What is this quote saying??

[Itan6Im9ull]

Hearken, and Remember!
In the Name of ANU, Remember!
In the Name of ENLIL, Remember!
In the Name of ENKI, Remember!
When on High the Heavens had not been named,
The Earth had not been named,
And Naught existed but the Seas of ABSU,
The Ancient One,
And MUMMU TIAMAT, the Ancient One
Who bore them all,
Their Waters as One Water.
At this time, before the ELDER GODS had been brought forth,
Uncalled by Name,
Their destinies unknown and undetermined,
Then it was that the Gods were formed within the Ancient Ones.
LLMU and LLAAMU were brought forth and called by Name,
And for Ages they grew in age and bearing.
ANSHAR and KISHAR were brought forth,
And brought forth ANU
Who begat NUDIMMUD, Our Master ENKI,
Who has no rival among the Gods.
Remember!
The Elder Ones came together
They disturbed TIAMAT, the Ancient One, as they surged back and forth.
Yea, they troubled the belly of TIAMAT
By their Rebellion in the abode of Heaven.
ABSU could not lessen their clamour

I found it.. I dont know what it means...

[FunkyTown]

Originally Posted by Itan6Im9ull

I found it.. I dont know what it means...

It means you're reading about Babylonian mythology?

[rameumptom]

This is from the Enuma Elish, Babylonian Creation story. The version we have today is from ancient Nineveh, written in Akkadian. It dates to at least the time of Nebuchadnezzar, but possibly as early as the Sumerians.

Tiamat is the ocean and chaos. From chaos and the waters is born order. Also created is the council of gods/divines, who from the heavens forced order upon the earth by bringing forth land.

This relates very directly to Biblical creation accounts, which include that of Isaiah, who denotes Rahab the sea dragon being brought under control by God during the creation (Rahab also denotes chaos).

Here's a version of the Enuma Elish online. Not sure how accurate it may be, but looks okay in its translation:

Enuma Elish, The Sumerian Epic of Creation

[RipplecutBuddha]

maybe it means to make sure your orange juice isn't spiked the morning you're set to give a talk in sacrament meeting?


----the above is an attempt at humor after having just previously woken up----

[Over43]

If I am not mistaken (and I may be), the is Sumerian, as stated above. It comes from the Epic of Gilgamesh and The Ancient One is Noah.

Or it could be from Zecharia Sitchin who tried to explain human existence as resulting from visits from the Anunnaki, "which he states was a race of extra-terrestrials from a planet beyond Neptune called Nibiru. He believed this hypothetical planet of Nibiru to be in an elongated, elliptical orbit in the Earth's own Solar System, asserting that Sumerian mythology reflects this view." (See Wiki)

Either way, it's good stuff.