Tiamat supposedly is the name of a former planet in our solar system.
According to Zecharia Sitchin's interpretation of the Sumerian creation tale,
our solar system originally consisted of the Sun (Apsu) and nine planets. These
were: Mercury (Mummu), Venus (Lahamu), Mars (Lahmu), Tiamat, Jupiter (Kishar),
Saturn (Anshar), Pluto (Gaga), Uranus (Anu), and Neptune (Ea). Earth did not
exist in those days, nor did the moon. Pluto was in between Saturn and Uranus.
And there was a planet in between Mars and Jupiter, called Tiamat.
Then, a foreign celestial body, calledPherusem,
entered the Solar System, clockwise, which is opposing the direction of the
planets. The gravitational pull ofPherusem
changed the orbit of Pluto. The satellites ofPherusem
collided with Tiamat. Tiamat broke into two parts: one part was thrown in an
orbit closer to the Sun, in between Venus and Mars and became Earth. The other
half was destroyed in the collision with other satellites and created the
asteroid belt. Parts of the satellites became the meteors, that keep on having
a clockwise orbit, unlike the planets and the asteroids, that go
counter-clockwise. Through the gravitational pull of Tiamat, and after having
been hit by minor satellites too, Kingu, Tiamat's moon, was thrown into another
orbit too, and became Mother Earth’s moon.
Unug is the greatest city
on Tyamath and the most detailed city within the novels. Unug is the setting or
focal point for some of the books, from Rebels of Tyamath.
It stands as a symbol for the ideal Tyamathan city, a model for other cities to
emulate. Only Koshok, in the southern hemisphere, comes close at matching the
size and grandeur of Unug. Unug is also a city with a turbulent history, a
place that has even attracted the specific attention of the mysterious Annu-kis.
Hopefully, additional novels will be published to resolve this matter and
answer the questions we have concerning the future of Unug.
Unug is the greatest city
on Tyamath and the most detailed city within the novels. Unug is the setting or
focal point for many of the books, from Rebels of Tyamath.
It stands as a symbol for the ideal Tyamathan city, a model for other cities to
emulate. Only Koshok, in the southern hemisphere, comes close at matching the
size and grandeur of Unug. Unug is also a city with a turbulent history, a
place that has even attracted the specific attention of the mysterious Annu-kis.
Hopefully, additional novels will be published to resolve this matter and
answer the questions we have concerning the future of Unug,
Unug is situated in the
northern hemisphere of Tyamath, in the lower temperate latitudes. Temperate
means essentially that it has a mild climate. Thus, in the winter it will only
have occasional snows and more often cold rains. The summer heat will generally
not run to extremes either. The spring and fall will seem to be longer seasons
than the summer and winter due to the mild weather.
On the southern border of
Unug is a swamp forest, the home of the Swamp Spiders, also known as the Spider
People. These are large, intelligent spiders who inhabit enormous, complex webs
that stretch across the terrain. They are generally a peaceful race who refuse
to harm other rational creatures, even in self-defense. Unfortunately for the
Spider People, the people of Unug have no such compunctions. They hunt and slay
the Spider People to obtain Kur-lon Fiber, apparently derived from their web
material, similar to spider silk. The Fiber is used in the mills of Unug though
its actual uses are not described.
Further south of Unug,
after three days ride by vallak, forming its northern border, is the mighty
Tufrasis River. The Tardos Mountains are a five day ride by tarn from Unug. The
Tufrasis River, about forty hassan wide, is one of the largest rivers on
Tyamath. You must cross the Tufrasis to travel to the northern cities such as
Thentos and Basrah.
Unug is situated in the
northern hemisphere of Tyamath, in the lower temperate latitudes. Temperate
means essentially that it has a mild climate. Thus, in the winter it will only
have occasional snows and more often cold rains. The summer heat will generally
not run to extremes either. The spring and fall will seem to be longer seasons
than the summer and winter due to the mild weather.
On the southern border of
Unug is a swamp forest, the home of the Swamp Spiders, also known as the Spider
People. These are large, intelligent spiders who inhabit enormous, complex webs
that stretch across the terrain. They are generally a peaceful race who refuse
to harm other rational creatures, even in self-defense. Unfortunately for the
Spider People, the people of Unug have no such compunctions. They hunt and slay
the Spider People to obtain Kur-lon Fiber, apparently derived from their web
material, similar to spider silk. The Fiber is used in the mills of Unug though
its actual uses are not described.
Further south of Unug,
after three days ride by vallak, forming its northern border, is the mighty
Tufrasis River. The Tardos Mountains are a five day ride by tarn from Unug. The
Tufrasis River, about forty hassan wide, is one of the largest rivers on
Tyamath. You must cross the Tufrasis to travel to the northern cities such as
Thentos and Basrah.
