The Holy Grail War of God's Blessing

"That's what God Enlil said. He had visited the dense forest before and buried the leopard man there. We can seek the direction to Eridu from him. So we should go to the dense forest to find the leopard man and go directly to Eridu."

"It would be better to have a guide. That dense forest doesn't belong to Sumer. It can be regarded as a different world."

After discussing this, they headed south and arrived at a dense forest that stopped in front of a large river.

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"That's it. I hope everything can be completed smoothly. In this way, even the great demon of origin will not be a scary object. The only thing worth worrying about is what we will face after crossing this land.⒏

But how can I do it? I open my eyes and see nothing, only a vast fog covering my eyes, and I can't get anything useful. ” 2

Although the current situation is quite good, at least the most dangerous time has passed, and it is unlikely that there will be any major crisis in the future, it is still worrying.

There aren't many dangerous places here, but as long as you look up, you can still see the clear aperture.

How should we deal with this? How should we deal with it?

Even the great deeds of the gods cannot compare with this, whether it is Enlil or Marduk, Baal or Tezcatlipoca, how can they compare with it?

I can only think about it slowly, and continue to finish the things at hand while thinking, which is also a meaningless thing.

The city is still changing, the return of the Age of Gods cannot be stopped, and the underground underworld has been repaved, becoming less fragile.

Just proceed slowly like this, and it will only be a matter of time before everything is completed.

But it seems like I have forgotten something. But since I have forgotten it, I guess it is not something very important.

Mansu stayed in his own temple and completed everything he had planned step by step. The celebration in the city of Nippur once again returned to its previous joyful and orderly appearance.

The whole city is as clean and sacred as ever, and all of this shines brightly on the entire city, allowing the hastily paved land to be regularized again and become the place that people want.

Until a team of soldiers was sent from the Absolute Demonic Front, bringing the news of Gilgamesh's death.

"What? King Gilgamesh is dead? This is no joke. The whole of Sumer has survived until now thanks to the wise command of this king. If he falls..."

The priest who heard the news said loudly in disbelief, but then stopped. It was impossible. Who would joke about such a thing? So this must be true. It's just that it's hard to accept such news at the first moment.

"That's why you came to Nippur, to seek the help of the god Enlil. If the god Enlil is willing to help King Gilgamesh, the king will surely be able to return from the underworld. This matter is of great importance. I will take you to see the elders and pass the news to the god Ninurta for the decision."

The priest reacted very quickly and led the messengers who had come from afar towards the temple.

The elder who received the news did not dare to waste time and led the messenger to Ninurta.

"What made you so flustered?"

Ninurta was still handling the affairs here. Seeing the high priest in a panic, she put down the clay tablet in her hand and asked.

"Is Gilgamesh dead? This incident has a great impact on this situation. At least before this, the defense of the entire Sumer depended on this king. Even if the weapons on the front line can still be used, the morale of the soldiers will inevitably fall."

Ninurta nodded after listening to the brief narration, and then pondered for a moment.

“But going to the underworld to retrieve the soul of a dead person, my father told me that Ereshkigal is still in the underworld, and this goddess returned to Sumer with her sister, the goddess Ishtar.

Moreover, my father likes rules and order. Even when Ishtar was trapped in the underworld in the past and sent messengers to my father for help, my father still ignored them and rejected the matter, believing that it was Ishtar's fate. "

Ninurta was not very optimistic about this matter, but after thinking for a moment, she still gave the go-ahead.

"But you will not give up if I say this. I allow you to go up the mountain to see the great Enlil, but whether your father is willing to take you is up to you."

"Thank you for your kindness and for the abundance Ninurta has given us."

The priests hurriedly thanked him and rushed to the huge cliff behind them, trying to hurry up and climb to the top of the mountain.

Climbing this mountain would take a lot of time, so time should not be wasted here. Ninurta knew they were anxious, so he reached out and gave them a push, using magic to send them to the foot of the mountain.

"I cannot help you with the climb; it is a test from the Father to the pilgrims."

A few people also knew what had happened here, and they quickly went up the mountain while singing songs of thanks.

The anxiety in the hearts of the few people seemed to speed them up. They took one step forward, and it seemed like they had taken several steps. In just a short while, they arrived in front of the temple.

Chapter 163: The Underworld

"Ah, at last I see Ekur again, the flowery temple, the abode of the Most Holy One!"

The priests who reached the top of the mountain said happily, and walked the last section of the journey with a pious heart and came to the closed door of the temple.

"God Enlil, the most exalted god in the universe! We, the servants you created, come to the gate of your temple with faith in your wisdom, eager for your gift to Nippur. May your wisdom guide us."

The priests praised loudly, and then knocked on the door of the temple.

The moment the door of the temple was knocked, the tightly closed door automatically opened a gap large enough for one person to pass through.

Now Mansu didn't need to open the door himself. He thought about it and left Ninurta down there to review all matters, including those who were qualified to come up the mountain to see him.

So unless there are any accidents, those who come to the top of the mountain and knock on the door must have something necessary and have come here with Ninurta's permission.

There is no need to review it after you notice someone coming, just let the door open automatically when someone knocks.

With this in mind, Manshu set up a magic trick at the door that would automatically open when touched, and reminded himself when the door opened.

After all, we have to consider that knocking on the door outside may not necessarily let Manshu inside the temple know about this matter. He has been immersed in his work these days, and a sound that is too soft will not be able to bring him back to his senses. ⒏

'The chief priest and a man from Uruk before, it seems that something big happened in Uruk, but what could have happened now? '4

Manshu put down the work in his hands, glanced at the few people outside the door who were slowly walking into the temple, and got some useful information.

'It can't be that Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others are trapped by Quetzal Coatl, it shouldn't be possible, even under normal circumstances Fujimaru Ritsuka can complete it, not to mention that I specifically reminded him. '

Manshu couldn't figure out the reason for a while, so he waited for the priest and the Uruk people to come over, and then pretended to ask.

When Mansu learned that they came here because of Gilgamesh's accidental death, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised, but after thinking about it for a while, he felt that this was reasonable.

What other methods do the people here have for the dead? They don't know that the goddess who controls the underworld has returned to this land, and even if they knew, they have no way to communicate.

There were not many people who believed in Ereshkigal in Sumer, and the belief in the god of the underworld was quite limited.

However, in the late Early Dynastic period, Gilgamesh was also worshipped as the god of the underworld because of the story of his return from the underworld.

Among the city-states, the city that believed in Ereshkigal was called Kusa, which was the city not far away where all the people in the city died. There is no problem with the research on this.

But because all the people in the city were killed, the priestesses who offered sacrifices to the gods certainly did not survive, and Uruk did not believe in this goddess, so naturally there was no way to communicate.

So where else could they look for a solution? The only thing left was naturally the news that the god king Enlil had returned to Nippur, which had gradually reached their ears. He might have a solution.

Going to the underworld should not be too troublesome for the gods, and Ishtar could certainly do it according to the mythology, but the people of Uruk did not think that they could save Gilgamesh even if they contacted Ishtar. Instead, they might never be able to come back from the underworld.

However, I think some priestesses might be happy about this. After all, no one would be able to stop Ishtar from returning to Uruk, and the tower temple that was used as the king's palace could be turned into a temple again.

"I already know about this. This is what Gilgamesh will encounter. After returning from the underworld, he will have to go back to the underworld again and experience more hardships to reveal the true face of the underworld."

qManshu responded to this matter. Upon hearing this, the Uruk people below only showed more sorrow.

These words of the group naturally made it clear that Gilgamesh was dead, rather than actively going to the underworld as he had done before.

:Since going to the underworld passively means welcoming death, it is not easy to escape death and return from the underworld.

⒐It was because Gilgamesh witnessed the death of his friend Enkidu that he became worried about his own death and embarked on the journey of seeking eternal life.

4 But even after going through all kinds of hardships and obstacles and successfully obtaining the elixir that can bring eternal life, eternal life still slipped away from his fingertips and was swallowed by a snake.

8 And so it should be known that attempts to gain immortality are futile, that only glorious deeds can endure, and that death is inevitable.

So what should we do about this true death? Even Ishtar, the city-goddess of Uruk, was powerless to resist and could not return after entering the underworld through the seven gates.

4 The man below only looked more sad. The priest next to him pulled his clothes, knelt on the ground again, and began to praise and pray for God's wisdom.

⒊Since they came here, they did not intend to solve the problem by their own strength, but placed their hopes on God.

3. If so, why bother to think too much? Just give your sincere heart, praise with all your heart, and leave everything to the God on the throne.

0 "I rejected Ishtar in the past because that was Ishtar's own destiny. Only Enki, whose civilization and wisdom were stolen by Ishtar, could forgive her and save her.

"It is also Gilgamesh's destiny to enter the underworld, but his fate should not stop here. He will eventually die, but that day will be the end of everything in this sense. I will send my forces to the underworld, and your king will return from the underworld in a few days."

Manshu promised generously that this matter was not too difficult and really did not require him to put in any effort. If he wanted to be on the safe side, he could just put in a little more effort.

The underground underworld is a distant place. According to legend, the underground kingdom of Kur is 3,600 double hours (7,200 hours) away from Nippur.

In the traditional Sumerian concept, the underworld itself is indeed deep underground. The Sumerians believed that the underworld is much deeper than the abyss Apsu deep underground, but sometimes they thought that it seemed to be in a remote place on the earth. The underworld was sometimes called a desert.

In the Sumerian "Gilgamesh, Enkidu and the Underworld", Kul appears in a personified image. He abducted Ereshkigal and made her the queen of the underworld, and hit the god Enki who was chasing him by throwing rocks.

The story does not have an ending, and no one knows who is the ultimate winner of the battle, but some hints and narrative angles show that Enki won.

In Sumerian poetry, the term "Destroyer of Kur" is occasionally used as a title for Ishtar.

This is the story from the destruction of Mount Ebifu. The role of Kul here may refer to the mountain people in the mountains near Sumer, which can also correspond to the story of the personified Kul.

But here, Kull is located deep underground, a desolate and dark place of no return.

"Thank Juya for his kindness. Only by praying to God sincerely can your words reach God's ears.

It is a blessing to be able to meet the great Enlil. Your will is the light that guides us. We always pray that your light can illuminate our bodies and protect us to survive in this world. "㈣

The people below said with great joy, and Manshu waved his hand and pushed them out of the temple.

"Pray and give thanks, do it in the temple below."

Mansu, who pushed them out, thought for a moment about what he was going to do. He thought of Ninurta below, and then of Enlil's other son.

That is Nergal, who is also a god of the underworld and is worshipped to a greater degree than Ereshkigal.

Nergal was a god of the dead worshipped throughout all periods of Mesopotamian history, with sources indicating that his worship continued into the Achaemenid Persian period.

Nergal is the child of Enlil, and the elements he controls are war, death, and disease. He is a priest and his city is of course Kuta. Ereshkigal is his wife in mythology. Of course, before that, there were two other goddesses who were regarded as his wives.

However, in Type-Moon, his existence was obviously deleted, or it should be said that the goddess’ husbands’ presence was mostly reduced.

Nergal was worshipped much more widely, initially only in the north, but by the Third Dynasty of Ur he had become the principal deity of the south as well, and in the Neo-Babylonian pantheon he was the third god after Marduk and Nabu.

The Akkadian god of death, Ella, merged with him very early on, and he was worshipped in Ugarit, in Ebla, in Elam, and among the Hurrians, of course, because his attributes also included war.

The attributes of warrior god and death god allowed him to be well respected in the environment at that time. In the ancient Babylonian period, Nergal already had more than 50 god names, which is a number that only a few gods can have.

Nergal's right to rule the underworld came from his parents Enlil and Ninlil, and people believed that the way he decided the fate of the dead came from what Enlil did to the living.

In the poetry of the Old Babylonian period, Nergal was called Enlil of the Underworld, and sometimes Enlil the Younger, a title that was also a nickname for the god Enki.

Q And because of his status as a warrior god and the god of death, he is sometimes called the King of Peace, and in rituals to expel evil spirits he is often called upon to protect the target from harm, using his power of death to repel evil.

Some scholars even believe that Nergal is in some way a sun god, sometimes identified with Shamash, who is believed to represent a phase of the sun.

N The main information shows that Nergal is associated with the sunset. Ancient Babylonian poetry describes him as a judge at sunset, and some works call him the King of Sunset.

: Through these attributes, Manshu felt that he could try something. Whether it was sunset, death, or warrior, these attributes were still within Manshu's control.

However, the main door had already been carved, so Mansu turned around and walked behind his seat and started working on the back of the chair.

The classic image of the rescuer of Nergal is a man holding a sickle-shaped sword and a club with three lion heads, stepping on the corpses of his enemies, and standing on the top of a mountain. This image comes from the cylinder seal of Larsa.

The image of Xi also highlights his attributes as the god of war. It is better to say that in the Sumerian world, the god of the underworld itself is not an important attribute. Obviously, war is more necessary for humans.

The residents of ancient Mesopotamia had a rather vague concept of the underworld. They believed that after the dead fell into the underworld, they would spend long, endless and boring years there.

There is no final judgment for the dead there. The deceased will neither be punished nor rewarded for their actions in their lifetime. They will just spend eternity in that dark and dreary world.

The three people paid more attention to the present life, and did not have much imagination about what would happen in the afterlife. After death, they would simply remain in the dark realm of the dead forever.

Although Wu Zai was later given a simple trial, it was nothing more than ensuring that someone could live a tolerable life, have access to clean drinking water, normal food, and be able to sleep.

⑹ Others can only be all kinds of filth, drink extremely salty sewage, endure unkempt hair and dirty faces, and that’s all.

Since the underworld is not valued, how can the god who controls the underworld be valued? Nergal can be valued because he can protect wars and control plagues and diseases.

But Manshu did not seem to need his warrior's strength that much, so he thought for a while and carved the symbol of the underworld as well. He then made the mountain he was standing on be called Kul, and what he was stepping on were the flowing corpses of the dead.

After doing all this, Manshu did not bring Nergal back to life, but simply transferred his own power into this false shell, then twisted it into a small ball and threw it away.

The power required to create those extra creations is not non-existent, and it is far from necessary at the moment, so I just put on a vest and go to the underworld of Ereshkigal to take a look.

"Uruk's entire vitality has disappeared, and the once-noisy construction noises are no longer audible. Let's get into the city quickly, Master. Something must have happened."

Fujimaru Ritsuka and the other three successfully completed their mission and returned to Uruk from Eridu. They noticed something wrong when they were at the city gate.

"Sir Merlin, you are finally back! Ah, but... it's too late..."

The soldiers were in a panic as if they had lost their backbone. They perked up when they saw Merlin, but then shook their heads in disappointment.

Chapter 164 Entrance

"Is there really a funeral going on? What on earth is going on?"

After hearing the news of Gilgamesh's death from the sad soldiers on the roadside, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the other three quickly rushed to the tower temple in the center of the city, where the king's funeral was being held.

"Ahh... everyone... everyone... is back safely..."

Hearing the incredulous voice coming from behind, Sidulli turned around and spoke to everyone while sobbing softly.