Re: [asa] Adam and Adapa

Dick , you wrote in reply . I intersperse two comments;

The legend of Adapa, who lived in Eridu, states that he “prepared the altar table” (see below).

Michael; This is what the legend says!

 In 1940-41, the Iraqi government undertook the excavation of Eridu. At the bottom layer on virgin soil an altar was uncovered that archeologists dated to the “fifth millennium.” On top the altar they found traces of “burnt offerings.” I have a picture of that altar in my book reprinted from the original published in the Illustrated London News in 1948. The article was written by one of your countrymen, Seton Lloyd.

Michael ; I am more than happy to accept this 5 millenium BC altar as genuine.

HOWEVER;

You give no evidence that this altar was made by/for Adapa. Thus it is only a circumstantial fit and a weak one at that. after all;

When did Adapa live? We need some dates to tie it into the 5th Mill altar.

Where did he live? Perhaps we can say only that somewhere in the present day Iraq.

The altar could have been for almost anyone and you give no evidence that it was Adapa.

It is no better than a Royal Marine discovering an AK-47 in Afghanistan and saying that it was Bin Laden's personal weapon.

You have not made your case at all and give some maybes but no definite correlation.

Michael

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Received on Fri Dec 21 14:31:35 2007