Rare Cuneiform Script Found on Island of Malta

Popular Archaeology ^ | Thursday, December 22, 2011 | Vol. 5 December 2011

[Yashcheritsiy]

Only assuming, as you do, that using BCE means the author hates God.

What's wrong with BCE? It just stands for "Before Christian Era," right?

/just to tick off the seculonazis

[Spunky]

That looks like the kind of Agate we find here in Eastern Washington State. Without the inscription though. :-)

[munin]

likes of which would normally be found much farther west in Mesopotamia.
West? Mesopotamia is in current Iraq which is to the east. It is to the west the looooong way around

Meybe you should learn to read, it was found on Malta, far to the west of Mesopotamia, anyway, have a merry Christmas youall

[blueunicorn6]

That reminds me.....I have to pick up the tickets for The Nutcracker.

[bigheadfred]

Of course, when you ring the number, it’s a nursing home.

That sucks.

[kenavi]

Meybe you should learn to read, it was found on Malta, far to the west of Mesopotamia

That's not what it reads here: "the likes of which would normally be found much farther west in Mesopotamia"

[rwoodward]

Don’t forget to drink your Ovaltine!

[blueunicorn6]

That, is a good one.

[munin]

Sorry about that, in another version it said it was the first time an artifact like that had been found that far west, so somebody (author?) made a mistake, clearly Malta is far to the west of Mesopotamia, the land between the rivers as it were, Ninurta, warlord for the God Enlil and son of Sin, for whom the Sinai were named were at war with Marduk, son of Enki for supremacy of the world and his birthright was denied him and the Mesopotamian Gods treatment of his father, Enki, he wanted some revenge, anyhow, it seems as he eventually won that war and made his headquarters in Babylon, Marduke that is.anyway fasinating stuff, have a merry Christmas all and more fun on freepers in 2012

[kenavi]

"Sinai", as in "Mount Sinai"?

Would this tradition touch Jethro/Reuel, Moses's father-in-law, to whom the Bible records a great measure of respect?

Merry Christmas, the legacy that began between the two rivers (at least as far as we can trace), goes on.

[killermosquito]

Actually, I believe BCE means Before Common Era

[SunkenCiv]

It would be huge news though, if one showed up in Wa St with cuneiform on it...

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks killermosquito.

[MHGinTN]

Speak for yourself, sonny.

[SunkenCiv]

I forgot the ba-dump-dump!

[SunkenCiv]

:’)

[SunkenCiv]

:’D

[SunkenCiv]

Malta spelled backwards is Atlam, which is a corruption of Atlantis. No aliens, Malta was the original site of Atlantis.

I know I’ll regret the lack of a sarc tag...

[munin]

“Sinai”, as in “Mount Sinai”?

Yes absolutly, and yes to your other question to, the old testament is a history book with most of the earlier stuff borrowed from much older Sumerian and Acadian writings. If you are really interested in this history and noty just hung up on Christianeyt that came much later, but buildt on the older history, you might start with reading “The 12th. Planet” by Zakaria Sitchin, he has studied this stuff since boyhood and he passed away earlier this year, his writing explains a lot of things without destroying \christian teaching and he explain how inteligent design and evolution are not mutualy exclusive, you might be interesting in reading a early \sumerian text about the creation called “Enuma Elish” my copy was translated around 1895 or so, we are away with family for Christmas, so can’t check spelling if names,m but if you google it you will find it ok.try “Sitchin.com” good luck and have fun

[Vermont Lt]

Better living through chemistry!