Fillis: OK... We've been performing some new 
testing on the specimens. 


Lennard: What kind of testing? 


Fillis: Intelligence testing. Putting them 
through mazes, training them, that sort of 
thing. 


Lennard: And what does this have to do with 
the breach? 


Fillis: Everything. These guys were speeding 
through puzzles, memorizing commands 
almost instantly. We looked at the data, and 
these guys are as smart as primates. Smarter 
even than that, we tried teaching them how to 
read, how to write, and they picked it up in the 
blink of an eye. 


However, Research Lab #14 has created a method that 
might allow the CRISPR-Cas9 system to automatically 
attach itself to cells with trace amounts of the unique 
plastic excreted by the organs. This would make it 
possible to inject the supplement anywhere in the 
bloodstream, massively decreasing the difficulty in 
administering it. 


Although it is currently unknown how this method could 
be added to the CRISPR-Cas9 system, it might make it 
possible to administer the supplement in pill form, 
allowing it to be mixed with any other medication that 
may be in use. 


To add on to this summary, Research Lab #14 is making 
two requests: 


Increased Access to Supplement Production 
Facilities: Research Lab #14 and its staff aren't certain 
that the limited resources provided to it will be able to 
meet the extremely large demand for the supplement. 


Additional Amenities: Research Lab #14, as well as 
the small number of locations the staff has access to, 
has very few opportunities for entertainment. Beyond 
this, the staff's living quarters are extremely confined, 
and several members of staff are suffering from sleep 
deprivation. 


Footnotes 
1. See MTF Gamma-41 Abridged Documentation 
2. The process detailed below has activated even when exposed to 


plant material and carbon-based fuels. 

3. AKA Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, 
CRISPR-Cas9 and its variants are modified versions of a bacterial 
immune system capable of selectively removing and modifying 
genetic material. 

4. Including genetic information of SCP-2687-C affected cells, 
microscopic analysis, etc. Imprecise and/or false information 
regarding SCP-2687-C can be perceived normally. 

5. Note: The last five (5) paragraphs of SCP-2687's description will 
be ignored by those not inoculated against SCP-2687-C's 
properties. Thus, it has been deemed unnecessary to install a 
security checkpoint for this section. 

6. Judging from this, as well as several other testimonies, "Mickey" 
is currently thought to be Pol-GE-21, a high-ranking Chaos 
Insurgency operative with anomalous capabilities. Currently, Pol- 
GE-21 is still at large. 


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SCP-2688: Enammu 


Item #: SCP-2688 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: The SCP-2688-A population is 
aware of SCP-2688's anomalous nature, and have agreed to 
provide information regarding the history and anomalous properties 
of the region in exchange for being allowed to continue living within 
it. No information regarding the Foundation, ORIA or any other 
Group of Interest is to be released to SCP-2688-A instances, unless 
as part of an Exchange of Information Agreement authorized by the 
current Director of Area 58. 


Area 58 has been established on Bubiyan Island near SCP-2688, 
with additional facilities located on other areas of the island, 
disguised as a Kuwaiti military base. 


Description: SCP-2688 is a small farming village located on 
Bubiyan Island, Kuwait, containing a population of 135 people. 
SCP-2688's current population (hereafter referred to collectively as 
SCP-2688-A) are culturally and linguistically distinct from other 
Kuwaiti groups, speaking a creole with loanwords derived from 
Koine Greek, Babylonian Akkadian, Imperial Aramaic and 
Mesopotamian Arabic. SCP-2688-A practice a religion loosely 
resembling Iron Age Akkadian belief systems, centered on the deity 
Nammu. SCP-2688-A voluntarily remains isolated from the outside 
world, though passive observation of other groups was common 
prior to the ORIA establishing control over the region. 


There are two anomalies affecting SCP-2688: 


¢ All children conceived within SCP-2688 will display multiple 
physical malformations of a highly random nature. These 
malformations include, but are not limited to, extra or missing 
sensory organs, benign tumours and teratomas, and 


malformed or missing internal organs. It is currently unclear 
whether this anomaly only affects SCP-2688-A or extends to 
any children conceived within the village, as testing it has 
been deemed unethical. 

Any liquid water not within a biological organism brought 
within an approximate two kilometer radius of the temple 
complex will spontaneously transmute into a solution of 
amniotic fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, gastric acid and sodium 
chloride suspended in water. The concentration of this 
solution will vary. SCP-2688-A instances experience none of 
the unhealthy effects that would normally occur from coming 
into contact with this solution, and utilize it in the place of 
water. This solution has religious significance to SCP-2688-A, 
and it is often used in libation and purification rituals. 


In the center of SCP-2688 is a large ruined ziggurat, dated to 
approximately 4100 BCE!. Though not itself anomalous, the 
ziggurat is anachronistic, as it is over a millennium older than any 
other structure in the area constructed using similar methods. 
Several anachronistic or formerly anomalous artifacts have been 
recovered from within the ziggurat, including cuneiform tablets in an 
unknown language, dated to approximately 4000 BCE?, and seven 
mummified human cadavers displaying similar anomalies to those 
experienced by SCP-2688-A, dated to between 200 BCE and 900 
CE. 


A subterranean system of tunnels, constructed at approximately the 
same time as the temple complex, extends more than 500 metres 
beneath SCP-2688. These tunnels have not been mapped in their 
entirety. The only entrance to these tunnels is from the ziggurat in 
the center of the village. The use of ground-penetrating radar has 
shown that at the base of these tunnels is an unusually large, 
anomalously stable underground body of water at least 90 km2 in 
size. 


Based on texts uncovered from the site, it is believed that SCP-2688 
was continuously inhabited from approximately 4100 BCE to 1200 
BCE, at which point it was abandoned due to invasion from the north 
by an unknown group. In approximately 300 BCE, the site was 
resettled by a group of Hellenes and Babylonians. SCP-2688-A is 


descended from these settlers. 
Recovered texts3: 
+ Akkadian Tablet (Excerpt from a creation myth) 


[Dates to approximately 300 BCE. Recovered from within 
the ziggurat.] 


Nammu who formed all things, 

Made in addition weapons invincible; she 
spawned monster-serpents, 

Sharp of tooth, and merciless of fang; 

With poison, instead of blood, she filled their 
bodies. 

Fierce monster-serpents she clothed with 
terror, 

With splendor she decked them, she made 
them of lofty stature. 

Whoever beheld them, terror overcame him, 
Their bodies reared up and none could 
withstand their attack. 

She set up vipers and dragons, and terrible 
giants, 

And fevers, and screaming hounds, and 
scorpion-men, 

And locusts, and fish-men, and rams; 

They bore cruel weapons, without fear of the 
fight. 

Her commands were mighty, none could resist 
them. 


+ Akkadian Tablet (Teratomantic omen series) 


[Dates to approximately 300 BCE. Recovered from the 
perimeter of the temple complex.] 


[fragment missing] 

If the infant has two ears on the right and none 
on the left - Nammu is in peace. 

If the infant has two ears on the left and none 


on the right - Nammu is discontented. 

If the infant has two heads - There will be a 
fierce attack against the [House/Temple] of 
Nammu. 

If the infant is a lion with two heads - There will 
be discontent in the [House/Temple] of 
Nammu. 

If the infant has no eyes - Nammu will make 
the land waste. 

If the infant has two eyes on the right and none 
on the left - Nammu will birth children and the 
land will live in peace. 

If the teeth of the infant protrude from its 
forehead - Dire need will seize the land. 

If the ears of the infant are on their sides and 
its head is solid and it has no mouth - Nammu 
will speak humbly to the [ruler/lord] of the 
Cosmic Waters. 

If the abdomen of the infant is open, and it has 
no intestines - There will be famine. 

If the neck of the infant turns towards its belly 
and it holds its intestines in its mouth - The 
land will prosper. 

[fragment missing] 


+ Greek Scroll (Liturgical text) 


[Dates to approximately 300 BCE. Recovered from within 
the ziggurat.] 


[fragment missing] 

Is this not the composition of the waters? 
[fragment missing] 

There was a time in which there existed 
nothing but darkness and an abyss of waters, 
imprisoned therein were the most hideous 
beings, which were produced of a two-fold 
principle. There appeared men, some of whom 
were furnished with two wings, others with 
four, and with two faces. They had one body 


but two heads: the one that of a man, the other 
of a woman: and likewise several organs both 
male and female. Other human figures were to 
be seen with the legs and horns of goats: 
some had horses' feet: while others united the 
hind quarters of a horse with the body of a 
man, resembling in shape the hippocentaurs. 
Bulls likewise were bred there with the heads 
of men; and dogs with no eyes: horses also 
with the heads of dogs: men too and other 
animals, with the heads and bodies of horses 
and the tails of fishes. In short, there were 
creatures in which were combined the limbs of 
every species of animals. In addition to these, 
fishes, reptiles, serpents, with other monstrous 
animals, which assumed each other's shape 
and countenance. 


The person who confined them was a woman 
named Nammu; which in the Chaldean 
language is Thalatth; in Greek Thalassa, the 
sea. All things being in this situation, the 
Archon of the Cosmic Waters came, and cut 
the woman asunder: and one half of her he 
placed in the earth, and the other half in the 
heavens; and at the same time begat the 
animals within her. 


+ Sumerian Tablet (Letter) 


[Dates to approximately 1200 BCE. Originally recovered 
by archeologists in Sahiwal, Pakistan, later purchased by 
the Foundation. Other texts recovered nearby indicate it 
was written within SCP-2688 and was to be transported 
to somewhere in southeast Asia.] 


A reproduction of the cylinder seal 
impression found at the bottom of the 
tablet. 


To Daughter Ninshubur of the Keepers of the 


Mind, Servant of Mikannu4, say: thus speaks 
Father Ziusudra, [Priest/Lord] of the [House/ 
Temple] of Nammu, Servant of Mikannu. 


To my Daughter, 


Your Father bears ill news of home: The door 
is broken, the lock is wrenched. 


The dead have been brought up, and the dead 
outnumber the living. 


The King of Lachish sets aflame his own 
people, but he will not stem the Red Tide. 


The King of Ugarit abandons his country to 
itself, but he will not be spared. 


The sky beyond Eridu's Star lies open, 
the Cosmic Waters pour forth. 


The Sorcerer King rises from a rotting 
[world/"foreign land"/afterlife], the Lord of the 
Cosmic Waters follows his command. 


Our brothers and sisters in Kaptaru® march to 
the end of all things, but they may not return. 


The lord of the Cosmic Waters seeks the 
[House/Temple] of Nammu, your Father knows 
not why. 


If the [House/Temple] of Nammu is taken, the 
blood of Mikannu will be lost, and the blood of 
Mikannu must not be lost. 


Whatever occurs, we must defend what 
remains of the light. 


Discovery and Containment: 


In 1955, the Office for the Reclamation of Islamic Artifacts became 


aware of the existence of SCP-2688 and attempted to establish a 
presence within it, an action which SCP-2688-A responded to 
violently. This conflict lasted for thirteen hours, after which the ORIA 
were able to forcibly take control of the region. 


In 1991 Foundation operatives conducted a raid on SCP-2688 and 
were able to capture it from the ORIA. Individuals with Level 4 or 
higher security clearance may access Document-—2688-Aleph for 
details on the operation. 


Interview Log 2688-A5: 
+ Access Restricted to Level 4/2688 and Sitra Achra Personnel 
Interviewed: SCP-2688-A5, "Alaparus Belos" 
Interviewer: Dr. Ahmadi 


Foreword: SCP-2688-A5 is a 73 year-old 
male, possessing a small orbital tumour in the 
place of its left eye, and an abnormally 
enlarged right orbit accommodating an 
additional non-functional vestigial eye located 
approximately two centimeters above its right 
eye. SCP-2688-A5 acts as both a religious and 
secular authority within SCP-2688-A, having 
being chosen by the previous "Belos" to act as 
its successor. Additionally, SCP-2688-A5 is 
one of the only ten literate SCP-2688-A 
instances. Interview was conducted in the 
creole spoken by SCP-2688-A. 


<Begin Log> 


Dr. Ahmadi: Good morning, Belos. | would 
like to ask you a few questions about the 
history of your village. Let's start with the 
obvious. Why did your people migrate here? 


SCP-2688-A5: My people were led here long 
ago. We were gathered in the north and sent 


to find the land of Dilmun. 

Dr. Ahmadi: Could you clarify further? 
SCP-2688-A5: [unintelligible muttering] 
Dr. Admadi: Speak up, please. 
SCP-2688-A5: You will not understand. 


Dr. Ahmadi: If you don't think you can 
adequately explain the history of this village, 
we can always find another member of your 
society to... 


SCP-2688-A5: [visibly agitated] There is no 
need to call upon the ignorant. | will attempt to 
enlighten you, though you will not understand. 


Dr. Ahmadi: Alright then. Continue. 


SCP-2688-A: My ancestors, the initiates of the 
lonic Mysteries, were gathered by Karcist 
Tulva, vizier of Tursaat of the Cosmic Waters. 
They were sent to settle the once-prosperous 
land of Dilmun, in the name of our immortal 
father. When they arrived at this place, my 
ancestors rejoiced, for a reward had been 
prepared for them. 


Dr. Ahmadi: A reward? 


SCP-2688-A5: This village lies upon a 
diseased god. A rotten creature, whose 
fevered mumblings shape our flesh. It was a 
gift beyond measure. We may be as flies to 
the gods, but flies make feasts of the sick and 


dying. 
Dr. Ahmadi: A god? 


SCP-2688-A5: Nammu, Thalatth, Tiamat. She 


Lennard: | have documentation that says 
those creatures are no more intelligent than a 
common tree frog. 


Fillis: That's what we thought at first. But this 
testing, it showed that we were dead wrong. 
They were writing coherent notes to us, they 
told us what their names were. We gave one 
of them an IQ test, it scored 127. These things 
are humans, trapped in the bodies of frogs. 


Lennard: So what led to their aggressive 
behavior then? 


Fillis: One of them asked us to bring in some 
stuff for it to read, so Thomson brought in this 
kids book with some fairy tales in it. Seemed 
like they had enjoyed it, but after that, they 
started getting angry with us. They were... 
depressed. They wrote notes telling us that we 
had no right to keep them here, that they 
needed to be out in the world, they needed to 
be free. 


Lennard: What exactly did they expect to be 
able to accomplish if they were able to 
escape? 


Fillis: | don't know. 
Lennard: Ok, | believe we are done here. 


Fillis: Wait, before you go, can you tell me 
what happened to Thomson? 


Lennard: KIA. Stray bullet in the chest. 


Fillis: That's a shame. He was going to bring 
them another story. 


<End Log>