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‘Whoever Breaks This Will Die’: Scientists Reportedly Uncover Chilling Ancient Artifact
Daily Caller ^
| 8 Jul, 2024
| KAY SMYTHE
Posted on 07/09/2024 6:19:30 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Archaeologists working at a site in Turkey uncovered a rare, threatening seal from the ancient Hittite empire, according to a report published Sunday.
The terracotta seal was found throughout excavations at the Büklükale (Kaman-Kalehöyük) site in Turkey and is believed to have belonged to the Hittite royal family, according to Anatolian Archaeology. Inscribed on the seal are the words (roughly translated): “Whoever breaks this will die.”
Archaeologists led by Dr. Kimiyoshi Matsumura reportedly found the seal in 2023 and translated the cuneiform, finding the surprising threat. Researchers believe that Hittite laws were focused on fines rather than the death penalty or corporal punishment for crimes, according to the outlet.
“There is cuneiform writing on this seal. On the seal, the Great King Tabarna (Sovereign King) or Tavananna (Sovereign Queen) writes ‘Whoever breaks this will die,'” Matsumura told the outlet. “These seals were usually stamped on contracts, stating that if something was done against the contract, it would be penalized. The king and queen from Hattusa sent something here. This shows that this city was in intensive relations between Hattusa and the royal family.”
As the seal was found in several pieces, further impressions and examinations will hopefully reveal the full statement in the near future.
TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: anatolia; buklukale; catastrophism; cuneiform; epigraphyandlanguage; excavations; godsgravesglyphs; hattusa; hittite; hittites; kamankalehoyuk; kimiyoshimatsumura; tabarna; tavananna; turkey
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To: MtnClimber
Whoever breaks this seal will die ...
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posted on
07/09/2024 10:43:08 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: apillar
So, break the seal or not, you’re gonna die!
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posted on
07/09/2024 10:59:41 AM PDT
by
HandyDandy
(Borders, language and culture. Michael Savage)
To: Red Badger
The woman is Heidi Klum, a supermodel famous about 10-20 years ago.
To: MissNomer
Oh yes, one of the non-American judges on America’s Got Talent.
Heidi is from Germany, Howie Mandel is Canadian, Sofia Vergara is Columbian and Simon Cowell is a Brit.....................
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posted on
07/09/2024 1:04:07 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: 75thOVI; Abathar; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AnalogReigns; AndrewC; aragorn; ...
One of *those* topics. I think marriage actually broke Seal.
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posted on
07/09/2024 2:40:30 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: Red Badger; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks Red Badger.
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posted on
07/09/2024 2:41:09 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: Hatteras
Dang, that’s what happens when I don’t read the whole thread before foolin’ around...
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posted on
07/09/2024 2:42:07 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: Red Badger
At the bottom in tiny letters it added “ eventually”.
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07/11/2024 2:08:25 AM PDT
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Salamander
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To: Salman
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posted on
07/11/2024 2:10:02 AM PDT
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Salamander
(Please visit my profile page to help me go home again . https://www.givesendgo.com/G2FU)
To: Go_Raiders
The Eagles version was better.
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07/11/2024 2:11:16 AM PDT
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Salamander
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To: Kartographer
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posted on
07/11/2024 2:12:19 AM PDT
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Salamander
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To: Salamander
Who’s gonna make it?
We’ll find out...
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posted on
07/12/2024 10:38:54 AM PDT
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Go_Raiders
(An nescis, mi fili, quantilla prudentia mundus regatur? - Axel Oxenstierna)
To: Go_Raiders
And now it’s stuck in my head.
Again.
Thanks.
:D
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07/12/2024 8:49:22 PM PDT
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Salamander
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To: Seruzawa
Depends upon the authority of the one who curses. A curse by God doesn’t depend upon the belief of the one cursed.
A curse by another may be overcome by faith in Christ and what He provided on the Cross.
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07/17/2024 4:44:09 PM PDT
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Cvengr
( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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