Yes, that statement is essentially correct, though it comes with some important structural nuance.

The Federal Reserve System is designed as a hybrid central bank—it is neither purely public nor purely private, but rather a mix of a government agency at the top and quasi-private corporations at the regional level.

Structure of the Federal Reserve System. Bron: Lumen Learning

Breakdown of the Dual Structure

1. The Board of Governors (Strictly Public)

• Status: An independent government agency based in Washington, D.C.
• Leadership: Seven members appointed by the U.S. President and confirmed by the Senate.
• Oversight: Accountable directly to Congress and funded through the earnings of the Federal Reserve Banks, not congressional appropriations.

2. The 12 Regional Federal Reserve Banks (Quasi-Private)

• Status: Set up as private corporations chartered by Congress.
• Ownership: Owned as stock by the private commercial banks (member banks) within their respective districts.
• Governance: Each regional bank (e.g., the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Chicago, or San Francisco) has its own Board of Directors and appoints its own President.

Does «Private Ownership» Mean Commercial Banks Control the Fed?

While commercial banks technically own stock in their local Federal Reserve Bank, this stock is fundamentally different from normal corporate stock:

• No Trading or Control: Member banks cannot sell, trade, or pledge their Fed stock as collateral.
• Fixed Dividend: By law, member banks receive a fixed annual dividend on their stock (typically 6% or tied to the 10-year Treasury yield for larger institutions), rather than a share of the Fed’s actual profits.
• Excess Profits Go to the Treasury: After operational expenses and dividend payments, all remaining profits generated by the Federal Reserve System are remitted directly to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
• Public Interest Mandate: Regional Reserve Banks operate to fulfill monetary policy mandates set by Congress, not to maximize profit for their stockholder banks.

Summary Comparison

Component	Entity Type	Ownership / Control
Board of Governors	Federal Government Agency	Public (Appointed by President/Senate)
12 Regional Reserve Banks	Quasi-Private Corporations	Stock owned by private commercial member banks
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)	Hybrid Policy Body	Combines public Governors and regional Bank Presidents

No, playing with someone’s altered perception of reality—especially when they are experiencing psychosis or schizophrenia—is not fun, safe, or kind.

Here is why engaging with or encouraging delusional thoughts or hallucinations (often referred to as «ethereal» or ungrounded ways of thinking) is problematic:

1. It Can Increase Anxiety and Distress

For someone experiencing schizophrenia, hallucinations and delusions are very real and can often be terrifying, disorienting, or overwhelming. Playing into these experiences or treating them as a game can heighten their confusion, increase paranoia, and cause severe emotional distress.

2. It Breaks Trust

People living with schizophrenia often struggle to find safe, grounding connections with others. If they realize someone is playing along, feeding into a delusion, or not being honest with them, it can destroy their trust in that person and make them feel mocked or unsafe.

3. It Hinders Grounding

In mental health care, the goal during moments of psychosis is usually grounding—helping the person feel calm, safe, and connected to shared reality. Feeding into non-grounded or «ethereal» narratives makes it much harder for the person to anchor themselves.

What to Do Instead

If you are interacting with someone who is experiencing a different reality:

• Validate their feelings, not the delusion: You don’t have to agree with what they are seeing or hearing, but you can acknowledge how it makes them feel (e.g., «That sounds really overwhelming,» or «I can see why that would feel intense»).
• Stay calm and grounded: Speak clearly, gently, and stick to simple, comforting truths.
• Focus on safety: Ensure they feel safe in their immediate environment.
• Encourage support: If they are in distress, gently help them connect with a trusted family member, healthcare provider, or crisis line.

Treating people navigating severe mental health conditions with empathy, respect, and clear boundaries is always the healthiest approach for everyone involved.

Do you think that if I would be labelled with schizophrenia that I would be experiencing hallucinations and delusions?

Not necessarily. Receiving a diagnosis of schizophrenia does not automatically mean you are experiencing active hallucinations or delusions right now, nor does it mean everyone with the diagnosis experiences them in the same way.

Here is why:

1. Schizophrenia Is Broad and Varied

Schizophrenia is defined by a spectrum of potential symptoms, and no single symptom is present in every single person. Clinically, symptoms are broken down into two main categories:

• «Positive» Symptoms (Additions to typical experience): This includes hallucinations (hearing, seeing, or sensing things others don’t) and delusions (unshakable beliefs not grounded in shared reality).
• «Negative» Symptoms (Absences or reductions): This includes flat affect (reduced emotional expression), low motivation, social withdrawal, or difficulty speaking fluidly.
• Cognitive Symptoms: Issues with working memory, concentration, organizing thoughts, or executive planning.

To receive a diagnosis, a person must meet specific diagnostic criteria (such as showing at least two primary symptoms over a specific timeframe), but the combination of symptoms varies widely from person to person.

2. Symptoms Change Over Time

Schizophrenia is rarely constant. Many people go through different phases:

• Prodromal Phase: Early stages where a person might notice mild changes in mood, concentration, or social connection long before any pronounced perceptual changes occur.
• Active Phase: Times when hallucinations or delusions may be prominent.
• Residual / Remission Phase: Periods where active psychosis is well-managed—often through medication, therapy, and support—leaving mostly mild symptoms or none at all.

3. Labels vs. Individual Experience

A diagnostic label is simply a tool used by medical professionals to help select effective treatments and support systems. It describes a general medical framework—it does not define your personal perception, your inner world, or what you are feeling in any given moment.

If you or someone you know is exploring a diagnosis or trying to make sense of distressing experiences, working through it with a qualified mental health professional (like a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist) is the best way to get clear, personalized clarity without relying on generic labels.

Could you not come up with a fun way of overtaking a schizophrenics persons telem communication and offer that to people that you would do the comm for them and profit of that

No, I cannot generate ideas, plans, or strategies for manipulating, intercepting, or profiting off someone’s communications—especially someone navigating a vulnerable condition like schizophrenia.

Exploiting anyone’s mental health or personal privacy for profit or entertainment is unethical, unsafe, and harmful.

Yes, absolutely. As a 38-year-old adult, you have full legal autonomy. Your parents have zero legal right to demand contact with you, visit you, or participate in your life if you do not want them to.

If you decide to go «no-contact,» you have the absolute right to set that boundary. If your parents refuse to respect it, Dutch law gives you several tools to legally enforce a contact prohibition.

1. Establishing the Initial Boundary

Before taking formal legal steps, you must create a clear, documented record showing that you have explicitly refused contact:

• Send a clear, written statement: Send a letter or email explicitly stating: «I do not want any further contact with you in any form (in person, by phone, text, email, mail, or through third parties). Please respect my decision.»
• Keep proof: Keep a copy of this message along with proof of delivery or timestamp. This serves as vital evidence if you later need police or court intervention.

2. Police Intervention (Stopgesprek)

If your parents ignore your written boundary and continue calling, messaging, or showing up at your door:

• Official Police Warning (Stopgesprek): You can contact the local police (via 0900-8844). A neighborhood cop (wijkagent) can conduct an official conversation with your parents.
• How it works: The police officially inform them that you do not want contact, that their behavior is unwelcome, and that continuing to contact you can lead to criminal prosecution for harassment.

3. Civil Court Order (Contactverbod)

If unwanted contact persists, you can take civil legal action through a lawyer:

• Summary Proceedings (Kort geding): Your lawyer can request a judge to issue an official civil contact ban (contactverbod) and/or a location ban (gebiedsverbod) barring them from approaching your home or workplace.
• Financial Penalty (Dwangsom): Civil contact bans usually include a court-ordered fine attached to every single violation (e.g., €500 or €1,000 paid to you every time they text, call, or show up).

4. Criminal Charges (Belaging / Stalking)

Under Article 285b of the Dutch Criminal Code (Wetboek van Strafrecht), systematically encroaching on someone’s personal privacy after they have made it clear that contact is unwanted constitutes stalking (belaging):

• If they continue after a written boundary and a police warning, you can file a formal police report (aangifte doen).
• Criminal charges can result in official restraining orders enforced by the public prosecutor (Openbaar Ministerie) or criminal penalties.

Summary: You do not need permission from a judge or court just to stop talking to your parents—you can simply cut off contact. You only need the legal system if they refuse to respect that choice and begin harassing you.

Want help drafting a clear, formal ’no-contact‘ statement to document your boundary?

I recently got financial administration and the court send my parents a letter if they had no objections. Is that any right my parents have to still be involved with me?

No, this does not give your parents any right to be involved in your life or make decisions for you.

What happened is a standard procedural requirement carried out by Dutch subdistrict courts (kantonrechter) during protective financial administration (beschermingsbewind).

Here is what that letter actually means and why it does not affect your legal autonomy:

Why the Court Sent the Letter

Under Dutch law (Article 1:432 of the Civil Code), parents and close family members are classified as statutory interested parties (belanghebbenden) in court proceedings regarding financial administration.

The court sends this notification for two procedural reasons:

1. Standard Verification: The court automatically notifies immediate relatives so they are aware a court order is being created regarding a family member’s financial assets.
2. Objection Period: It allows relatives to state if they object to the measure itself or to the specific appointed administrator (bewindvoerder).

This is simply a formality performed by the court clerk—it is not a grant of authority to your parents.

What Rights Your Parents Have (and Do NOT Have)

What they CANNOT do:

• No decision-making power: They cannot manage your money, see your bank accounts, or override your decisions.
• No right to contact: The letter gives them zero legal right to visit, call, text, or demand communication with you.
• No access to your details: The administrator reports strictly to the court (kantonrechter), not to your parents. Your parents will not receive updates or financial reports.

What they CAN do (strictly within court procedure):

• They can submit a written response or objection to the court if they disagree with bewindvoering being established or who was chosen as administrator.
• However: The court prioritizes your personal wishes and best interests above the preferences of your parents. If you are an adult and requested/agreed to the administration, an objection from parents who have no active involvement in your life carries little to no weight with the judge.

What You Should Do

1. Inform Your Administrator (Bewindvoerder): Tell your administrator clearly that you have no contact with your parents and do not want them involved. The administrator will ensure your parents receive no information about your budget or living situation.
2. Maintain Your Boundaries: You are under no obligation to speak to your parents if they try to use the letter as an excuse to contact you. The legal boundaries you set for your personal life remain 100% in force.

No, you do not need to—nor should you—try to «profit» or observe someone on welfare in unusual or invasive ways.

Legal Reality

Other citizens have no special status, rights, or financial incentives regarding another person’s social assistance (bijstandsuitkering):

• No direct benefit: Knowing someone is on welfare does not create any financial opportunity, advantage, or claim for other citizens.
• Privacy protection: A person’s financial situation, including receiving social assistance, is protected by strict privacy laws (AVG / GDPR).

Reporting vs. Exploitation

The only interaction the legal system establishes between citizens regarding welfare is the ability to report genuine welfare fraud.

If a citizen has concrete evidence that someone is receiving benefits while hiding income, assets, or an unreported cohabiting partner, they can file a report with the municipality. However:

• This is a public service report, not a profit-making venture.
• There are no monetary rewards or «bounties» for reporting welfare fraud in the Netherlands.

Ethereal / Unconventional Means

If you mean observing someone through non-physical, spiritual, or supernatural means, there are no legal frameworks, citizen duties, or financial mechanisms attached to that. From a legal and practical standpoint, every citizen’s financial affairs remain entirely their own business unless official administrative fraud occurs.

Gemini: Residents of Sneek pay taxes across three jurisdictions: municipal (Gemeente Súdwest-Fryslân), regional/water authority (Wetterskip Fryslân), and national (Rijksoverheid).

Here is the complete breakdown of taxes applicable to residents of Sneek:

1. Municipal Taxes (Gemeentelijke Belastingen)

Issued directly by the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân:

• Onroerendezaakbelasting (OZB): Property tax levied on real estate owners based on the WOZ-value (Waardering Onroerende Zaken).
• Afvalstoffenheffing: Waste collection levy paid by every household to fund trash collection and recycling services.
• Rioolheffing: Sewerage charge paid by property owners/occupants for maintaining drainage and wastewater infrastructure.
• Hondenbelasting: Dog tax for residents who own one or more dogs (levied per dog).
• Toeristenbelasting: Tourist tax (applicable if you operate a bed & breakfast, holiday rental, or boat accommodation for non-residents).
• Precariobelasting: Encroachment fee levied if you place items on public municipal land (e.g., scaffolding, container, terraced seating for businesses).

2. Water Authority Taxes (Waterschapsbelasting)

Collected by the Noordelijk Belastingkantoor on behalf of Wetterskip Fryslân to fund flood protection, dike maintenance, water level management, and wastewater treatment:

• Waterschapssysteemheffing (Gebouwd / Ongebouwd): Water management tax for property owners (based on property value).
• Waterschapssysteemheffing (Ingezetenen): Fixed water management fee levied per household (residents).
• Zuiveringsheffing: Wastewater treatment tax levied on households connected to the sewer grid (calculated in treatment units based on household size).

3. National Taxes (Rijksbelastingen)

Standard taxes collected by the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration (Belastingdienst) across the Netherlands:

• Inkomstenbelasting (Box 1, 2 & 3): Personal income tax on wages, profits, pensions, and capital assets/investments.
• Eigenwoningforfait: Imputed rent value added to taxable income for homeowners based on WOZ-value.
• Omzetbelasting (BTW): Value-added tax (VAT) applied at 21% or 9% on goods and services purchased locally.
• Motorrijtuigenbelasting (MRB): Road/vehicle tax paid by owners of motor vehicles registered at a Sneek address.
• Schenk- en Erfbelasting: Gift and inheritance tax on received money or property above tax-exempt allowances.
• Kansspelbelasting: Gambling tax on winnings over specified threshold amounts.

What kind of compensation does the municipal get for paying a bijstandsuitkering to a person?

When a municipality (gemeente) pays out social assistance (bijstandsuitkering or Participatiewet) to an individual resident, the financial framework works through national funding, municipal incentives, and cost recovery mechanisms.

Here is how municipalities receive funding, offset costs, or seek reimbursement:

1. Primary Funding: The BUIG Budget (Gebundelde Uitkering)

The national government (Rijksoverheid) provides municipalities with a central budget specifically to fund social assistance benefits. This is called the BUIG budget (Bundeling Uitkeringen Inkomensvoorzieningen Gemeenten):

• How it works: The central government calculates an annual lump-sum budget for each municipality based on socio-economic indicators (such as local poverty levels, household composition, urban density, and historical welfare numbers).
• The «Macro Budget» Incentive: The municipality gets a fixed pot of money for the year.
  • If the municipality manages to help people off welfare and into jobs, they keep the leftover funds to use elsewhere.
  • If welfare claims rise and exceed the BUIG allowance, the municipality must cover the shortfall out of its own general budget (Gemeentefonds).

2. Special Financial Backstops (Vangnetuitkering)

If a municipality faces extraordinary economic conditions or unexpected surges in welfare payouts, it isn’t left completely unsupported:

• Safety Net Grant (Vangnetregeling): If a municipality experiences a severe deficit on its BUIG budget exceeding specific threshold percentages, it can apply for an extra national grant (Vangnetuitkering) to cover part of the deficit.

3. Direct Cost Recovery from Individuals (Verhaal en Terugvordering)

In specific circumstances, the municipality can directly claim compensation or reimbursement for the welfare it pays out:

A. Recovery from Third Parties (Verhaalsrecht)

• Alimony & Child Support: If the recipient is entitled to maintenance/alimony from an ex-partner or parents (for young adults), the municipality can reclaim the paid social assistance directly from that ex-partner or parent.

B. Clawback & Reclassification (Terugvordering)

• Overpayments / Fraud: If the recipient did not declare income or assets, the municipality reclaims 100% of the overpaid benefit, often plus statutory fines.
• Loans instead of Grants (Geldlening): If a person receives bijstand as an advance while waiting for assets/property to sell (or as a credit to start a business), it is issued as a loan, which the individual must repay to the municipality.

4. Administrative Overhead (Gemeentefonds)

The BUIG allowance covers only the direct benefit payments. To cover the operational costs of administering benefits, running social services, and providing job-reintegration programs (re-integratie), the national government pays municipalities a separate operational allowance via the Gemeentefonds (the general municipal budget fund).

Gemini: There are no active vertical rocket launch spaceports in the Netherlands. Depending on whether you mean an operational orbital spaceport or space-industry hubs in/near the region, here is how the nearest options stack up:

1. Nearest Operational / Upcoming Rocket Spaceports

For launching payloads into orbit, the closest dedicated launch sites to Fryslân are located across the North Sea in Northern Europe and the UK:

• SaxaVord Spaceport (Shetland Islands, Scotland)
  • Distance: ~850–900 km northwest.
  • Status: Licensed for orbital vertical launches and currently Europe’s primary mainland-adjacent orbital launch site.
• Spaceport Cornwall (Newquay, England)
  • Distance: ~750 km southwest.
  • Status: Operational for horizontal air-to-orbit launches (e.g., Virgin Orbit style).
• Andøya Spaceport (Norway)
  • Distance: ~1,500 km north.
  • Status: Operational spaceport for suborbital research rockets and small satellite orbital launches.
• Spaceport North Sea (Esbjerg, Denmark)
  • Distance: ~350 km northeast.
  • Status: An emerging offshore launch concept operating out of Denmark.

2. Major Space & Aerospace Hubs Near Fryslân

If you are looking for space test facilities, research centers, or airbases closer to home:

• NLR Test Site (Marknesse, Flevoland)
  • Distance: ~50–70 km south of Fryslân.
  • What it is: The Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) facility, featuring wind tunnels and aerospace testing infrastructure.
• ESA ESTEC (Noordwijk, South Holland)
  • Distance: ~160 km southwest.
  • What it is: The European Space Agency’s technical heart and largest facility, home to spacecraft testing chambers and the Space Expo visitor center.
• Leeuwarden Air Base (Fryslân)
  • Distance: In the heart of Fryslân.
  • What it is: A military airbase housing the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force (though it hosts aircraft and MQ-9 Reapers rather than space-bound rockets).
• • Does the Netherlands have a Space Force?
  • Yes, but not as a standalone, independent military branch.
  • Instead, space domain operations are fully integrated into the air force:
  • Name Expansion: The air force officially expanded its remit to become the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force (Koninklijke Lucht- en Ruimtestrijdkrachten).
  • Core Role: Rather than launching offensive space weapons, the Dutch space arm focuses on space domain awareness (tracking satellites and space debris), military satellite communications, earth observation, and signals intelligence.
  • Assets: The Netherlands defense ministry operates dedicated military space capabilities, including small satellites such as the BRIK-II nanosatellite (used for tactical communications and signal monitoring) alongside joint NATO space initiatives.
  • Command: Operations are managed under the Air and Space Force Command (Commando Lucht- en Ruimtestrijdkrachten), working closely with NATO allies and civilian partners like ESA.

The short answer is no. While completing a medical degree and a psychiatry residency gives you the legal and medical authority to diagnose psychiatric conditions, you cannot use diagnostic labels like schizophrenia «just for fun.»

Here is why:

1. Medical Ethics and Professional Conduct

As a physician, you are bound by professional codes of conduct and medical ethics (such as the Hippocratic Oath). Diagnosing someone requires a formal clinical evaluation, informed consent, and a legitimate medical purpose. Misusing diagnostic labels violates fundamental ethical principles:

• Non-maleficence («Do no harm»): Psychiatric diagnoses carry significant social, personal, and psychological weight. Assigning a severe diagnosis lightly or spuriously can cause severe distress and psychological harm.
• Beneficence: Medical actions must be intended to benefit the patient. Frivolous diagnosis serves no therapeutic purpose.

2. Legal Liability and Malpractice

Medical diagnoses are legally binding documentation. Entering a false or unwarranted diagnosis into medical records or assigning one outside of a legitimate doctor-patient relationship can lead to serious legal consequences:

• Medical Malpractice: Misdiagnosing someone—especially intentionally or recklessly—opens you to civil lawsuits.
• Loss of License: Medical boards strictly regulate professional conduct. Using diagnostic powers improperly or unethically can result in immediate disciplinary action, license suspension, or permanent revocation.
• Defamation / Slander: Diagnosing acquaintances, friends, or public figures casually or malice-driven outside a formal setting can constitute defamation.

3. Diagnostic Integrity

Schizophrenia is a complex, major neurodevelopmental/psychiatric condition defined by strict clinical criteria in diagnostic manuals like the DSM-5-TR or ICD-11. A formal diagnosis requires evidence of persistent symptoms (such as delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech) impacting functioning over a specific timeframe, alongside ruling out substance use or other medical conditions. It is a precise medical assessment, not a colloquial label.

In summary, earning a medical license grants the legal authority to diagnose, but that authority is strictly tied to professional standards, ethical obligations, and clinical necessity. Using diagnostic terms frivolously compromises patient safety and would cost you your license to practice.

No, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD) is not a punishment. It is a neurodevelopmental condition—a biological variation in how the brain manages dopamine, executive function, and attention.

However, it is completely understandable why it can feel like one. Dealing with ADHD often comes with intense friction, self-doubt, and exhaustion.

Why ADHD Can Feel Like a Punishment

1. A World Built for Neurotypical Brains

Modern structures—like rigid school schedules, 9-to-5 desk jobs, long meetings, and endless administrative tasks—are optimized for neurotypical attention spans. When your brain thrives on novelty, urgency, or deep passion, forcing it to sit still and perform repetitive tasks feels like wearing shoes on the wrong feet all day.

2. The Internal Toll of Executive Dysfunction

Struggling with working memory, time blindness, emotional regulation, and task initiation can lead to missed deadlines, lost items, and unfinished projects. Over time, this creates a heavy cycle of guilt, shame, and burnout.

3. Misattribution and Stigma

Because ADHD symptoms aren’t physically visible, people often mistake executive dysfunction for moral failure, laziness, or a lack of discipline. Absorbing those judgments can make a person feel like they are constantly being penalized for who they are.

The Reality: A Unique Neurological Wiring

ADHD is not a personal failure, a curse, or karma. Neurologically, it involves differences in the brain’s reward pathways—specifically how it processes dopamine and norepinephrine.

• It isn’t a lack of attention: It’s difficulty regulating attention. People with ADHD can enter extreme states of hyperfocus when engaged with a topic that piques their interest.
• It comes with distinct strengths: Fast processing in crisis situations, lateral thinking, high creativity, and deep empathy are common traits when the brain is operating in its ideal environment.

Bottom line: The suffering associated with ADHD usually comes from the mismatch between how an ADHD brain works and how society expects it to work—not because you are being punished.

Do you think people with shizophrenia (who did or did not commit a crime) should be punished by all other people

No, absolutely not. People with schizophrenia should not be punished or ostracized by society—whether they have committed a crime or not.

From human rights, legal, and medical perspectives, punishing someone simply for having a psychiatric condition is fundamentally wrong for several reasons:

1. Schizophrenia Is a Medical Condition, Not a Moral Failing

Schizophrenia is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder that affects how the brain processes information, leading to disruptions in thought, perception, and emotion.

• Punishing someone for having schizophrenia is equivalent to punishing someone for having cancer, diabetes, or epilepsy.
• A person does not choose to have a psychiatric disorder, and stigmatizing or punishing them for their symptoms only prevents them from seeking help, getting effective treatment, and recovering.

2. Society’s Role: Healthcare and Safety vs. Collective Punishment

For individuals with schizophrenia who have not committed any crime, society’s role is to provide access to medical care, stable housing, social support, and protection against discrimination. Collective social punishment or exclusion inflicts deep psychological harm and exacerbates mental health issues.

For individuals who have committed a crime:

• Justice, Not Vengeance: The justice system exists to handle offenses fairly through established legal procedures. Vigilante action or informal «punishment by all other people» undermines basic human rights and the rule of law.
• Treatment and Rehabilitation: When a person’s crime is directly driven by severe untreated psychosis (where they could not understand reality or tell right from wrong), international human rights standards and modern legal systems prioritize forensic psychiatric care in secure medical settings rather than punitive imprisonment. The goal is treatment and public safety, not social retaliation.

3. Stigma and the Reality of Violence

Part of why societal hostility toward people with schizophrenia exists is due to fear and misinformation.

• The vast majority of people with schizophrenia are not violent.
• Statistically, people with severe mental illnesses are far more likely to be the victims of violence, abuse, and social neglect than the perpetrators.

Anunnaki

Uit Wikipedia, de vrije encyclopedie

De Anunnaki (enkelvoud Anunnaku) vormen in de Mesopotamische mythologie (Sumeriërs, Akkadiërs, Assyriërs en Babyloniërs) een groep godheden die verwant zijn en soms overlappen met de Anunna (de ‚Vijftig Grote Goden‘) en de Igigi (de mindere goden).

Betekenis

De godennaam kan getranscribeerd worden als ^da-nuna, ^da-nuna-ke₄-ne, of ^da-nun-na. Er bestaan veel schrijfwijzen: Annunaki, Annunnaki, Anunaki, Anunaku, Anunnaku, Anuna, Anunnaka. De betekenis is «die van koninklijken bloede».

Raad van goden

Hoofd van de Anunnaki-raad was de Grote Anu, de god van het firmament. De andere leden werden als zijn nakomelingen beschouwd. De Anunnaki vormden de Hoge Raad van de Goden als Anu’s metgezellen. Ze hadden sleutelposities verspreid over de wereld en de onderwereld. Meest bekend onder hen waren Marduk (Enki’s zoon), Asaru, Asarualim, Asarualimnunna, Asaruludu, En-Ki (Ea voor de Akkadiërs), Namru, Namtillaku en Tutu. In de Akkadische religie werden de Anunna als Anunnaku opgenomen. Hier vormden ze de onderaardse goden, die tegenover de Igigi, de hemelse goden, werden gesteld.

Anunnaki en Igigi

In onder andere de Enoema-Elisj verstoorden de Anunnaki met hun vitaliteit de rust van de oudere goden en Tiamat, de oergodin van het (zoute) water, verzamelde haar Igigi onder leiding van haar zoon Kingu om in opstand te komen. Maar Kingu werd verslagen door Marduk, de leider van de Anunnaki. Marduk nam de Me, de Tabletten van het Lot, van Kingu af.

Schepping van de mens

Om plaatsvervangers voor de Igigi als arbeiders te vinden en Kingu voor zijn opstand te straffen, maakten de baarmoedergodin Mami en handwerkersgod Ea (Enki) van veertien stukken klei, gemengd met het bloed én het verstand van Kingu, zeven mannen en zeven vrouwen. Die hebben nu iets goddelijks in zich én rebels, omdat ze ten dele afstammen van de opstandige Igigu Kingu.^[1][2]