“This can’t be right,” he said, reading it. “It’s got to be a joke. Where’s the camera?”
Daniel was turning pale as he read his letter.
“Oh, my God…,” he breathed. Sam needed to sit down. Jack looked over at her letter.
“Well, yours looks right to me,” he said. “Danny’s, too.”
“What’s going on?” Hammond came to the door, seeing the three of them in shock. Jack held up his letter and Hammond took it, giving it a quick read before looking at Daniel’s and Sam’s letters. He chuckled. “Jack, I can think of no one better for these awards. Congratulations. I know you’ll bust something, but wait until tomorrow before telling everyone, will you? Let this be Cassandra’s day.”
“George, I….. I’m a soldier,” Jack pointed out. “I shouldn’t be getting this award. It has to be wrong.”
Hammond looked closely at him with that wise old owl look he sometimes gets.
“Jack, the job of a soldier is to bring peace. Between you and Daniel, who else has done so much for peace in this past year? Sam certainly deserves the prize for Physics. And the two of you, in my opinion all three of you, in words and actions, deserve to share the Nobel Peace Prize.”
The End
Notes: In trying to find the right words for Paul’s handfasting, I ran into this wonderful site: ArtKetubah.com. There was even text for same-gender vows. I did a little editing and it seemed to call Paul’s name. I hope you like it. The song Jonathan and Ninurta are singing is from Rent. It is called I’ll Cover You.
Thank you for reading my story. It took years to put together. Thank you to Roni for her wonderful proofreading and editing, and correcting a few mistakes that I hadn’t realized were mistakes.
Vocabulary
Ze ki angu = I love you
Aba =father
Adda= Daddy
Agashu =youngest son
Ahatu =sister
Ahatatum = little sister
Ahu =brother
Sehru =little brother
Ammartu =eaglet
Anna =yes
Innna =no
Babu =small child or baby
Ba’eru =hunter (not really a son of Enki, I made that up. He has only Ninurta, according to the myths.)
Binu =son
Bishru =small child
Dadu =darling
Daltu =door of heaven / underworld
Didila =child
Ezib sha =never mind
Gade =I’m off
Gerru =lion cub, puppy (they used to believe felines and dogs were the same species. I don’t know how they figured it.)
Hasduk =beloved
Mersiya = sweetie pie
Salimu =peace
Inanna =Queen of Heaven and Earth, Goddess of Passion
Enki =Lord of the Earth, God of Water (It’s a long, complicated story. If a lot of people are interested, I’ll post a summary on my site.)
Ninurta =Lord of Storms, God of fertility –plants and livestock. The sweeping, all-consuming storms, not the gentle rains. He was a warrior, not a gardener.
Shara =warrior at Ninurta’s side, his name means ‘foundation’
Gibil =god of fire. The consuming, destructive fires.
Erra =demon of disease, consort of Ereshkigal. Demon in the Greek sense, daemon, meaning spirit. He’s a warrior. His name is also spelled Irra, depending on the translator.
Ereshkigal =Queen of the Underworld
Zu =a very naughty, colorful bird. See The Myth of Zu in the myths section of my website. VERY naughty bird.
Unification: The Anunnaki Unification Book 5 Page 29
