a lot of people will enjoy this one.
Also adding about nephilim.some parts are true about nephilin.
To sum up, almost everything that Ancient Aliens says about the Annunaki is untrue, which is not surprising considering they copy and pasted almost everything in this section from the books of Zecharia Sitchin.
For more information about Sitchin’s errors in his translations of the Sumerians and Arkaddian texts, I will direct you to the excellent website of doctor Michael Heiser ‘Sitchiniswrong.com’.
[1] A. Kienast, “Igigu und Anunnaku: Nach Den Akkadischen Quellen” (Igigu and Anunnaki According to the Akkadian Sources)
[2] W. von Soden, “Babylonische Göttergruppen: Igigu und Anunnaku, Zum Bedeutungswandel theologischer Begriffe” (Babylonian God-Groups: Igigu and Anunnaku: Changes in the Meanings of Theological Terms)
[3] Die Anunna in der Sumerischen Überlieferung The Anunna in the Sumerian Tradition A. Falkenstein, Heidelberg Literal Translation (with some adjustment for clarity) by Kalene E. Barry
[4] Ibid.
[5]http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk
[6] “Shamash.” Windows to the Universe, n.d.
http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/shamash_sun.html
[7] In the Babylonian epic Gilgamesh. When Gilgamesh and Enkidu travel to slay Humbaba, each morning they pray and make libation to shamash in the direction of the rising sun for safe travels.
[8] The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, Winged Genie Fertilizing a Date Tree, 884-860 B.C.E.
Assyrian,
http://nelson-atkins.org/collections/iscroll-objectview.cfm?id=24456
[9]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged_genie
[10] Ada Cohen, Steven E. Kangas. “Assyrian Reliefs from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II A Cultural Biography.” In Assyrian Reliefs from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II A Cultural Biography, 2010.
[11] Please note before doing this search for gold: that in this search for the word gold you will sometimes see a reference to “Nibru” this is not the same thing as the infamous “Nibiru.” When they bring gold to “Nibru” they are actually taking it to a real Sumerian city:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippur Now here is how to do the “gold” search:
http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/etcsl.cgi?simplesearchword=gold& ;simplesearch=translation&searchword=&charenc=gcirc&lists=
[12] Ibid.
[13] The Epic of Atrahasis, Line 25,26,30:
http://www.livius.org/as-at/atrahasis/atrahasis.html
[14] By John H. Walton. Ancient Israelite Literature in Its Cultural Context: A Survey of Parallels ,P.41,
http://books.google.co.ke/books?id=FENzqidE2lsC& ;pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=literary+borrowing+Atrahasis+noah&source=bl&ots=jq4gNIPa_J&sig=0WoWbU6wvMJAjo5DJJ-kt3sQ46Y&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mRsJUIbLMtG4hAe1qI3jCQ&ved=0CEwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=literary%20borrowing%20Atrahasis%20noah&f=false.
[15]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viracocha.htm
[16] Genesis 6:1–14 The Holy Bible: King James Version. 2009 (Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version.) (Ge 6). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
[17] “Flood Legends From Around The World.” Flood Legends From Around The World, n.d.
http://www.nwcreation.net/noahlegends.html/.
[18] S.W. Hong, S.S. Na, B.S. Hyun, S.Y. Hong, D.S. Gon April 1, 1994 “Safety Investigation of Noah’s Ark in a Seaway”
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/tj/v8/n1/noah and Jonathan Sarfati. “Noah’s Flood and the Gilgamesh Epic.” Creation Magazine, March 29, 2004.
http://creation.com/noahs-flood-and-the-gilgamesh-epic.
[19] Ian Lawton. “Guide to the Sumerian Texts.” Guide to the Sumerian Texts, 2000.
http://www.ianlawton.com/mes4.htm.
[20] Aish HaTorah’s Discovery Seminar. “Accuracy of Torah Text.” Accuracy of Torah Text, n.d.
http://www.aish.com/h/sh/tat/48969731.html.
[21]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scribe#Ancient_Israel
[22] Evans, Craig. “Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls.” 2010.
[23] Jeff A. Benner. “Isaiah Scroll and the Masoretic Text.” Ancient Hebrew Research Center, n.d.
http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/31_masorite.html.