Tuesday, March 12, 2013

The Mes and The Ica Stones

In ancient Sumerian mythology, there was a set of objects called the Mes.  These objects contained great amounts of knowledge.  The person in possession of them could build a civilization with the knowledge contained in these objects.  They sound like a library contained within an object.  It was written that the Sumerian God Enki was in possession of these Mes.  He received them from Enlil who took them from the ruler known as Kingu after killing him.  An object of great power was taken from Kingu as well.  It was some sort of necklace that gave great power to the one that wore it.  It was also written that Inanna was able to trick Enki into giving her some of the Mes which allowed her to build a great civilization.  It is my opinion that these Mes were part of some sort of Crystal Library and that they may be connected to the crystal skulls. 


 


According to wikipedia:

The mes were originally collected by Enlil and then handed over to the guardianship of Enki who was to broker them out to the various Sumerian centers beginning with his own city of Eridu and continuing with Ur, Meluhha, and Dilmun. This is described in the poem, "Enki and the World Order" which also details how he parcels out responsibility for various crafts and natural phenomena to the lesser gods. Here the mes of various places are extolled but are not themselves clearly specified, and they seem to be distinct from the individual responsibilities of each divinity as they are mentioned in conjunction with specific places rather than gods.[1] After a considerable amount of self-glorification on the part of Enki, his daughter Inanna comes before him with a complaint that she has been given short shrift on her divine spheres of influence. Enki does his best to placate her by pointing out those she does in fact possess.
 
We never learn what any of the mes look like, yet they are represented as physical objects of some sort. Not only are they stored in a prominent location in the E-abzu, but Inanna is able to display them to the people of Uruk after she arrives with them in her boat. Some of them are indeed physical objects such as musical instruments, but many are technologies like "basket weaving" or abstractions like "victory". It is not made clear in the poem how such things can be stored, handled, or displayed.
Not all the mes are admirable or desirable traits. Alongside functions like "heroship" and "victory" we also find "the destruction of cities", "falsehood", and "enmity". The Sumerians apparently considered such evils and sins an inevitable part of humanity's lot in life, divinely and inscrutably decreed, and not to be questioned.[4] 

The Ica stones are stones carved with images of people, events, maps, and more found in Peru.  Some believe these stones are a library from the past, others feel they are fake.  One of the stones has a map that includes the island of Atlantis on it.  Others include images of dinosaurs and humans together.

 
 
 

It is my opinion that these stones are authentic.


by Rita Jean Moran (www.thelibrarykids.com)


Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_(mythology)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ica_stones

http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr113.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_skull


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