2. The Tablets of Destinies Jam the Talk of the Galaxy
Anzu’s theft of the
Tablets of Destinies from Enlil brought forth a most unusual
complaint, which I cite here from the Old Babylonian
version:
(Anzu) stole the Ellil-power; rites were abandoned,
Father Ellil their counselor was dumbstruck.
Radiance faded (?), silence reigned...450
Zechariah Sitchin
observes that “In Sumerian the name ZU meant ‘He Who Knows,’ one
expert in certain knowledge. Several references to the evil hero of
this tale as AN.ZU - ‘He Who Knows the Heavens’ - suggest” for
Sitchin a disruption in communications between the gods on Earth
and elsewhere in the universe.451 Sitchin, of course,
maintains that the theft of the Tablets shut down communications
between a “spaceport” from which rockets maintained a steady
traffic between Earth and the gods’ “homeworld,” Nibiru. While this
is not the place to delve into the particulars of Sitchin’s
“paleophysical” interpretations, needless to say, I do not
subscribe to this particular detail of Sitchin’s scenario for the
simple reason that mere rockets would be a far too slow and
inefficient method for any practical travel between
worlds.
But his observation
here is nonetheless an intriguing and important one for two crucial
reasons. The first is that (An)Zu’s actions give him the characteristic of a rebel and
warrior, while his name gives him
characteristics similar to Egypt’s wisdom-god, Thoth. The second
important point about Sitchin’s observation is that the theft of the Tablets of Destinies breaks down
communications between Earth and “Elsewhere.”