| Management number | 238646265 | Release Date | 2026/07/11 | List Price | US$9.20 | Model Number | 238646265 | ||
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<p>In the cradle of civilization, where the twin rivers of Sumer met the marshes of Eridu, the ancients recorded a truth that defied time: <em>"After the kingship descended from heaven, the kingship was in Eridu."</em> From those words begins the oldest known history of divine rule-the celestial mandate that shaped empires, faiths, and destinies across millennia. <strong>Anunnaki: Kingship from Heaven</strong> journeys deep into the heart of Mesopotamian myth and theology, revealing a civilization that saw power not as invention, but as inheritance-a gift bestowed by the gods.</p><p>Drawing from the Weld-Blundell Prism and the Sumerian King List, this volume explores the mysterious origins of kingship as a sacred technology of order-where gods walked among men, cities aligned to the stars, and rulers became living vessels of divine decree. From the shining courts of Eridu to the storm-swept plains of Kish, from Alulim's reign of 28,800 years to the cosmic deluge that reset the world, this book unveils how kingship itself was viewed as a descending current from the heavens, a divine architecture entrusted to humanity.</p><p>Through poetic scholarship and vivid reconstruction, <em>Anunnaki: Kingship from Heaven</em> bridges myth and history, theology and archaeology. It reveals the profound Sumerian belief that civilization began not with the rise of human ambition-but with the descent of divine wisdom. To read it is to rediscover a forgotten covenant: that every true ruler is but a reflection of the order first established in the stars, and that kingship-like light-forever falls from above.</p>
| Book format | Paperback |
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| Fiction/nonfiction | Non-Fiction |
| Genre | History |
| Publication date | October, 2025 |
| Pages | 232 |
| Subgenre | Middle East |
| Series title | Anunnaki Origins |
| Number in series | 6 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Anunnaki Origins |
| Original languages | English |
| Language | English |
| Is collectible | N |
| Recording time | 0 min |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 6.00 x 0.49 x 9.00 in |
| Assembled product weight | 0.7 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | History |
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