrial Anunnaki, fighting for supremacy of “heaven” (Nibiru their homeworld) and Earth, with the rivalry between royal brothers Enlil and Enki extending into their children and grandchildren. Soon these wars began to include the “gods” human followers joining them in battle after the beginnings of civilization in Sumer, Egypt, and the Indus valley. Sitchin details that some of the Anunnaki put their personal interests above their own families resulting in various alliances with cousins against their own siblings, and parents in some cases, which began a chain of events that led Abraham out of Sumer to Canaan and how Sodom and Gomorrah were obliterated by nuclear weapons.
This book began as a more academic read like its predecessor, The Stairway to Heaven, but Sitchin quickly switched gears to more engaging prose as he brought forth his evidence for and the explanations of this theories. Sitchin did not rehash his evidence and arguments from the previous two books, only alluded to his findings so as to allow the flow of the book to progress along the line of thought he had focused on. Yet even though Sitchin did not rehash his arguments, he did contradict some of his findings in The 12th Planet in this book—namely with the identity of “ZU”—but did not state that further research had changed his conclusions which would have made a better book. However, the most intriguing part of the book was Sitchin’s discussion about Abraham, his family history, and his journey to Canaan especially in light of his theory that extraterrestrials were the “gods” of the ancient world (though he does not specifically name which Anunnaki sent Abraham on his journey).
The Wars of Gods and Men is a very intriguing, well written book with a theory and evidence that Sitchin lays out in an engaging matter. Even with the academic beginning and with some unacknowledged reversals in some Sitchin’s findings, this book gives the reader a worthy follow up to The 12th Planet that The Stairway to Heaven was not.
Sitchin begins the book going over the wars of the ancient world and how the chroniclers of those wars described that the gods intervened in those wars and determined the outcome, following this he went over the wars of the gods for supremacy of Earth from Horus against Set in Egypt, the generational wars of the Greek pantheon, and battles of the Indian gods. Sitchin then set about showing that all these tales of battles reflect events in prehistory of members of the ruling house of the extraterrestrial Anunnaki, fighting for supremacy of “heaven” (Nibiru their homeworld) and Earth, with the rivalry between royal brothers Enlil and Enki extending into their children and grandchildren. Soon these wars began to include the “gods” human followers joining them in battle after the beginnings of civilization in Sumer, Egypt, and the Indus valley. Sitchin details that some of the Anunnaki put their personal interests above their own families resulting in various alliances with cousins against their own siblings, and parents in some cases, which began a chain of events that led Abraham out of Sumer to Canaan and how Sodom and Gomorrah were obliterated by nuclear weapons.
This book began as a more academic read like its predecessor, The Stairway to Heaven, but Sitchin quickly switched gears to more engaging prose as he brought forth his evidence for and the explanations of this theories. Sitchin did not rehash his evidence and arguments from the previous two books, only alluded to his findings so as to allow the flow of the book to progress along the line of thought he had focused on. Yet even though Sitchin did not rehash his arguments, he did contradict some of his findings in The 12th Planet in this book—namely with the identity of “ZU”—but did not state that further research had changed his conclusions which would have made a better book. However, the most intriguing part of the book was Sitchin’s discussion about Abraham, his family history, and his journey to Canaan especially in light of his theory that extraterrestrials were the “gods” of the ancient world (though he does not specifically name which Anunnaki sent Abraham on his journey).
The Wars of Gods and Men is a very intriguing, well written book with a theory and evidence that Sitchin lays out in an engaging matter. Even with the academic beginning and with some unacknowledged reversals in some Sitchin’s findings, this book gives the reader a worthy follow up to The 12th Planet that The Stairway to Heaven was not.
July 18, 2012
Book 3 didn't do it for me like #1 of The Earth Chronicles. It was too dry and laborious to get through, filled with more the theories and facts Zitchin lays out in Book 1. Maybe because it's like a dense encyclopaedia of the distant past battles & wars...it was difficult to find a thread to care about without getting bogged down or bored by all the details.
I haven't read Book 2 yet, but I'm hoping it's more enjoyable like Book 1. I like Z. Sitchin and find his theories interesting. I've read some other books of his, which I also liked, so don't let this review dissuade you from reading Sitchin, especially if you haven't read the first book of the Earth Chronicles.
I haven't read Book 2 yet, but I'm hoping it's more enjoyable like Book 1. I like Z. Sitchin and find his theories interesting. I've read some other books of his, which I also liked, so don't let this review dissuade you from reading Sitchin, especially if you haven't read the first book of the Earth Chronicles.
May 21, 2011
Though this begins with dry academia, it regains some of the thrill you felt when reading The 12th Planet. Well done, good read.
March 4, 2025
I enjoyed Sitchin’s first book. Book two and book three just feel like a retelling of Egyptian myth and some biblical stories only instead of Horis being a god he was an alien. There have been lots of archaeological evidence that suggest that standard history narrative is not aw we are taught. I don’t know if that means aliens or that civilizations are just much older than recorded history. But what this text lacks and information that disputes that status quo. Really, he doesn’t provide much evidence or even reasons for his speculation. I felt book one he did attempt to back up his ancient alien theory but not here. Osiris was an alien. End of story. I am even more disappointed in this third book as I was with book 2. Do yourself a favor stop after book one.
October 6, 2016
I started this book planning to be sceptical but very sure that I'd be blown away... And truth is I wasn't.
For me perhaps the most interesting thing about this book was the overview of Asian mythology and the very interesting parallels with current world religions. The fact that the symbol of the nibiru was the cross, the sacrifice of bulls in ancient Sumeria, the deluge myth were all very interesting.
Also eye-opening were the parallels drawn between different world mythologies.
The stories Mr sitchin tells though can hardly be taken to be anything more than stories. Can every Sumerian myth be taken literally? I swayed from one extreme to the other in the book. The obsession in prehistory with flight and flying ships and multiple descriptions of what sounds like a lay person describing something technological is convincing but then the whole thing with the great pyramid sounds about as forced as forced can be.
Overall the book is well worth a read even if just to broaden your perspectives.
For me perhaps the most interesting thing about this book was the overview of Asian mythology and the very interesting parallels with current world religions. The fact that the symbol of the nibiru was the cross, the sacrifice of bulls in ancient Sumeria, the deluge myth were all very interesting.
Also eye-opening were the parallels drawn between different world mythologies.
The stories Mr sitchin tells though can hardly be taken to be anything more than stories. Can every Sumerian myth be taken literally? I swayed from one extreme to the other in the book. The obsession in prehistory with flight and flying ships and multiple descriptions of what sounds like a lay person describing something technological is convincing but then the whole thing with the great pyramid sounds about as forced as forced can be.
Overall the book is well worth a read even if just to broaden your perspectives.
January 24, 2012
Zachariah Sitchins books are detailed with actual translations of Ancient Cuniform (clay tablet) writings. They are Sumerian Writings , the language which brought about Aramaic, which in turn brought about Hebrew and Arabic. He is an Archeologist, and ancient script interpreter/translator. He delves into ancient texts, and clay tablet writtings, religious scriptures, artifacts, and drawings & visits museums, and sights of actual historical significance mentioned in various world scriptures, to get an up-close, hands on grasp of what happened. His books are filled with historical facts, with awesome translations, actual pictures of the cuniforms themselves, many of which are pictorial in nature (they appear in his books). 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.
September 2, 2011
Sitchin continues his "Earth Chronicles" with the third installment, "The Wars of Gods and Men." A provocative narration, retelling the long considered myths of ancient battles as factual events of our Earth's history. Sifting through ancient Sumerian clay tablets and other sources of antiquity, such as the Dead Sea Scrolls, the author tells of a time when not men but gods ruled the planet and fate of humanity. Once again, basing his claims on texts chiseled and written by scribes of days past, Sitchin weaves an incredible tale that will ask the reader to question all they have learned about the origins of our species and the source of our cultures. This text even trudges as far as to supply an explanation for the destruction recorded in the Old Testament of the two infamous cities, Sodom and Gomorrah. I found this book astonishing and wish for others to share in the mystery.
December 17, 2014
As with all of Sitchin's books, this one did not disappoint. He takes you back to the time when the 'gods' where in the sky for all on planet earth to see. And how man emulated them by engaging in their own wars on behalf of the 'gods' they were loyal to. A very fascinating alternative historical account.
August 1, 2012
was okay but if you have read the books before he tends to repeat himself abit.
September 3, 2012
Sodom and Gomorrah, the flight from Egypt, the conquer of Canaan---wars between gods to control Earth and mankind!
October 20, 2022
Best I can say is that Sitchin clearly believes that what he's writing is true. That's not a good thing.
The Twelfth Planet, the first book in the Earth Chronicles series, had an incredibly captivating premise: the Sumerians, Earth's oldest known civilization, were the common source of all god-related legends from Ancient Egypt to the Bible, and those legends were actually historical accounts of events that really happened in Earth's history. The gods themselves were aliens from Nibiru, a planet with a particularly elongated orbit that puts it on a crossing trajectory with Earth roughly every 3,600 years; these crossings allegedly coincided with significant steps forward in the development of the human civilization (except for the one time when Nibiru got too close and caused the biblical Deluge).
Most of that book is a fascinating attempt at syncretizing legends from across the main old civilizations and interpreting them under an ancient astronauts theory. This makes it an interesting read even for people who don't believe that Nibiru exists; Sitchin understood that he was making a wild claim, and devoted large chunks of The Twelfth Planet to analyzing old myths, often dealing with direct (albeit wobbly translated) quotes. The idea of Nibiru itself is not particularly original (it bears a lot of resemblance to the theory of Nemesis, a hypothetical brown dwarf companion to the Sun postulated to explain the regularity of mass extinction events on Earth); what elevates the book beyond conspiratorial drivel is seeing how Sitchin justifies the idea that ancient Sumerians had rockets by tracing the etymology of shem to change its translation from name to sky chamber. If i were to give only one reason to read The Twelfth Planet, it's to experience the sheer brilliance of how Sitchin convinces the reader that the Tower of Babel was a man-made spaceport with this simple change.
All of this is gone from later books (at least up to The Wars of Gods and Men which is the last I intend to read), replaced by textbook-level recounts of Sitchin's distorted version of human history. Nowhere is it more prominent than in the description of the Tower of Babel incident itself: what in Book 1 was a worldbuilding lesson in constructing an ancient astronaut lore by changing a few words (exploiting the somewhat wonky phrasing of the Old Testament) is now a boring briefing on a failed spaceport project that Marduk wanted to build because he was at war with the Annunaki, who controlled the original alien spaceport. There is no sense that Sitchin is enthusiastic about what he's relating to the reader; he truly writes like a tenured professor who would rather be doing his own research, yet is stuck providing lessons for college students.
The only way a book written like this can be even remotely worth reading is if you approach it as a history student, i.e. you 100% believe that everything in it is true and are looking to explore the culture of your ancestors. I certainly do not, which is why this is where I and Sitchin must part ways. It truly is a pity.
The Twelfth Planet, the first book in the Earth Chronicles series, had an incredibly captivating premise: the Sumerians, Earth's oldest known civilization, were the common source of all god-related legends from Ancient Egypt to the Bible, and those legends were actually historical accounts of events that really happened in Earth's history. The gods themselves were aliens from Nibiru, a planet with a particularly elongated orbit that puts it on a crossing trajectory with Earth roughly every 3,600 years; these crossings allegedly coincided with significant steps forward in the development of the human civilization (except for the one time when Nibiru got too close and caused the biblical Deluge).
Most of that book is a fascinating attempt at syncretizing legends from across the main old civilizations and interpreting them under an ancient astronauts theory. This makes it an interesting read even for people who don't believe that Nibiru exists; Sitchin understood that he was making a wild claim, and devoted large chunks of The Twelfth Planet to analyzing old myths, often dealing with direct (albeit wobbly translated) quotes. The idea of Nibiru itself is not particularly original (it bears a lot of resemblance to the theory of Nemesis, a hypothetical brown dwarf companion to the Sun postulated to explain the regularity of mass extinction events on Earth); what elevates the book beyond conspiratorial drivel is seeing how Sitchin justifies the idea that ancient Sumerians had rockets by tracing the etymology of shem to change its translation from name to sky chamber. If i were to give only one reason to read The Twelfth Planet, it's to experience the sheer brilliance of how Sitchin convinces the reader that the Tower of Babel was a man-made spaceport with this simple change.
All of this is gone from later books (at least up to The Wars of Gods and Men which is the last I intend to read), replaced by textbook-level recounts of Sitchin's distorted version of human history. Nowhere is it more prominent than in the description of the Tower of Babel incident itself: what in Book 1 was a worldbuilding lesson in constructing an ancient astronaut lore by changing a few words (exploiting the somewhat wonky phrasing of the Old Testament) is now a boring briefing on a failed spaceport project that Marduk wanted to build because he was at war with the Annunaki, who controlled the original alien spaceport. There is no sense that Sitchin is enthusiastic about what he's relating to the reader; he truly writes like a tenured professor who would rather be doing his own research, yet is stuck providing lessons for college students.
The only way a book written like this can be even remotely worth reading is if you approach it as a history student, i.e. you 100% believe that everything in it is true and are looking to explore the culture of your ancestors. I certainly do not, which is why this is where I and Sitchin must part ways. It truly is a pity.
November 15, 2017
Working my way through the Earth Chronicles and I think the books are getting worse. I'm not down on the ancient-alien thing; it's an interesting theory. I liked The 12th Planet and, although any actual point in Stairway to Heaven was pretty hazy to me, I did at least enjoy the mythology aspect. But this book was repetitive, dry, tangential, and to be honest, I think there's a lot (like, a LOT) of confirmation bias here. The writing style leaves a lot to be desired. I bought the next book (Lost Realms) so I'll read that too, but not sure if I will go further. I know I'm already grateful the next one is a lot shorter.
September 15, 2015
Ended up liking this book more than I thought I was going to. Though there is a bit of rehash from the previous volumes it isn't enough to completely bore you. This volume he moves his theory into the ancient world and how the annunaki influenced the ancient middle east. The thing that gets me is he stops short of actually naming who he thought Yahweh was, though if I was to take a stab I would say Enlil. Maybe he announces it in a future book I guess I will just have to wait and see. This book really makes you sit back and wonder, with all the evidence he is placing in front of you.
September 2, 2016
I love Zecharia's passion for his research and sharing it all with us. His book is packed full of meticulously gathered information. He is one of the most respected and foremost experts in his field. I do warn the reader if your not a big fan of the his you may not finish the book. It took me a while to finish and only read it between other books. For me it was a thirst for knowledge so if that's what your looking for then you found your book. But it will not fill your desire for entertainment.
February 26, 2012
This was the third, and last, of The Earth Chronicles books by Zecharia Sitchin that I read on the recommendation of a friend. This same friend had been kind enough to give me a real history of Sumerian culture as well, so I felt sort of obligated. The more I read about ancient Sumeria, the less even barely plausible did Sitchin appear.
Where is he coming from anyway? It's too elaborate to be joke, isn't it?
Where is he coming from anyway? It's too elaborate to be joke, isn't it?
September 30, 2011
This is one of the most fascinating books I have ever read. It introduces the "gods" of the Earth, how they made humans and what transpired until about 1950BC. This is the third in a series called the Earth Chronicles;he uses archeological evidence and translations plus the Bible as sources. Well worth reading.
January 9, 2008
Even if you don't believe that we are descendants of a cross breed between an alien race and earth born primates, allowing yourself to see history the way Zecharia Sitchin does causes the ground to shift a bit beneath you.
April 16, 2015
This was my introduction to the Sitchin chronicles. He shares some interesting theories which are often quoted by the Ancient Aliens programs, but if you read beyond that part, the familial intrigue and soap operas displayed by the Sumarian gods makes for a lot of fun.
December 16, 2015
Some interesting information.
February 20, 2017
Wow
Now I know why there's a great desert like area in Africa. I've always wondered why as a child. Great read. On to the next in this series!
Now I know why there's a great desert like area in Africa. I've always wondered why as a child. Great read. On to the next in this series!
February 21, 2017
Some interesting thoughts on Abraham.
July 19, 2017
This book is a good add to my previous search for answers about our history as human beings
May 26, 2022
Learnt a lot about Sumerian and Akkadian history, surprisingly.
April 21, 2023
In ages past the Gods and men coexisted and even mingled. Along side such great Middle Eastern Warrior kings like Sargon, Naramsin and Hammurabi as they fought their wars were the gods. But if they could stand along side men and even interbreed with them, are they in fact really gods? If you follow the Ancient Aliens theory, they were not gods but flesh and blood extra-terrestrials. Their technology was so advanced that they were thought to be divine. The theory does have its merits and it does bring to light certain questions that scholars have been unable to answer. The universe is vast, in fact our galaxy is vast so there has to be life out there. Zecharia Sitchin knows his Sumeriology. Read this and you will learn a lot. While I do not believe everything, he says the theory has merit.
According to Sitchin around 450,000 years ago, a planet called Nabiru which has an elliptical orbit around the sun and whose year is around 3000 of ours. Their atmosphere was failing so they came here to mine gold to help it. So they began to colonize Earth and began mining for gold in South Africa and Sumeria. What follows is a depiction of the various wars these aliens fought with one another along side human beings.
On Nabiru there was a civil war of sorts where in the old ruler Allalu was overthrown and the throne was taken by Anu. According to this theory Allalu and family fled to the planet Earth and hid out there. Mean while Anu and his sons, Enki and Enlil started to mine for gold. At first the operation was a success but then the aliens that were mining the gold got tired of the work conditions and started to rebel. So they genetically altered one of the ape like hominids and they became men much like the aliens, who in ancient Sumeria were called the Annunaki. So the men worked the mines and like Hybrid mules they could not reproduce.
Between the two brothers there was enmity over succession. It almost came to war until Enki was given South Africa and Enlil Sumeria. Enki engineered modern man to reproduce. He gave them warning before the great deluge caused by the Nabiru coming close to earth. Reading this book will change your understanding. The pyramid wars where in at first Seth kills his brother Isiris and cuts him up. The theme of brother against brother comes up a lot. Horus avenges himself by defeating Seth, later on Seth battles against Ra the sun god who travel about on a sun barge fighting Apophis. Helping Ra against his usurping son is none other than his nephew, Horus. Together they defeat Seth’s troops, who are men, and drive them further east to Canaan. There in Seth takes over a land not given to him. Eventually he will be kicked out.
Many Mesopotamian myths are different from what we believe. Marduk who was a brother to Nergal, kills Ishtar’s lover Dumuzi. He is her husband actually and together they could not conceive children so Dumuzi decides to couple with his sister quite against her will. Because of the crime Marduk captures him and sentences him to death. But he did it indirectly. Ishtar has him brought on trial and his punishment is to be sealed up in a pyramid. But no fear Nabu his son rescues him. Marduk is every much the young perky upstart. He keeps on trying to take over territories that are not his. At one point nuclear war occurs wiping out space ports and populations. Sodom and Ghomora have residual radiation as does the Sinai desert. Inn all it is quite clear that all society came from Sumeria which sprang up out of nowhere.
According to Sitchin around 450,000 years ago, a planet called Nabiru which has an elliptical orbit around the sun and whose year is around 3000 of ours. Their atmosphere was failing so they came here to mine gold to help it. So they began to colonize Earth and began mining for gold in South Africa and Sumeria. What follows is a depiction of the various wars these aliens fought with one another along side human beings.
On Nabiru there was a civil war of sorts where in the old ruler Allalu was overthrown and the throne was taken by Anu. According to this theory Allalu and family fled to the planet Earth and hid out there. Mean while Anu and his sons, Enki and Enlil started to mine for gold. At first the operation was a success but then the aliens that were mining the gold got tired of the work conditions and started to rebel. So they genetically altered one of the ape like hominids and they became men much like the aliens, who in ancient Sumeria were called the Annunaki. So the men worked the mines and like Hybrid mules they could not reproduce.
Between the two brothers there was enmity over succession. It almost came to war until Enki was given South Africa and Enlil Sumeria. Enki engineered modern man to reproduce. He gave them warning before the great deluge caused by the Nabiru coming close to earth. Reading this book will change your understanding. The pyramid wars where in at first Seth kills his brother Isiris and cuts him up. The theme of brother against brother comes up a lot. Horus avenges himself by defeating Seth, later on Seth battles against Ra the sun god who travel about on a sun barge fighting Apophis. Helping Ra against his usurping son is none other than his nephew, Horus. Together they defeat Seth’s troops, who are men, and drive them further east to Canaan. There in Seth takes over a land not given to him. Eventually he will be kicked out.
Many Mesopotamian myths are different from what we believe. Marduk who was a brother to Nergal, kills Ishtar’s lover Dumuzi. He is her husband actually and together they could not conceive children so Dumuzi decides to couple with his sister quite against her will. Because of the crime Marduk captures him and sentences him to death. But he did it indirectly. Ishtar has him brought on trial and his punishment is to be sealed up in a pyramid. But no fear Nabu his son rescues him. Marduk is every much the young perky upstart. He keeps on trying to take over territories that are not his. At one point nuclear war occurs wiping out space ports and populations. Sodom and Ghomora have residual radiation as does the Sinai desert. Inn all it is quite clear that all society came from Sumeria which sprang up out of nowhere.
December 22, 2021
În primăvara anului 1947, un ciobănaş care-şi căuta o oaie pierdută pe colinele sterpe de lângă Marea Moartă a descoperit o grotă care conţinea suluri ebraice ascunse în ulcioare de lut. Acestea, împreună cu alte scrieri găsite în zonă în anii următori - denumite generic Manuscrisele de la Marea Moartă - stătuseră neatinse timp de aproape două mii de ani, fiind împachetate şi ascunse cu grijă în anii tulburi când Iudeea sfidase puterea Imperiului Roman.
Oare făceau parte din biblioteca oficială a Ierusalimului, pusă la adăpost înainte ca oraşul şi templul să cadă, în A.D. 70, sau aşa cum presupun majoritatea cercetătorilor aparţineau unei biblioteci a Esenienilor, o sectă de eremiţi cu preocupări mesianice? Opiniile sunt împărţite, căci în bibliotecă se găseau atât texte biblice tradiţionale, cât şi scrieri tratând despre datinile, organizarea şi credinţele sectei.
Unul dintre cele mai lungi şi mai complete manuscrise, şi poate cel mai dramatic, descrie un război viitor, un fel de Război Final. Intitulat de savanţi „Războiul Fiilor Luminii contra Fiilor întunericului", manuscrisul imaginează răspândirea beligerantei lupte locale care aveau să-i implice iniţial pe vecinii Iudeei, crescând în ferocitate şi anvergură până când cuprindeau întreaga lume antică: „Prima ciocnire a Fiilor Luminii cu Fiii întunericului, altfel spus cu armata lui Belial, va fi un atac asupra trupelor lui Edom, Moab, ale ammoniţilor şi din regiunea filistinilor; apoi, asupra celor ale kittienilor din Asiria; şi asupra celor ce-au încălcat înţelegerea care le dădea ajutor (...)." Iar după aceste bătălii, „vor înainta asupra kittienilor din Egipt", şi „la tirnpul cuvenit (...) împotriva regilor de la miazănoapte".
În acest Război al Oamenilor, profeţea manuscrisul, Dumnezeul lui Israel avea să preia un rol activ:
În ziua când kittienii vor fi căzut, va avea loc mare război şi măcel, în prezenţa Dumnezeului lui Israel.
Căci aceea este ziua pe care El a hotărât-o din vechime pentru lupta finală împotriva Fiilor întunericului.
Oare făceau parte din biblioteca oficială a Ierusalimului, pusă la adăpost înainte ca oraşul şi templul să cadă, în A.D. 70, sau aşa cum presupun majoritatea cercetătorilor aparţineau unei biblioteci a Esenienilor, o sectă de eremiţi cu preocupări mesianice? Opiniile sunt împărţite, căci în bibliotecă se găseau atât texte biblice tradiţionale, cât şi scrieri tratând despre datinile, organizarea şi credinţele sectei.
Unul dintre cele mai lungi şi mai complete manuscrise, şi poate cel mai dramatic, descrie un război viitor, un fel de Război Final. Intitulat de savanţi „Războiul Fiilor Luminii contra Fiilor întunericului", manuscrisul imaginează răspândirea beligerantei lupte locale care aveau să-i implice iniţial pe vecinii Iudeei, crescând în ferocitate şi anvergură până când cuprindeau întreaga lume antică: „Prima ciocnire a Fiilor Luminii cu Fiii întunericului, altfel spus cu armata lui Belial, va fi un atac asupra trupelor lui Edom, Moab, ale ammoniţilor şi din regiunea filistinilor; apoi, asupra celor ale kittienilor din Asiria; şi asupra celor ce-au încălcat înţelegerea care le dădea ajutor (...)." Iar după aceste bătălii, „vor înainta asupra kittienilor din Egipt", şi „la tirnpul cuvenit (...) împotriva regilor de la miazănoapte".
În acest Război al Oamenilor, profeţea manuscrisul, Dumnezeul lui Israel avea să preia un rol activ:
În ziua când kittienii vor fi căzut, va avea loc mare război şi măcel, în prezenţa Dumnezeului lui Israel.
Căci aceea este ziua pe care El a hotărât-o din vechime pentru lupta finală împotriva Fiilor întunericului.
May 6, 2025
O lucrare captivantă care provoacă cititorul să privească istoria umanității dintr-o perspectivă neconvențională. Cartea explorează ideea controversată că originile civilizației umane sunt strâns legate de intervenția unei rase extraterestre avansate, numită Anunnaki, provenită de pe presupusa planetă Nibiru. Bazându-se pe interpretări ale textelor sumeriene, biblice și ale altor surse antice, Sitchin construiește o poveste fascinantă despre conflictele dintre zei și implicarea lor în destinul omenirii.Punctul forte al cărții este modul în care Sitchin împletește mitologia, arheologia și speculațiile științifice pentru a crea o narațiune coerentă și provocatoare. Autorul analizează cu meticulozitate documente istorice, oferind o reinterpretare care sugerează că „zeii” din vechile mituri erau, de fapt, vizitatori extratereștri care au influențat dezvoltarea tehnologică și socială a omenirii. Capitolele dedicate conflictelor dintre zeii Anunnaki, precum și utilizarea armelor avansate (inclusiv nucleare, conform teoriei lui Sitchin), sunt scrise într-un stil accesibil, care menține interesul cititorului, chiar și atunci când subiectele devin complexe.
June 10, 2022
Як бути Захарією Сітчиним, майстер-клас:
Берете казку про колобка. Та й пишете: дід з бабою насправді інопланетяни, колобок - їхній бунтівний зореліт, а звірі - створені генною інженерією стародавні біороботи. І тоді сенс казки виходить зовсім про і-і-інше (повчально трясе піднятим угору пальцем).
З одного боку ця книга, як і всі твори Сітчина, еталон псевднауки. Де є найменша можливість притягнути інопланетян, він їх притягне. Хто будував піраміди? - Інопланетяни. Чому зник Шумер? - Винні інопланетяни. Звідки перекази про всесвітній потоп? - Від інопланетян звичайно ж. Щоправда, все це чомусь у Єгипті та Межиріччі, а в інших частинах світу стародавні цивілізації мабуть обходилися якось самі.
З іншого боку політ фантазії дуже цілісний і вигаданий Захарією Сітчиним світ навіть певною мірою привабливий. Внутрішній суперечностей дуже мало, що сприяє ілюзії правдивості. І завдяки Сітчину ми отримали такі фільми, як "Зоряна брама", тож ця вигадка, хай і дурнувата, непогано розважає. Ба більше - спонукає фантазувати самотужки.
Берете казку про колобка. Та й пишете: дід з бабою насправді інопланетяни, колобок - їхній бунтівний зореліт, а звірі - створені генною інженерією стародавні біороботи. І тоді сенс казки виходить зовсім про і-і-інше (повчально трясе піднятим угору пальцем).
З одного боку ця книга, як і всі твори Сітчина, еталон псевднауки. Де є найменша можливість притягнути інопланетян, він їх притягне. Хто будував піраміди? - Інопланетяни. Чому зник Шумер? - Винні інопланетяни. Звідки перекази про всесвітній потоп? - Від інопланетян звичайно ж. Щоправда, все це чомусь у Єгипті та Межиріччі, а в інших частинах світу стародавні цивілізації мабуть обходилися якось самі.
З іншого боку політ фантазії дуже цілісний і вигаданий Захарією Сітчиним світ навіть певною мірою привабливий. Внутрішній суперечностей дуже мало, що сприяє ілюзії правдивості. І завдяки Сітчину ми отримали такі фільми, як "Зоряна брама", тож ця вигадка, хай і дурнувата, непогано розважає. Ба більше - спонукає фантазувати самотужки.
October 19, 2023
Mighty Mythology translated from the oldest known books written by the earliest civilization by Zecharia Sitchin.
Sitchin was a scholar and researcher who took it upon himself to study early civilization and made many trips to the Middle East to explore further the startling history he had read in his studies. Not content to settle for other people’s work, he translated cuneiform scrolls and tablets, he visited archives and the wars, characters and treachery he uncovered are very similar to those reported in the Vedic texts of India and even Greek mythology. Although the names are different, the stories have a lot in common.
Fascinating reading, especially when taken in context with his many other books that attempt to explain these tales in modern terms.
Were these Gods who intermarried, lived for centuries and fought spectacular battles in sky ships actually a more advanced civilization that saw an opportunity to take advantage of the naive inhabitants of planet earth?
Were they fighting each other with nuclear weapons and laser weapons? The stories and evidence found in archaeological digs seems to suggest that this might well be the case.
Sitchin was a scholar and researcher who took it upon himself to study early civilization and made many trips to the Middle East to explore further the startling history he had read in his studies. Not content to settle for other people’s work, he translated cuneiform scrolls and tablets, he visited archives and the wars, characters and treachery he uncovered are very similar to those reported in the Vedic texts of India and even Greek mythology. Although the names are different, the stories have a lot in common.
Fascinating reading, especially when taken in context with his many other books that attempt to explain these tales in modern terms.
Were these Gods who intermarried, lived for centuries and fought spectacular battles in sky ships actually a more advanced civilization that saw an opportunity to take advantage of the naive inhabitants of planet earth?
Were they fighting each other with nuclear weapons and laser weapons? The stories and evidence found in archaeological digs seems to suggest that this might well be the case.
September 8, 2017
Neppure lo stesso Sitchin crede davvero a quello che scrive, ne sono convinto. O almeno, lo spero per lui.
Va bene che sei uno "studioso alternativo", ma non puoi tradure pro domo tua testi di 5000 anni fa distorcendone le parole e il significato solo per supportare una personale teoria balzana, né puoi gettare lì delle tue conclusioni e/o supposizioni come fossero delle verità assolute ed oggettive senza supportare i tuoi discorsi con dati reali (e no, la foto di un graffito sumero sconclusionato NON è una prova sufficiente!), aspettandoti anche che la gente ti creda!
Ora capisco dove prendono il loro materiale trasmissioni come Voyager e Mistero...bah! Roba da quattro soldi.
Non sono riuscito a terminarlo, per ora, ma non escludo di riprenderlo giusto per farmi due risate. Almeno, visto che si è trattato di un prestito, non mi è costato neppure un centesimo...
Va bene che sei uno "studioso alternativo", ma non puoi tradure pro domo tua testi di 5000 anni fa distorcendone le parole e il significato solo per supportare una personale teoria balzana, né puoi gettare lì delle tue conclusioni e/o supposizioni come fossero delle verità assolute ed oggettive senza supportare i tuoi discorsi con dati reali (e no, la foto di un graffito sumero sconclusionato NON è una prova sufficiente!), aspettandoti anche che la gente ti creda!
Ora capisco dove prendono il loro materiale trasmissioni come Voyager e Mistero...bah! Roba da quattro soldi.
Non sono riuscito a terminarlo, per ora, ma non escludo di riprenderlo giusto per farmi due risate. Almeno, visto che si è trattato di un prestito, non mi è costato neppure un centesimo...
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