Inscription
17th edition, published in the 96th reign.
Behold the pattern of the heavens, and the balances of the divine structure.
Behold Yanu’s calculations and the laws that Asham himself cannot violate.
Behold the foundation the Gods created for their works.
For heaven has been conquered and its innermost secrets revealed.
The forces that bind matter to matter, earth to sky, life to nonlife, are no longer hidden.
No longer do we fear the storm-bringer.
For now we have mastered Dahad’s thunderous weapons.
No longer are our feet chained to the ground.
For now we may command Sinnesh’s dark pull from the Underworld.
No longer do we quail at the mercy of the harvest or the plague.
For now Ishtanyu’s power is as soft clay in our hands.
Since the dawn of time, questions have vexed the minds of the priests.
The philosophers have debated their answers fumbling in darkness.
But now we may see the truth right before our eyes.
For the power of a sublime intellect has driven away the darkness of ignorance.
Now we may enter the dwellings of the Gods.
Now we may ascend the heights of heaven and feast in their banquet-halls.
O mortal seekers of knowledge, you who desire to eat the fruit of the Gods—
Join me in reverence for ZARGON, Emperor and Philosopher.
In his wisdom he has revealed all of this.
In his intelligence he has unlocked the Truth.
The essence of Lord Eyenki dwells in his heart.
No closer to the Gods can any mortal rise.
—Savant Haleyu, founder of the Encyclopedia Akkadia in the 7th reign