Nibiru
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Nibiru, to the Babylonians, was the celestial body associated with the god Marduk. The name is Akkadian and means 'crossing place' or 'place of transition'. In most Babylonian texts it is identified with the planet Jupiter; in Tablet 5 of the Enûma Elish it may be the pole star1, which at the time was Thuban or possibly Kochab.
According to writers Zecharia Sitchin and Burak Eldem, Nibiru in Sumerian tablets referred to an undiscovered 12th Planet (or Planet X). Sitchin further claimed that in Sumerian mythology, Nibiru was the home of the Anunnaki (Ningischzida). This alleged planet is believed by Sitchin to have a highly elliptic orbit around the sun. However, scientists argue that a planet with such an orbit would eventually either develop a circular orbit or fly off into space and overwhelmingly consider Sitchin's claims to be pseudoscience.
See also
- Anu
- Anunnaki
- Robert Sutton Harrington
- Burak Eldem
- Zecharia Sitchin
- 12th Planet
- Planet X
- Hypothetical planet
Notes
- Note 1: "The Fifth Tablet of Enuma Elish", by B. Landsberger and J. V. Kinnier Wilson, in the Journal of Near Eastern Studies: Vol. 20, No. 3. (Jul., 1961), pp. 174-176.
External links
- "Nibiru (http://www.crystalinks.com/nibiru.html)". Crystalinks.com.
- M., D., "Nibiru and the Anunnaki (http://www.conspiracyplanet.com/channel.cfm?channelid=125&contentid=1098)". Conspiracy Planet.com.
- "2012: Appointment With Marduk (http://2012.netfirms.com/english/)." Official site for Turkish writer/researcher Burak Eldem's 2003 book.
- Planet X in Bible Prophecy (http://www.escapeallthesethings.com/) Official site for writer/researcher Tim McHyde's 2005 book.
- http://nibiru.fciencias.unam.mx >> Astronomical Society in Mexico City
- Sitchin's Twelfth Planet (http://www.skepdic.com/essays/sitchin.htm) - an essay criticizing the 12th planet theories
