Gilgamesh tomb believed found!

BBC ^ | Published: 2003/04/29 07:57:11 | Editorial Staff

[dsutah]

You know, I remember about a month ago; our pastor was telling a bit of this story to us, as part of his homily(sermon). He was talking about Noah, and the flood story in the "Gilgamesh". It was really interesting how he told it. I do wish I could remember just how he told the story.

He was telling us how the word "Satan" came into being, from that part of the world. Apparently, it was once a term applied to a mortal enemy. Then it came to be applied to the devil(or a imortal) enemy. He was saying how many of the people of Iraq and Iran are not Muslim, but Zoroastrian. It was really interesting!

[firewalk]

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[SunkenCiv]

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[rdl6989]

This is a find of epoch proportions.
(/bad humor attempt off)

[IncredibleHulk]

There was a Noah but his name wasn't Noah and he lived before Adam and Eve. He also didn't take any animals onto his ark but seeds only. Read your Sumerian history.

[kanawa]

Sounds like you've a good pastor there.
I don't think I would have nodded off during that sermon.

[rwfromkansas]

Did he say that?

I would have a spaze attack as a history major.

This isn't some small find....this is big stuff.

[streetpreacher]

In related news: Jesus' tomb is STILL empty.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Hannity is far from being well educated.

[zeugma]

Where did you get that excerpt? The links at the bottom were bad because they were relative.

BTW, according to a units converter I have here, the walls of the boat as described are 194 feet tall. ... its walls were each 10 times 12 cubits in height, ... 1 SumerianCubit = 1.62 feet

I can't tell how long the thing was supposed to be because the text looks garbled. ...the sides of its top were of equal length, 10 times It cubits each....

[canalabamian]

Yep, thats an epic.

[Dustbunny]

This is exciting!

Can't wait till they get further into the dig.

[Cvengr]

So we found the underground entrance to the Abyss?? We can shoot at the Lizard People, but will they die?

[Ciexyz]

kewl!

[Wormwood]

This is very exciting!

I agree! The Epic of Gilgamiesh and the Enuma Elish are two of my favorite stories.

[Wormwood]

D'oh!

I got Punk'd by Thread Necromancy.

Dammit.

[ApplegateRanch]

That'a what I call a real Encki Doodle Dandy of a find!

[-=Wing_0_Walker=-]

Isn't this a repeat?

[R. Scott]

We often have to change the category of a story from “myth” to “history”.

[SunkenCiv]

:') It had to be said, and kiddo, I'm glad it was you.