Sitchin's Key Statements¶
Selected quotations directly from Zecharia Sitchin's writings that summarize his key arguments.
The Central Thesis¶
"All the ancient civilizations of the Near East — the Sumerians, the Babylonians, the Assyrians, the Egyptians, the Hebrews — had a common source. That source was the knowledge brought to Earth by the Anunnaki from the planet Nibiru."
"The 12th Planet is not a work of fiction. It is a reconstruction of ancient history based on a careful reading of the Sumerian texts."
On the Anunnaki¶
"The gods of antiquity were not figments of primitive imagination. They were real beings — flesh and blood — who came from another world."
"The Anunnaki were not spiritual beings. They were astronauts from the planet Nibiru who colonized Earth approximately 450,000 years ago."
On the Enuma Elish¶
"The Enuma Elish is not a myth. It is a scientifically accurate account of the creation of our solar system, encoded in the language of myth."
On Genesis¶
"The biblical Book of Genesis is not a revelation from God. It is a carefully edited version of much older Sumerian accounts."
On Humanity¶
"We are not the product of random evolution. We are a genetically engineered species — created by the Anunnaki to serve as workers in their gold mines."
On the Purpose¶
"The Anunnaki came to Earth for gold. They needed it to protect their planet's atmosphere. The gold was ground into a fine powder and suspended in the upper atmosphere of Nibiru."
On the Future¶
"Nibiru will return. The cycle of 3,600 years will bring it back into the inner solar system. And when it does, the destiny of humanity will be determined."
See Also¶
- Twelfth Planet — His foundational work
- Stairway To Heaven — The space connection
- Cosmic Code — The genetic connection
- End Of Days — The final book
Sources¶
- Sitchin, Z. (1976). The 12th Planet.
- Sitchin, Z. (1980). The Stairway to Heaven.
- Sitchin, Z. (1990). Genesis Revisited.
- Sitchin, Z. (1998). The Cosmic Code.
- Sitchin, Z. (2007). The End of Days.