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government welfare she would increase poverty and thus dependency upon the state. Human nature was such an easy thing to exploit when you understood how it operated.
    “It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you that your priest-king Enmeduranki of Sippar was killed in the riots.”
    Murmurs and a few cries could be heard from the crowd.
    Anu had not finished yet. “We will appoint a new priest-king to establish a royal line that will administer the will of the gods.”
    That will relieve us immortals from the contemptible millstone of governmental bureaucracy , mused Inanna. The gods would do as they pleased and make the mortals cover their tracks with treaties, covenants and other obfuscations.
    Anu concluded his soaring inspirational speech, “So, now, my people , go back to your homes, gather your survivors, nurse your wounds, and rebuild your houses. Soon we will work together for a new world of hope and of change, freed from the suffering you have endured.”
    The crowd applauded. Anu reached back and held up the hands of Inanna and Utu as their champions.
    Enoch, Methuselah and Edna quietly slipped out of the back of the crowd.

Chapter 12
    “Lord of the sun, Queen of heaven,” Enoch humbly offered as he bowed before Utu. The god sat on the throne of Enmeduranki. Beside him stood Inanna, left behind to finish the royal appointment process with Utu. Anu had discharged his duty of making an appearance at Sippar and was off to the other cities to repeat his rhetorical performance. Inanna lusted for the supreme power of the high god, but she certainly did not envy his responsibilities of political pandering required to maintain an awed worship from the citizens. She would prefer to smite them.
    Enoch had been summoned to their presence and he waited respectfully for them to speak.
    “As you now know,” said Utu, “Enmeduranki was killed in the uprising. We are required to appoint a new priest-king to take his place. Because of your wisdom and experience in the workings of the palace, we have chosen you, Utuabzu, to be the new priest-king.”
    For a sun god , Inanna thought, Utu was rather dim and unimpressive . She could not wait to get out of this insignificant city and catch up with Anu to maneuver for some more influence.
    “I am unworthy of your grace, my lord and lady,” said Enoch.
    Inanna could not bear the pleasantries of royal etiquette. She cut in, yet again. Utu’s face took on a tight lipped expression of irritation.
    “Prepare your family for a coronation tomorrow morning. We will meet in the palace courtyard beforehand to brief you on the procedures. Let us be done with this.”
    “It is an honor of great magnitude, you majesty,” said Enoch.
    “Move along, move along,” spit Inanna.
    Enoch responded obediently, scurrying back to his residence in the palace.
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    “This night?” asked Methuselah. Enoch had arrived back at his quarters and was hurriedly packing bags.
    “Yes, we are leaving now ! Gather only what is necessary. We will meet the family down in the secret passageways and we will take the lesser desert path to the mountains of Aratta,” said Enoch.
    “So, you have changed your mind. I was right, then?” said Methuselah with a touch of sarcasm.
    Enoch stopped packing and turned to look at his son. “Methuselah, this is no time for laughs. The gods just appointed me to the position of priest-king. Tomorrow is the coronation, and the entire family is required to be there.”
    Methuselah wiped the smile off his face. He remembered the vision his father had told him, how the archangels had said that Enoch would be offered the position of king and then executed with his family to facilitate a total regime change. He shut up and quickly gathered his things together.
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    It would not take long to mobilize the fifty or so family members in the passageway below the palace. They had stayed there since the Gigantomachy uprising, so they were ready