Enki Speaks: 2220 BC NINURTA, ENLIL’S ENFORCER RULED SUMER

Hosted by Janet Kira Lessin & Sasha Lessin, Ph.D.

From 2220 B.C. on, Ninurta built Lagash, restored Elilite power and enforced a century of peace for Sumer. Ninurta fixed Sumer’s water system and the controls Nergal had ruined in Babylon.

Ninurta’s Kings in Lagash “prohibited abuse of official powers, ‘taking away’ a widow’s donkey” and withholding day-workers’ wages. The kings had to maintain communal buildings and irrigation and transportation canals. Ninurta declared First Fruits and other festivals for the whole populace. He and his kings encouraged Earthlings to read and write.