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🎊🌎 Earth Day 2025 🌍🎊

April 22, 2025

Happy Earth Day!

Gods on Altar: Sunerian Uraš, represented by her cuneiform 𒀭𒅁 and the left candle; Hellenic Gaia, represented by her name in Greek Γαῖα and the right candle. A globe sits between them representing the physical Earth.

Individual libations of water given to each and a joint offering of strawberries and blue berries.

The "entertainment" for this ritual was reading various bits of the Smithsonian Earth book to appreciate its history and composition.

•Literature used

The Homeric Hymn 33 to Gaia — Link

•Original Writing

Ninšubur-ĝuruš, youthful, sukkal, please carry my words: An, sky, heaven, you make all divine powers manifest. You set all Diĝir in their place. Your divine commands cannot be countermanded. [...] Please look favorably upon me. An, praising you is sweet!

Uraš, radiating Diĝir, please hear my words. Uraš, earth, all of humanity is subject to your power. All natural wonders glorify your might, all natural disasters strike fear of your might. Your actions cannot be countermanded. [...] Please look favorably upon me. Uraš, praising you is sweet!

Sky An & Earth Uraš you are present across the earth, sky, and heaven. Your perpetual presence gives humanity our place in the universe. I will continuously praise you!

—by IzkurEreshkigal

Notes

Sukkal is "vizier" or "attendant" of a Diĝir. But the translation is lacking so I don't use it.

Uraš has no known Sukkal, thus I do not address one.