Skip to comments.
Darius Ancient Inscription Found in Boushehr Deciphered
Persian Journal ^
| Apr 9, 2005
Posted on 04/13/2005 1:51:24 AM PDT by nickcarraway
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-50 next last
To: nickcarraway; Jeremiah Jr; Quix; Lijahsbubbe; blam; SunkenCiv
The one sentence reads: "...I put ... on top of the gate ....". Talk about suspense!
To: nickcarraway
Impossible. The Bible is made up of old wives tale by an evil patriarchal society.
< / sarcasm >
3
posted on
04/13/2005 2:13:51 AM PDT
by
Popman
(The American Left: Goose Stepping into the Future)
To: Thinkin' Gal
4
posted on
04/13/2005 2:15:57 AM PDT
by
Quix
(HAVING A FORM of GODLINESS but DENYING ITS POWER. 2 TIM 3:5)
To: Thinkin' Gal
At a guess, and knowing a little about history, I suspect that the full text runs something like this:
"I put [(someone's) head] on top of the gate... [such is how all traitors are served.]"
5
posted on
04/13/2005 2:19:15 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Thinkin' Gal
In a galaxy long ago and far away, my dog died.
Welllll, maybe not.
But I would sure like to read the portions yet to be uncovered and deciphered! Meanwhile, making toast may take priority.
Thanks, though. I do appreciate such pings.
6
posted on
04/13/2005 2:19:35 AM PDT
by
Quix
(HAVING A FORM of GODLINESS but DENYING ITS POWER. 2 TIM 3:5)
To: Spktyr
roflmao... funny. I was thinking exactly the same thing.
7
posted on
04/13/2005 2:22:59 AM PDT
by
coconutt2000
(NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
To: nickcarraway
And the Hittites were just another ridiculous Bible myth that only a simpleton would buy into.
Upon being proven wrong, the arrogant skeptic merely redoubles his efforts and blows more self-aggrandizing gas.
8
posted on
04/13/2005 2:30:07 AM PDT
by
Old Landmarks
(No fear of man.)
To: nickcarraway
The previous sentence was, "Hold my beer."
9
posted on
04/13/2005 2:43:01 AM PDT
by
msnimje
To: msnimje
And his mother in law is what he put on top of the gate....
10
posted on
04/13/2005 2:45:37 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(No wonder the Southern Baptist Church threw Greer out: Only one god per church! [Ann Coulter])
To: Spktyr
More likely this:
"[Dear Milkman, I put your payment in the mailbox] on top of the gate"
To: Nathan Zachary
Could be but I have a lot of experience in this area and I'm sure it translates to "Made in China".
12
posted on
04/13/2005 3:24:12 AM PDT
by
Proud_texan
(May the Blessings of God be among all faithful people)
To: Popman
The business about myths was destroyed when ancient Sumerian texts were unearthed and translated a century ago.
Many of the Bible stories that had been hypothesized as arising out of an "Hebrew oral tradition" were now seen as coming from the same tradition as the world's earliest written documents.
I didn't know anyone was still arguing for the myth thing.
13
posted on
04/13/2005 3:26:42 AM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: Spktyr
If the inscription comes from the beginning of Darius' reign, then he probably did put a head on a gate. He fought a two-year civil war (522-520 B.C.) to keep his throne, defeating nine enemies in nineteen separate battles, according to the famous Behistun inscription. The predecessor he overthrew, Smerdis, was very popular because he had decreed that no taxes would be collected for three years. And today's politicians have the nerve to claim that George W. Bush's tax breaks will break the bank.
How's that for a tie-in with modern politics?
14
posted on
04/13/2005 3:27:47 AM PDT
by
Berosus
To: msnimje
"Hold my beer."
Darius the Great, King of Achaemenids was a Redneck!
15
posted on
04/13/2005 3:29:43 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: nickcarraway
"EAT AT JOE'S"..Hey!, It could happen.
16
posted on
04/13/2005 4:03:43 AM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you :^)
To: nickcarraway
kidding aside...for lack of a "Rosetta Stone"...such translation maybe IFy @ best..or some other like discovery. :/
17
posted on
04/13/2005 4:10:26 AM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you :^)
To: Thinkin' Gal
I'm guessing the complete form is
"... I put 99 bottles of beer... on top of the gate... I took one down, passeth it around and now we got 98 bottles of beer on top of the gate"
18
posted on
04/13/2005 4:54:31 AM PDT
by
Cronos
(Never forget 9/11)
To: Popman
errr... what's the veracity of the Bible got to do with this? The Old Testament starting from Abraham is historically accurate and very verifiable even to modern day archaeologists(Genesis of course deals with pre-history!)
19
posted on
04/13/2005 4:56:04 AM PDT
by
Cronos
(Never forget 9/11)
To: Old Landmarks; blam; SunkenCiv
The Hittites were a known superpower in the Middle East. These indo-European people, successors to the Hurrians and Mitanni were powerful enough to cow the earlier 2000 BC superpowers in Mesopotamia: Assyria and Babylonia and also threaten the other superpower: Egypt.
20
posted on
04/13/2005 4:57:44 AM PDT
by
Cronos
(Never forget 9/11)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-50 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson