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Originally posted by undo
So God created The Steppe (Eden) Dwellers, which is
the older translation (akkadian), since the newer one
(the babylonian one) is Habitation, I think The Steppe
(Eden) Dwellers is more legit. How soon you forget.
[edit on 6-4-2007 by undo]
Old Babylonian is a term used to describe the period of Mesopotamian history between the end of the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2000 BCE) through the end of the first dynasty of Babylon (c. 1600).
The term actually refers to the Akkadian language, which during this period was referred to as "Old Babylonian." Although Sumerian remained the dominant language used for literary compositions and legal texts,
maš-gana2 a2-dam-bi mu-/un-gul\-gul-lu-uš du6-du6-ra mi-ni-in-si-ig-eš
destroyed its settlements and habitations, they razed them to ruin mounds
The Akkadian Empire was the state that grew up around the city of Akkad north of Sumer, reaching its greatest extent under Sargon of Akkad. Although ascertaining exact dates during this period is subject to significant disagreement, the Akkadian Empire lasted from about 2350 BC to 2150 BC—approximately 200 years.
56. kurun a2-dam-ta u3-um-de6
Akk. namû "living in the steppe, steppe-dweller".
Biblical name of the first man, from Heb. adam "man," lit. "(the one formed from the) ground" (Heb. adamah "ground");
posted by Beth
The Adam was the first race
to prove the hebrews had no legitimate claim on anything and that the bible is evidence of that
Nevermind. You seem to want to talk to someone of higher scholastic caliber. I suggest Michael Heiser.
17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth. 18 And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
Originally posted by Marduk
the word used in the Hebrew bible most definitely does mean the whole earth
this is why it claims that the water reaches the mountain tops when there are no mountains in Mesopotamia
17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth. 18 And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
its in the flood stories that predate the Gilgamesh epic that the flood does not cover the entire earth, the bible story is derived from these through a long line of stories told over millenia
each time the story is retold it gets exaggerated
e.g. the ark starts off as the wall of a reed hut
Originally posted by Marduk
youre taking it out of context, it also states
tachat kol hashamayim (all the high mountains under the entire heavens) which is not a limited geographical area
mesopotamia is not the fertile crescent
it is just the land in between the rivers (meso - middle potamia - rivers)
it is a flat silt plain and it has no mountains
mountains do border its edges though as you can see from the map I posted on page 1
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mesopotamia is the very flat green area just above the persian gulf