Royal Line of Cain
Generations 8 - 12
The Royal Line of Cain
One of the problems of constructing genealogical charts is the
proliferation of spreading branches as one progresses into the older
generations. In other words, building up a family tree from the bottom
up -- often the only way for those without the pedigree that their
ancestors constantly wore -- is that each earlier generation will have
roughly twice the number of noteworthy characters. For example, one
might have only two parents, but one is also likely to have four
grandparents, eight great grandparents, and... by this logic... two to
the power of the number of generations one is investigating. Obviously,
however, two to the power of oh say... 150... is not a number that
exists (because of its immense size). It's also a bear for anyone trying
to chart the process on a single piece of paper. (Trust me on this
one!) In either case, clearly there is something wrong here. The
population of the royal folk simply don't amount to 2 to most any higher
power.
Simultaneously there is also the problem of spreading roots as one
progresses into the younger generations -- same inescapable numbers,
albeit in this case, the number of children in any given generation can
range from one (else there would be NO descendants) to as many as 18
(yes, there is a specific example coming up) to many, many more (in the
case of kings with progeny in the hundreds). Still, even here the
numbers can be daunting.
Unless, of course, there are intramarriages rampant among the
ancestors... such that instead of having eight great grandparents, one
only has five, because several of them married each other. And in fact,
the good news for the royalty crowd is that their intense program of
intramarriage among sisters, brothers, half-siblings, nieces,
grandchildren, uncles and aunts, pets, and so forth... keeps the
ancestral crowd at the top enormously more manageable (and chartable
upon tables... such as Figure 1 below... particularly the line from Kalimath and Seth -- Men are in bold, women inbold italic).
That's one problem solved. Still, with royal succession being so
important, we often encounter the second problem of genealogical
construction: that of having to occasionally follow more than one line
of descent. There is, in effect, more than one way to begat a future
generation of kings and queens. The first example of this is the need to
trace the different lines of Cain and his half-brother, Seth.
There are undoubtedly a host of other lines of descent as well... all
happily begatting along in rough parallel... but these we will have to
forego to some degree (if only for a lack of direct evidence of assumed
inheritances).
For the moment, we will follow the Cain line of descent (as is protocol for the senior line
of royal descent). Seth, we will endeavor to follow, a bit later.
Figure 1 shows both... in rough parallel. One might also note that
Figure 1 is comparatively simple... being without multiple crossovers
and marriages between lines. Enjoy the moment, inasmuch as it will be
getting a bit more complicated... very quickly. <grin>)
Figure 1: The Royal lines of Descent from Cain and Seth
Generation No. 8
1. Enoch (Henokh) [8] Cain (=Luluwa-Lilith) [7] Enki and Eve [6] Enki and Nin-khursag [5] Anu and Antu (OR Anu and Ki) [4] Anshar and Kishar [3] Lahmu and Lahamu [2] Tiamat and Absu [1]
Note: The above description of Enoch’s heritage is standard genealogical
practice when attempting to trace the route from one specific
individual to another one. But in those cases where there are numerous
individuals of note in the intervening generations, it is sometimes
profitable to recognize alternative lines of descent. In Enoch’s case,
for example, there is the following, alternate route from Tiamat to
Enoch, with other notable descendants being highlighted:
Enoch (Henokh) [10] Luluwa-Lilith (=Cain) [9] Enki and Lilith [8] Nergal and Ereshkigal [7] Nanna [6] Enlil [5] Anu and Ki [4] Anshar and Kishar [3] Lahmu and Lahamu [2] Tiamat and Absu [1]
Obviously, Enki shows up in both of the variations...
not only by virtue of his being prominent in each of the two royal
lines, but also by his being one of the last two Anunnaki to impart his
genetic heritage to the Homo sapiens who follow him (at least for the moment). The other Anunnaki is Lilith,
who contributes to Luluwa’s/Enoch’s and Seth’s/Enos’ line). A curious
feature of this fact is that Enki and Lilith are easily the most
notorious of the Anunnaki in terms of being sexually prolific,
independent, and authority questioners at the drop of a crown. One might
wonder if these are the genetic characteristics that their descendants
relish and enjoy on a daily basis
Also, Figure 1 above lays out three important lines of royal
descent (but only two of which will be followed in any great detail).
The line from Cain and Luluwa to Etana and his descendants are the basis
of the Kings of Kish. This is the first Mesopotamian kingdom following
the Flood, but likely contributes genetically to the other kingdoms
(from Ur to Uruk, to Lagash, and so forth). While there are definitive
Sumerian King Lists, the genetic structure is in general wholly clear...
especially when the various city states create their own kingdoms, and
thus they may be including genetically different royalty. (See also, Etana, below.)
In the end, however, as is alluded to in the Figure 2. Sumerians King List (following the notes on Etana),
the various kingdoms of Sumerian (and pre-Babylonian) do maintain royal
lines, and importantly are destined to contribute genetically to the
Cain and Seth ultimate lines, the ones leading inevitably to King David.
Note, for example, Lamech’s designation as “King of Ur”.
Of the second royal line, the one from Cain and Luluwa’s son, Enoch,
much of our knowledge comes from sources other than the Bible. For
example: “The Lord had punished Cain by condemning him to wander the
earth, but when the curse of the Lord was lifted, Cain was allowed to
build a city, which he also called Enoch, after his son. (Jasher
1:34-36)”
According to Laurence Gardner, Genesis of the Grail Kings,
"Enoch, son of Cain, after whom Cain named the first city he founded, is
not the same as Enoch, son of Jared (Genesis 5:18). The second Enoch in
the Book of Jasher was a descendant of the first, and descended from Seth as well as from Cain. (Jasher
2:37) This later Enoch was the father of Methuselah, and was reputed to
be so wise that a hundred and thirty kings and princes 'required of
Enoch that he reign over them, to which he consented.' (Jasher 3:9) The
Harvard Book of Jasher relates that the year Adam died, Enoch decided to
live apart from other people. He appeared once a week, then once a
month, then once a year, teaching his subjects about the ways of God.
When it came time for his ascension into Heaven, he did not die.
"Instead, a horse descended from Heaven, paced in the air, and for seven
days Enoch rode the horse. On the seventh day, Enoch and the horse were
taken up into heaven in a whirlwind, with other horses and chariots of
fire. (Jasher 3:17-36) Enoch inherited the garments of skin that God had
made for Adam and Eve when they were banished from Eden. Before he was
taken up to heaven, he gave the skin garments to his son, Methuselah,
who in turn gave them to Methuselah's grandson, Noah, so that they would
be kept safe from the flood.(Jasher 7:25)."
The apparently dual nature of Enoch, appearing in both the Cain and Seth
lines (as just mentioned by Gardner) points also to the fact that many
of the Cain line descendants have equivalent names to the Seth line (see
Figure 1). Because of this, many scholars (including those from Hebrew
University... who might have something of a vested interest in the
subject) have begun to suspect that the Seth line as given in the Bible
is quite possibly fictitious... or at least partially. This fictional
nature includes assigning to Noah the bit about the Great Flood... which
by our reckoning occurredbefore the time of Adam. The
implication is that the story of the Flood was added to the story of
Noah, with Noah playing the part of the Sumerian Ziasudra. Inasmuch as
there is such an enormous amount of intramarriages of brothers, sisters,
and so forth, the Enoch and Enos lines of descent may be even more
conjoined than generally assumed. In fact, the reason for a separate
Seth line may simply be an attempt by the authors to insert some
distance from their hero, Seth, and a Cain who had raised cain by
murdering his brother Abel. Stranger things have indeed happened when it
comes to pleasing or attempting to please a very angry, dysfunctional
god.
2. Etana (King of Kish) [8] Cain (=Luluwa-Lilith)
[7] Enki and Eve [6] Enki and Nin-khursag [5] Anu and Antu (OR Anu and
Ki) [4] Anshar and Kishar [3] Lahmu and Lahamu [2] Tiamat and Absu [1]
Etana is not part of the particular line of descent we
will be following in these annals. However, he may very well be a direct
ancient ancestor via the Kings of Kish and the other City-States of
Sumer (Ur, Uruk, Akkad, et al). It is important to note that the
earliest Kingships moved from city to city, alluded to already in the
listing of the Antediluvian Kings of Sumer (Figure 1 of
The Adam's Family).
And while, the transfer of kingship from one City-State to another was
likely accompanied by various forms of warfare, conquest, and so forth,
the fact remains that the consolidation of new power in any particular
city was almost always accompanied by inter-City marriages in order to
legitimize the new king.
Furthermore, and very importantly, in this particular line of
descendants, even if they failed to provide us the records that recorded
just who begat who, we can assume that the descendants of Cain included
those shown in Figure 2. Accordingly, we will be returning to this
particular branch of the family, when we discuss the reconnection of the
Etana line of descent with that of the Seth line (the sixth generation
following Noah). (Note: the 1st Dynasty of Uruk followed the 1st Dynasty
of Kish, which included in order: Etana, Balih, En-men-nunna, Melam-kish, and Bar-sal-nunna.
Figure 2. Sumerian King List (partial)
We will return to this Figure 2 in roughly the 21st generation (Seth
line). For the moment, we will concentrate upon only the titular head of
the Sumerian Kings: Etana (Atun).
According to Laurence Gardner, Genesis of the Grail Kings (pages 132-133), "Cain's wife was Luluwa-Lilith, the daughter of Lilith of the Netherworld, heiress to the matriarchal Malku (the Kingship of the Kingdom) [and the origin of the Malkuth (Kingdom) found in the Qabalistic Tree of Life].
She was of pure-bred Anunnaki stock and their sons [Cain and
Luluwa's]... were Atun and Henokh. As a result, their Anunnaki blood was
further heightened. Atun succeeded his father as king in Kish (c. 3,500
BCE). He is detailed in the Sumerian annals as King Etana, the shepherd
who descended to Heaven and partook of the 'Plant of Birth' in order to
father his own son and heirKing Balih. The other son, Henokh, is better known to us from the Bible as Enoch.
"The Plant of Birth was synonymous with the Tree of Life... which was
directly associated with longevity and the office of kingship. It was
also related to
Star Fire and
pineal-gland activity. Thus partaking of the Plant of Birth was the
equivalent to taking the extract of Star Fire." "This was the potent
Star Fire of Heaven, the pure Anunnaki female essence, the 'nectar of
supreme excellence' called the
Gra-al (later the Graal or
Grail). In this regard, the goddess was held to be the 'cup-bearer', the
transmitter of the power of the Anunnaki. She was also called the 'Rose
of Sharon' (from
sha, meaning 'orbit' and from
On relating to the Light -- or in Egypt to the Heliopolis temple-city of Annu and Ra, called the 'House of the Sun' (hence,
Sha-Ra-On)."
"The flower (flow-er) was identified as a lily and these two
descriptions come together in the Bible's highly esoteric Song of
Solomon, wherein the Messianic bride states, 'I am the Rose of Sharon
and the lily of the valleys.'"
It should also become clear that the highly esoteric Jewish Qabala
(Kabbalah) and all of its derivatives derived themselves from the
earliest Sumerian teachings and royal families. The fact that the
'lowest' earth-bound state of the Malkuth appears to be appropriate for
the King of Sumerian Kings... hints at the far greater levels in the
Tree of Life. We've only just begun, baby!
Generation No. 9
Irad (Yarad/Jarad) [9] Enoch (=Edna?) [8] Cain
(=Luluwa) [7] Enki and Eve [6] Enki and Nin-khursag [5] Anu and Antu (OR
Anu and Ki) [4] Anshar and Kishar [3] Lahmu and Lahamu [2] Tiamat and
Absu [1]
Irad was the son of Enoch in the biblical account of the descendants of
Cain (Genesis 4:18). He is mentioned also in relation to Seth’s
descendant, Jared. (This is shown in Figure 1... as well as the similar
use of names in the two competing royal lines!)
Generation No. 10
Mehujael [10] Irad (=Baraka?) [9] Enoch (=Edna?) [8]
Cain (=Luluwa) [7] Enki and Eve [6] Enki and Nin-khursag [5] Anu and
Antu (OR Anu and Ki) [4] Anshar and Kishar [3] Lahmu and Lahamu [2]
Tiamat and Absu [1]
Mehujael was a descendant of Cain, the son of Irad and the father of Methusael (Genesis 4:18).
Generation No. 11
Methusael [11] Mehujael (=?) [10] Irad (=Baraka?) [9]
Enoch (=Edna?) [8] Cain (=Luluwa) [7] Enki and Eve [6] Enki and
Nin-khursag [5] Anu and Antu (OR Anu and Ki) [4] Anshar and Kishar [3]
Lahmu and Lahamu [2] Tiamat and Absu [1]
Methusael was a descendant of Cain, the son of Mehujael and father of Lamech (Genesis 4:18).
Generation No. 12
Lamech (Amalek, AKALEM-DUG) [12] Methusael (=Edna?)
[11] Mehujael (=?) [10] Irad (=Baraka?) [9] Enoch (=Edna?) [8] Cain
(=Luluwa) [7] Enki and Eve [6] Enki and Nin-khursag [5] Anu and Antu (OR
Ki) [4] Anshar and Kishar [3] Lahmu / Lahamu [2] Tiamat / Absu [1]
married
1) Adah (Ada)
2) Zillah (Tselah)
