ANZU; (Knowledge of heaven) He was the valet of Ellil, the supreme god. One day, when Ellil was bathing, Anzu stole the Me's, the Tablets of Destiny and escaped to the desert. Whoever possessed those tablets was ruler of the universe. Ea (Enki) persuaded the mother-goddess Belet-Ili to give birth to a divine hero who would be able to defeat Anzu. Belet-Ili brought forth Ninurta and sent him off into battle. After a long and terrible battle, Ninurta pierced Anzu's lung with an arrow, and recaptured the tablets.
THE MYTH OF ANZU
On Hehe, a wooded mountain of [ ] In the lap of (?) the Anunaki [ ] [ ] has given birth to Anzu. [His beak is a saw]…
Father of the gods, Duranki´s god, looked at him, But kept his thoughts to himself. He studied Anzu closely [ ] He considered with (?) [ ] ´Who gave birth to [ ] Why is this [ ] Ea answered his heart-searching, The far-sighted one addressed his words to Enlil, 'Surely water of the spate begot Anzu, Holy water of the gods of Apzu. Broad Earth conceived him, And he was born from mountain rocks. You have looked at Anzu himself [ ] Let him serve you and never cease! In the hall let him bar the way to the innermost chamber, forever. (gap of three lines) [ ] the words spoken to him. He (Enlil) took a cult centre [ ] And administered the orders of all the gods. He made an extra fate, and Anzu administered it. Enlil appointed him to the entrance of the chamber which he had perfected He would bathe in holy water in his presence His eyes would gaze at the trappings of Enlils power; His lordly crown, his robe of divinity, The Tablet of Destinies in his hands, Anzu gazed, And fixed his purpose, to usurp Enlils power. Anzu often gazed at Duranki´s god, father of the gods, And fixed his purpose to usurp the Enlil-power. ' I shall take the gods´ Tablet of Destinies for myself, And control the orders for all the gods, And shall possess the throne and be master of the rites! I shall direct every one of the Igigi!' He plotted opposition in his heart And at the chamber's entrance from which he often gazed, He waited for the start of the day. While Enlil was bathing in the holy water, Stripped and with his crown laid down on the throne, He gained the Tablet of Destinies for himself, Took away the Enlil-power….
Ea formed intelligence in his heart He told Anu what he was thinking in his inmost being. ' Let me give orders and search among the gods, And pick from the Assembly Anzu's conqueror…..
' Have them call for me Belet-ili, sister of the gods, Wise counselor of the gods her brothers, Have them announce her supremacy in the assembly, Have the gods honor her in their assembly; I shall then tell her the idea which is my heart.'….
' Previously we used to call you Mami but now your name shall be Mistress of all Gods. Offer the powerful one, your superb beloved, Broad of chest, who forms the battle array! Give Ninurta, your superb beloved, Broad of chest who forms the battle array, Then shall his name be Lord in the great gods´ assembly….
Mami listened to this speech of his And Belet-ili the supreme uttered "Yes" The gods of the land were glad at her utterance The Igigi were freed from anxiety and kissed her feet. She called her son into the gods´ assembly, And instructed her favorite, saying to him, ' In the presence of Anu and Dagan, They announced the course of their rites in the assembly I gave birth to all the Igigi, I created every single one of the Anunaki! And I created the gods´ assembly. I Mami, Assigned the Enlil-power to my brother. Anzu has disrupted the kingship that I designated! He has obtained for himself the Tablet of Destinies [ ] He has robbed Enlil; he rejected your father, Stole the rites and turned them to his use
Make a path, fix the hour, Let light dawn for the gods whom I created. Muster your devastating battle force, Make your evil winds flash as they march over him. Capture soaring Anzu And inundate the earth, which I created - wreck his dwelling….
On the mountainside, Anzu and Ninurta met. Anzu looked at him and shook with rage at him, Bared his teeth like a lion in sudden rage,…
He (Ninurta) took a throw-stick to follow his arrows, And cut off his pinions, detached both right and left. He (Anzu) saw his wings and emitted his utterance. But as he shouted 'Wing to wing' a shaft came up at him A dart passed through his very heart.
He (Ninurta) made an arrow pass through pinion and wing, A dart passed through heart and lungs, He slew the mountains, inundated their proud pastures, Inundated the broad earth in his fury, Inundated the midst of the mountains, slew wicked Anzu, And warrior Ninurta regained the Tablets of Destinies for his own hand….
You captured Anzu, slew him in powerfulness, Slew soaring Anzu in his powerfulness. Because you were so brave and slew the mountain, You made all foes kneel at the feet of Enlil your father. Ninurta, because you were so brave and slew the mountain, You have made all foes kneel at the feet of Enlil your father, You have won complete dominion, every single rite, Who was ever created like you? The mountain's rites are proclaimed, The shrines of the gods of fates granted to you. They call upon Nissaba for your purification ceremony; They call your name in the furrow Ningirsu. They designate for you the entire shepherding of peoples, Give your great (?) name as Duku for kingship. In Elam they give your name as Hurabtil, They speak of you as Shushinak in Susa. Your name is Anu´s..... they give you as Lord of the Secret [ ] among the gods your brothers….They give your name as Nin-Azu in Ekurmah, [ ] Duranki was your birthplace. [In ] they speak of you as Ishtaran, [In ] Zababa.
Note; If Anzu (knowledge of heaven) is the same as Samael who flies like a bird, and learned his knowledge from the Watchers who had defeated him, there is something that must be said about this knowledge;
And now to the Watchers, who have sent you to pray for them, who in the beginning were in heaven, Say, In heaven have you been; secret things, however, have not been manifested to you; yet have you known a reprobated mystery. And this you have related to women in the hardness of your heart, and by that mystery have women and mankind multiplied evils upon the earth. 1Enoch 16;2