If we accept the King List as the history of Anunnaki rule, how would this overturn our concepts of 'gods' and 'kings'?

Okay, let's talk about this fascinating topic. If we truly view the Sumerian King List as the executive roster of the Anunnaki's "Earth branch," it would be nothing short of an intellectual earthquake for our understanding of the concepts of "gods" and "kings."

It's like you always thought the big boss of the company was an omnipotent, legendary figure who was rarely seen, only to discover one day that he was actually just a long-term expatriate manager sent by headquarters, and he brought a bunch of "alien relatives" to Earth to run projects.

Let me break down in plain language exactly how this perspective is so disruptive:

Disrupting "Gods": From the Altar of Faith to the Throne of Technology

If we accept this premise, the concept of "god" undergoes several fundamental shifts:

1. From "Supernatural" to "Super-Technological"

How we used to think: "Gods" were supernatural beings who created heaven and earth, controlled wind, rain, thunder, and were omnipotent. Their power was "divine," magical, unexplainable by science.
How we think after accepting the King List: The "gods" (i.e., the Anunnaki) are no longer magicians, but super-scientists and engineers. Their "divine power" is actually advanced technology beyond our comprehension.
- For example: In the Bible, God says, "Let there be light," and there was light. That sounds miraculous. But if an Anunnaki commander said to the ship's AI, "Activate the atmospheric lighting system," the effect might be identical. To people thousands of years ago, this was a divine miracle.
- The so-called "creation of humans" shifts from "God molding man from clay" to "genetic engineering modifying early hominids." This instantly transforms sacred creation myths into a laboratory report.

2. From "Eternal" to "Long-Lived"

How we used to think: Gods are eternal and immortal, free from birth, aging, sickness, and death.
How we think after accepting the King List: The prehistoric rulers listed in the King List often reigned for tens of thousands of years (e.g., the first king, Alulim, ruled for 28,800 years). To humans, this seems eternal, but for the Anunnaki, it might just be a normal term within their long lifespans. They are not immortal, just long-lived. They would still experience birth, aging, sickness, death, power struggles, and succession – just on a completely different timescale than ours.

3. From "Perfect" to "Humanized" (or "Alien-Humanized")

How we used to think: Gods are typically perfect, supremely good, or represent some ultimate law.
How we think after accepting the King List: The "gods" in Sumerian myths (Enki, Enlil, etc.) are full of human emotions: they get jealous, quarrel, fight fiercely over power, and even unleash a great flood because humans were too noisy. How is this perfect divinity? These are clearly powerful individuals wielding high technology but possessing distinct personality flaws. Their stories are no longer sacred doctrine; they resemble an alien version of Game of Thrones.

Disrupting "Kings": From Heaven's Chosen to Project Manager

The concept of "king" is equally reshaped.

1. From "Mandate of Heaven" to "Expatriate Executive"

How we used to think: Kings ruled by divine right; the monarch was the "Son of Heaven," the earthly agent of the gods. His power came from a metaphysical, sacred "Mandate of Heaven."
How we think after accepting the King List: The source of kingship becomes very concrete and "down-to-earth."
- Early Period (Pre-Flood): The "king" was the Anunnaki themselves. They were the direct rulers of Earth, this "colony" or "mining operation." Those kings with extraordinarily long reigns on the list were these alien governors.
- Later Period (Post-Flood): The Anunnaki perhaps found direct management too troublesome or were preparing to return to their home planet. So, they began installing human proxies. These chosen human monarchs were the earliest "kings." Their power didn't come from a nebulous "heaven," but from their alien bosses. So-called "divine right" became "Anunnaki authorization."

2. From "Son of God" to "Hybrid Descendant" or "Designated Proxy"

How we used to think: Many ancient monarchs claimed descent from gods, like pharaohs calling themselves sons of Ra. This was symbolic, emphasizing the legitimacy of their rule.
How we think after accepting the King List: This might not have been symbolic, but fact. Demigod heroes like Gilgamesh (also mentioned in the King List) might literally have been hybrid offspring of Anunnaki and human women. They possessed longer lifespans, greater strength, and intelligence, naturally becoming the first human rulers. Their bloodline was their certificate of authority. Later, purely human monarchs were "professional managers" appointed and approved by these "gods" or "demi-gods."

3. The Essence of Kingship: From "Sacred Ritual" to "Resource Management"

How we used to think: The king's primary duty was to worship the gods through rituals, ensuring favorable weather and national peace.
How we think after accepting the King List: The king's primary duty shifts to serving the Anunnaki. He becomes more like a mine supervisor or plantation overseer. His foremost task is organizing human labor for production (like mining gold, central to many theories) and delivering "tribute" to his alien masters. All religious rituals likely revolved around this core purpose of "tribute" and "management." Temples were no longer just places of prayer; they were more like "governor's mansions" and "warehouses."

In Summary, What Would the World Look Like?

If this hypothesis holds, our worldview would be:

Myth is History: All myths and legends are no longer ancient imagination, but blurred memories and oral records of real events involving alien high technology.
Religion Stems from Misunderstanding: The origin of religion is primitive humanity's awe and worship of the Anunnaki's advanced technology and immense power – a global, upgraded version of "Cargo Cult."
Humans are "The Created": We are no longer the sole product of natural evolution, but a "designed" species, our birth having a clear purpose (e.g., to be miners).
History is a "Colonial History": Early human civilization developed under the direct or indirect control of alien "gods." Ancient wonders like the pyramids or Stonehenge might also have a new explanation – they were their engineering projects.

In conclusion, accepting the King List as the history of Anunnaki rule pulls the "gods" down from heaven, turning them into flesh-and-blood aliens with technology and tempers; simultaneously, it strips the "kings" of their divine aura, revealing them as proxies or project managers for an alien civilization on Earth. The sacredness and mystery of world history vanish, replaced by the prologue to a grander, and perhaps more brutal, "cosmic sociology" and "interstellar political science."