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The Apkallu: ancient Mesopotamia’s seven sages who rose from the sea to teach humanity everything it needed to survive. Were they divine messengers of Enki, or the earliest myth of lost knowledge and civilisation? 🌟 Join the Mystics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6v91210figZrnMvfnhZhw/join 🛒 Mythology Books, and Creator Picks: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mysteriesofmythology 👕 Merch: https://mysteriesofmythology.com/ ▶️ WATCH NEXT: ↳ 🔱 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikECI8lazL0KRV74iixNTZvwfsQZUdKn ↳ 🐉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikECI8lazL0W7QESLTLZrYyMAk91giJx The Apkallu, known as the “wise ones” of ancient Mesopotamia, were legendary sages linked to the god Ea (Enki) and the hidden waters of the Apsu. Described in Sumerian, Akkadian, and later Babylonian texts, these seven figures were said to bring knowledge, order, writing, and civilisation to early humans before the great flood. From the fish-like Oannes described by Berossus to the story of Adapa and the lost chance of immortality, the Apkallu reveal how Mesopotamians understood wisdom, divine authority, and the origins of human society. ——————————————— ⏳ CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction to the Apkallu 00:37 The Apkallu 02:54 The Flood 04:24 Adapa 07:23 Lessons of the Apkallu 00:00 Appearance of the Apkallu 00:00 From Sages to Protectors 00:00 Before and After the Flood 00:00 What Do We Know? ——————————————— 📚 SOURCES & CREDITS: • Apkallu (Wikipedia Overview) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apkallu • Livius: Apkallu (Seven Sages) https://www.livius.org/articles/concept/apkallu/ • Melammu Project Database (Mesopotamian Texts) https://www.melammu-project.eu/database/gen_html/a0001188.html • Enki’s Seven Sages – Academic Paper (Bondzhev) https://www.academia.edu/122764538/Enkis_Seven_Sages_Adapa_Oannes_and_the_Apkallu_Humanitys_Cosmic_Guardians • Archive: Enki’s Seven Sages Study https://archive.org/details/coas.ojsh.0701.03031b • UZH: Apkallu & Adapa Study (PDF) https://www.religionswissenschaft.uzh.ch/idd/prepublications/e_idd_apkallu.pdf • Timeless Myths: Apkallu Overview https://timelessmyths.com/stories/apkallu • Centre for Open Access in Science – Apkallu Sources https://centerprode.com/ojsh/ojsh0701/coas.ojsh.0701.03031b.pdf ——————————————— 🔔 SUBSCRIBE → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6v91210figZrnMvfnhZhw/?sub_confirmation=1 ——————————————— 🔗 CONNECT WITH ME: ↳ 💬 Chat on Discord: https://discord.gg/erE273UZme ↳ 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysteriesofmythology/ #Apkallu #MesopotamianMythology #AncientSumer #MythologyExplained #AncientCivilisations #mysteriesofmythology