The term "Nibiru" comes from the Sumerian cuneiform tablets and writings dating 5,000 years old. The term Nibiru means "Planet of the crossing", and it's cuneiform sign was often a cross, or various winged disc. The Sumerian culture is the first recorded civilization on earth, in the fertile lands between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, at the southern part of today's Iraq. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Nibiru, to the Babylonians, was the celestial body associated with the god Marduk. ... Sumer (or Shumer, Sumeria, Shinar, native ki-en-gir) formed the southern part of Mesopotamia from the time of settlement by the Sumerians until the time of Babylonia. ... Look up Cuneiform in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The eight planets and three dwarf planets of the Solar System. ... A Greek cross (all arms of equal length) above a saltire, a cross rotated by 45 degrees A famous Armenian khachkar at Goshavank (Notice the cross). ... Surfer Rosa The Euphrates (IPA: /juːˈfreɪtiːz/; Greek: Euphrátēs; Akkadian: Pu-rat-tu; Hebrew: פְּרָת Pĕrāth; Syriac: Prâth; Arabic: الفرات Al-Furāt; Turkish: Fırat; Kurdish: فرهات, Firhat, Ferhat, Azeri: Fərat) is the western of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia (the other... The Tigris is the eastern member of the pair of great rivers that define Mesopotamia, along with the Euphrates, which flows from the mountains of Anatolia through Iraq. ...

Archaeoastronomy

Due to its use in opposition to the phrase itebbiru "who used to cross," Landsberger and Kinnier Wilson¹ suggest that it refers to a stationary point in the heavens.¹ In a reconstruction of Tablet V of the Enûma Elish by Landsberger and Kinnier Wilson, the word ni-bi-ri (variant: ni-bi-ru and ni-bi-a-na) is translated as "pole star."¹ The authors add in the footnotes that "Applied to Marduk, there is no question that in the late periods nēberu is a planet, whether Jupiter or Mercury" however for the referenced translation of Tablet V, "pole star" is used.¹ The sun rising over Stonehenge at the 2005 Summer Solstice. ... Enûma EliÅ¡ is the Babylonian creation epic. ... For other uses of the words Pole star and Polestar see Polestar (disambiguation). ... Marduk (Sumerian spelling in Akkadian: AMAR.UTU solar calf; Biblical: Merodach) was the Babylonian name of a late-generation god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon, who, when Babylon permanently became the political center of the Euphrates valley in the time of Hammurabi (18th century... Adjectives: Jovian Atmosphere Surface pressure: 20–200 kPa[4] (cloud layer) Composition: ~86% Molecular hydrogen ~13% Helium 0. ... This article is about the planet. ...

Theory

Some authors believe that the observations of ancient astronomers provide proof that Nibiru is an actual planet or brown dwarf in our solar system. These claims are for the most part dismissed as fringe science or pseudoscience by the mainstream scientific communities of archaeology and astronomy. This brown dwarf (smaller object) orbits the star Gliese 229, which is located in the constellation Lepus about 19 light years from Earth. ... Major features of the Solar System (not to scale; from left to right): Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, the asteroid belt, the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and its Moon, and Mars. ... Fringe science is a phrase used to describe scientific inquiry in an established field that departs significantly from mainstream or orthodox theories. ... Phrenology is regarded today as a classic example of pseudoscience. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek: αρχαίος, archae, ancient; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... A giant Hubble mosaic of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant Astronomy is the science of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earths atmosphere (such as auroras and cosmic background radiation). ...

According to proponents such as renowned historian, Hebrew scholar, author, speaker and archaeologist Zecharia Sitchin and Burak Eldem the Nibiru appearing in Sumerian records correctly refers to a large planetary body.^{[citation needed]} Their research proposes that it possesses a highly elliptical, 3630-year orbit. Such a planet would be approximately in the same orbit as 2000 CR₁₀₅. Zecharia Sitchins photograph from The 12th Planet Zecharia Sitchin (born 1922)[1] is a best-selling author of books promoting the ancient astronaut theory for human origins. ... Burak Eldem is a Turkish writer/researcher and journalist. ... 2000 CR105 is the third most distant known object in the solar system after 2003 UB313 and 90377 Sedna. ...

According to these theories of Sumerian cosmology, Nibiru was the twelfth member in the solar system family of planets (which includes 10 planets, the Sun, and the Moon). Its catastrophic collision with Tiamat, a planet that was between Mars and Jupiter, would have formed the planet Earth, the asteroid belt, and the Moon. This was the result of one of Nibiru's host satellites colliding with Tiamat, appropriately leaving half a planet, comparable to our Pangea ( our current knowledge of all the continents as one land mass), and leaving deeps rifts in the crust beneath the Pacific ocean. It was until recently thought impossible for such large celestial bodies to collide due to intense magnetic force, however, this concept has been given a new life since the introduction of the Orpheus Theory, and the simulation of a collision between objects such as our own earth, and an object half it's size.[1] It was the home of a technologically advanced human-like alien race, the Anunnaki of Sumerian myth, who, Sitchin claims, survived and later came to Earth. Sitchin has also transcribed that their travelling to earth was the result of their failing atmosphere (having since been drawn into our solar system from its cosmic passing, the atmosphere of Nibiru was subjected to intense external stress from our sun). They came in search of gold particles used for their reflective properties (recognized even today by Nasa who plate various objects including astronaut helmet eyeshields) to place in their atmosphere. According to Sitchin, they subsequently genetically engineered our species, originally as slave workers to work in their gold mines, by crossing their genes with those of Homo erectus. The Anunnaki ("those who from heaven came to earth" in Sumerian) came upon evolution on earth as it had been progressing for billions of years however, they desired to create a worker who could communicate and learn from them. After a slew of failed prototypes an Anunnaki goddess engineered a perfect specimen- the Adam. This was done using 80% of the Inferior specimen and 20% of the superior Anunnaki specimen. It is only recently that we understand DNA as having a double-helix nature, The Sumerians depicted their goddess creator along with snakes in a double helix form with thin bars connecting between them in a spiral fashion. The intertwined snakes are also modern day representatives for the field of medicine. The Sun (Latin: Sol) is the star at the center of the Solar System. ... Apparent magnitude: up to -12. ... Catastrophism is the theory that Earth has been affected by sudden, short-lived, violent events that were sometimes worldwide in scope. ... Zecharia Sitchin is a best-selling author promoting the ancient astronaut theory of mankinds origins. ... Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa Hydrogen ~86% Helium ~14% Methane 0. ... Adjectives: Terrestrial, Terran, Telluric, Tellurian, Earthly Atmosphere Surface pressure: 101. ... For details on the physical properties of bodies in the asteroid belt see Asteroid and Main-belt comet. ... For other moons in the solar system see natural satellite. ... For the fictional Anunnaki from Demon: The Fallen, see Annunaki (White Wolf), the Outlanders series by Mark Ellis, and The Empire Chronicles Ancient Sumerian cylinder seal impression depicting the Annunaki. ... Chaldean mythology is the collective name given to Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythologies, although Chaldea did not comprehend the whole territory inhabited by those peoples. ... Binomial name †Homo erectus (Dubois, 1892) Synonyms † Pithecanthropus erectus † Sinanthropus pekinensis † Javanthropus soloensis † Meganthropus paleojavanicus Homo erectus (Latin: upright man) is an extinct species of the genus Homo. ...

Sitchin says some sources speak about the same planet, possibly being a brown dwarf star and still in a highly elliptic orbit around the Sun, with a perihelion passage some 3,600 years ago and assumed orbital period of about 3,600 to 3,760 years or 3,741 years. Sitchin attributes these figures to astronomers of the Maya civilization. Many involved in research of this kind predict a return date of Nibiru passing Earth coinciding with the Winter Solstice of 2012; specifically at 11.11 UT, 21st December 2012. This also coincides with a rare alignment of the Earth, Sun and centre of the Milky Way [2], and is asserted to be likely to cause a pole shift. 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. The similar orbit of 2000 CR105, however, is accepted by scientists. A brown dwarf with a period of 3,760 years would be clearly evident through infrared and gravitational observations. And it has been. In 1993 Nasa launched the IRAS telescope which picked up the faint image of a large celestial body 3 times the distance of Pluto in our own solar system. In the press conference, the two scientists one named Gerry Neugebauer said that these objects could be "almost anything, from a tenth planet in our solar system to distant galaxies". Later much deeper images were taken, and some of the objects were found to be dense gas clouds in our own Galaxy, while others turned out to be very distant galaxies. In fact, these observations heralded the discovery of a new type of object: Ultra-luminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs). These are galaxies in which there is a burst of stars being born. The cocoons of dust in which the stars are enshrouded generates copious infrared, which is what was detected by IRAS. They published these results in the prestigious Astrophysical Journal.^{[citation needed]} This brown dwarf (smaller object) orbits the star Gliese 229, which is located in the constellation Lepus about 19 light years from Earth. ... Two bodies with similar mass orbiting around a common barycenter with elliptic orbits. ... This article is about several astronomical terms (apogee & perigee, aphelion & perihelion, generic equivalents based on apsis, and related but rarer terms. ... A year (from Old English gēr) is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... The orbital period is the time it takes a planet (or another object) to make one full orbit. ... The Maya civilization is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as its spectacular art, monumental architecture, and sophisticated mathematical and astronomical systems. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Phrenology is regarded today as a classic example of pseudoscience. ... 2000 CR105 is the third most distant known object in the solar system after 2003 UB313 and 90377 Sedna. ...

Another interesting discovery also brought Nibiru into light recently. Eris, the largest known dwarf planet has been discovered on the 21st of October 2003, announced in July 2005 and officially named from 2003 UB313 to "136199 Eris" in 2006.^{[citation needed]} Originally it was considered as the tenth planet of our Solar System, but in April 2006, according to the new, more precise definition of the term "planet", it has been designated as a "dwarf planet" along with Pluto and Ceres. Eris has an orbital period of 556.7 years, and currently lies at almost its maximum possible distance from the Sun (aphelion) and will enter Pisces in 2036. Eris typically refers to: Eris (dwarf planet), 136199 Eris , the largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System (provisional designation ) Eris (mythology), in Greek mythology the goddess of discord, and the Goddess of Discordianism It may also refer to: Eris (Billy and Mandy), a humorous representation of the Greek goddess... Artists impression of Pluto (background) and Charon (foreground). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Major features of the Solar System (not to scale; from left to right): Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, the asteroid belt, the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and its Moon, and Mars. ... Adjectives: Plutonian Atmosphere Surface pressure: 0. ... Look up Ceres in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The orbital period is the time it takes a planet (or another object) to make one full orbit. ... For the astrological sign, see Pisces. ...

Nibiru in literature

• Zecharia Sitchin's Earth Chronicles (6 volumes) and his other works deal with Nibiru as it applies to his take on Sumerian mythology and its resonance in other myths and legends around the world.
• Burak Eldem's Hidden History trilogy expands upon and many of Sitchin's ideas while challenging his tendency towards revising history in favor of creationism.
• The Outlanders series by Mark Ellis written under his pen name of James Axler deals with Nibiru as the homeworld of the ancient Anunnaki who colonized Earth half a million years ago. In 2001, Enlil engineered a global nuclear holocaust to make Earth more like Nibiru.
• In H.G. Wells' short story The Star, a rogue planet or small star causes havoc throughout the solar system in a manner nearly identical to the behavior of the hypothetical Nibiru. The only significant difference is that in Wells' version, the object destroys not the fifth planet, but Neptune, currently regarded as the eighth major planet from the sun.

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Notes

• Note 1: "The Fifth Tablet of Enuma Eliš", B. Landsberger and J. V. Kinnier Wilson, Journal of Near Eastern Studies: Vol. 20, No. 3. (Jul., 1961), pp. 174-176.

See also

• Planet X
• Nemesis (star)
• List of hypothetical astronomical objects
• Zetatalk
• Zecharia Sitchin
• Burak Eldem

Planet X is a large hypothetical planet with an orbit beyond that of Neptune. ... Nemesis is a hypothetical red dwarf star or brown dwarf, orbiting the Sun at a distance of about 50,000 to 100,000 AU, somewhat beyond the Oort cloud. ... Hypothetical astronomical objects are celestial bodies which some believe to exist. ... ZetaTalk is a website that was started in 1995 by self-proclaimed contactee Nancy Lieder, who claims to channel messages from extra-terrestrials who refer to themselves as the Zetas (from the Zeta Reticuli star system; see Betty and Barney Hill) through an implant in her brain. ... Zecharia Sitchins photograph from The 12th Planet Zecharia Sitchin (born 1922)[1] is a best-selling author of books promoting the ancient astronaut theory for human origins. ... Burak Eldem is a Turkish writer/researcher and journalist. ...

External links

• Zecharia Sitchin page
• Michael Sheiser page
• "Planet X" (Nibiru) on Ufologist site
• Hypothesised Nibiru orbit (image)
• Controversy about the existence of Nibiru
• Nibiru & the Anunnaki, from Ufopsi, the encyclopedia about UFOs and the paranormal