An Etymological Discussion of Ancient Texts

[SlowLoris]

I have never read the Hammurabi Law Code. I guess there is no time like the present. There are 282 laws.

https://avalon.law.yale.edu/ancient/hamframe.asp

This is the introduction:

The Code of Hammurabi
Translated by L. W. King

When Anu the Sublime, King of the Anunaki, and Bel, the lord of Heaven and earth, who decreed the fate of the land, assigned to Marduk, the over-ruling son of Ea, God of righteousness, dominion over earthly man, and made him great among the Igigi, they called Babylon by his illustrious name, made it great on earth, and founded an everlasting kingdom in it, whose foundations are laid so solidly as those of heaven and earth; then Anu and Bel called by name me, Hammurabi, the exalted prince, who feared God, to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land, to destroy the wicked and the evil-doers; so that the strong should not harm the weak; so that I should rule over the black-headed people like Shamash, and enlighten the land, to further the well-being of mankind.

Hammurabi, the prince, called of Bel am I, making riches and increase, enriching Nippur and Dur-ilu beyond compare, sublime patron of E-kur; who reestablished Eridu and purified the worship of E-apsu; who conquered the four quarters of the world, made great the name of Babylon, rejoiced the heart of Marduk, his lord who daily pays his devotions in Saggil; the royal scion whom Sin made; who enriched Ur; the humble, the reverent, who brings wealth to Gish-shir-gal; the white king, heard of Shamash, the mighty, who again laid the foundations of Sippara; who clothed the gravestones of Malkat with green; who made E-babbar great, which is like the heavens, the warrior who guarded Larsa and renewed E-babbar, with Shamash as his helper; the lord who granted new life to Uruk, who brought plenteous water to its inhabitants, raised the head of E-anna, and perfected the beauty of Anu and Nana; shield of the land, who reunited the scattered inhabitants of Isin; who richly endowed E-gal-mach; the protecting king of the city, brother of the god Zamama; who firmly founded the farms of Kish, crowned E-me-te-ursag with glory, redoubled the great holy treasures of Nana, managed the temple of Harsag-kalama; the grave of the enemy, whose help brought about the victory; who increased the power of Cuthah; made all glorious in E-shidlam, the black steer, who gored the enemy; beloved of the god Nebo, who rejoiced the inhabitants of Borsippa, the Sublime; who is indefatigable for E-zida; the divine king of the city; the White, Wise; who broadened the fields of Dilbat, who heaped up the harvests for Urash; the Mighty, the lord to whom come scepter and crown, with which he clothes himself; the Elect of Ma-ma; who fixed the temple bounds of Kesh, who made rich the holy feasts of Nin-tu; the provident, solicitous, who provided food and drink for Lagash and Girsu, who provided large sacrificial offerings for the temple of Ningirsu; who captured the enemy, the Elect of the oracle who fulfilled the prediction of Hallab, who rejoiced the heart of Anunit; the pure prince, whose prayer is accepted by Adad; who satisfied the heart of Adad, the warrior, in Karkar, who restored the vessels for worship in E-ud-gal-gal; the king who granted life to the city of Adab; the guide of E-mach; the princely king of the city, the irresistible warrior, who granted life to the inhabitants of Mashkanshabri, and brought abundance to the temple of Shidlam; the White, Potent, who penetrated the secret cave of the bandits, saved the inhabitants of Malka from misfortune, and fixed their home fast in wealth; who established pure sacrificial gifts for Ea and Dam-gal-nun-na, who made his kingdom everlastingly great; the princely king of the city, who subjected the districts on the Ud-kib-nun-na Canal to the sway of Dagon, his Creator; who spared the inhabitants of Mera and Tutul; the sublime prince, who makes the face of Ninni shine; who presents holy meals to the divinity of Nin-a-zu, who cared for its inhabitants in their need, provided a portion for them in Babylon in peace; the shepherd of the oppressed and of the slaves; whose deeds find favor before Anunit, who provided for Anunit in the temple of Dumash in the suburb of Agade; who recognizes the right, who rules by law; who gave back to the city of Ashur its protecting god; who let the name of Ishtar of Nineveh remain in E-mish-mish; the Sublime, who humbles himself before the great gods; successor of Sumula-il; the mighty son of Sin-muballit; the royal scion of Eternity; the mighty monarch, the sun of Babylon, whose rays shed light over the land of Sumer and Akkad; the king, obeyed by the four quarters of the world; Beloved of Ninni, am I.

When Marduk sent me to rule over men, to give the protection of right to the land, I did right and righteousness in . . . , and brought about the well-being of the oppressed.

Great find!!

For the inquisitive, go to the bottom of the link for:  CODE OF LAWS

Shall be put to death seems a common theme. Were they worried about overpopulation? I truly wonder when I read the Bible what made them kill their own. I wonder it now as well.

These are interesting. A woman can be a tavern keeper but not allowed to drink?

108. If a tavern-keeper (feminine) does not accept corn according to gross weight in payment of drink, but takes money, and the price of the drink is less than that of the corn, she shall be convicted and thrown into the water.

109. If conspirators meet in the house of a tavern-keeper, and these conspirators are not captured and delivered to the court, the tavern-keeper shall be put to death.

110. If a "sister of a god" open a tavern, or enter a tavern to drink, then shall this woman be burned to death.

111. If an inn-keeper furnish sixty ka of usakani-drink to . . . she shall receive fifty ka of corn at the harvest.

[Oldcynic]

ICYMI:

Most interesting "Why Files."  I thought this apropos.

https://youtu.be/PUd4lXM0pwk

This can be connected to one of his previous shows "Hole Stories and Underground Mysteries."

Also this link: https://www.luisprada.com/Protected/the-...-files.pdf

[anakin]

awesome thread! Humanity as a whole needs to wake the f up. we've been lied to and manipulated from the start. common sense and critical thinking without the "emotion". Hell we, as humans, have found the 'god gene' responsible for some peoples illogical thinking and can 'turn it off' per se. not to mention the guy in NY or Mass. who has that electromagnetic helmet the he can put on you and MAKE you feel as if you are with "god"..
Know that'll piss off some people here but have to wake up sometime.. Not to say we don't have a 'soul' but 'our species' is definitely getting a royal screwing with by 'others'. we are putting our  "faith" if you will, to, at, for, the wrong "thing, entity, (object?)"..
My 2cents worth...

[Oldcynic]

awesome thread! Humanity as a whole needs to wake the f up. we've been lied to and manipulated from the start. common sense and critical thinking without the "emotion". Hell we, as humans, have found the 'god gene' responsible for some peoples illogical thinking and can 'turn it off' per se. not to mention the guy in NY or Mass. who has that electromagnetic helmet the he can put on you and MAKE you feel as if you are with "god"..
Know that'll piss off some people here but have to wake up sometime.. Not to say we don't have a 'soul' but 'our species' is definitely getting a royal screwing with by 'others'. we are putting our  "faith" if you will, to, at, for, the wrong "thing, entity, (object?)"..
My 2cents worth...

Methinks my current depressed state has more to do with the lies and deceit that has been exposed recently.  All my 70+ years on this Earth, believing in "god" when it was multiple "gods," faith manipulated by priests and kings to suit their agenda, the U.S.A. Inc., feeding me with distortions and falsehoods to convince me to be a patriot has me feeling miserable and faithless.

OK, I'll desist!

[SlowLoris]

awesome thread! Humanity as a whole needs to wake the f up. we've been lied to and manipulated from the start. common sense and critical thinking without the "emotion". Hell we, as humans, have found the 'god gene' responsible for some peoples illogical thinking and can 'turn it off' per se. not to mention the guy in NY or Mass. who has that electromagnetic helmet the he can put on you and MAKE you feel as if you are with "god"..
Know that'll piss off some people here but have to wake up sometime.. Not to say we don't have a 'soul' but 'our species' is definitely getting a royal screwing with by 'others'. we are putting our  "faith" if you will, to, at, for, the wrong "thing, entity, (object?)"..
My 2cents worth...

Methinks my current depressed state has more to do with the lies and deceit that has been exposed recently.  All my 70+ years on this Earth, believing in "god" when it was multiple "gods," faith manipulated by priests and kings to suit their agenda, the U.S.A. Inc., feeding me with distortions and falsehoods to convince me to be a patriot has me feeling miserable and faithless.

OK, I'll desist!

When you dissect the holy books and myths without emotion, it all makes sense. Hades and his two brothers, Poseidon and Zeus, drew lots for realms to rule.
In the Bible Elyon (the almighty Elohim) for whom we have no name, made a division of power, lands and people groups. Elyon called for an assembly of the Elohim to discuss important matters (Psalms 82) Yahweh was assigned to the family of Jacob (Deuteronomy 32). In Sumerian texts, Enki was entrusted by his father Anu to make divisions of power, lands and people groups between the Annunaki chieftains.

In the Kybalion the Creator of all is called THE ALL. Again, no personal name, just a statement of fact that everything was created by the mind of THE ALL. THE ALL thought everything into existence.

Psalms 82 infers that the Elohim are not immortal, even though they live extremely long lives. They are held accountable for the people groups entrusted in their care.

Most Westerners have been born into the Christian belief system. Jesus was from the family line of Jacob, whose Elohim, Yahweh, was whom they referred to as God. It is assumed that Jesus' God was Yahweh.

I describe myself as a follower of the teachings of the man, Jesus. I am not comfortable calling myself Christian. I am not done examining the ins and outs of that label.

I do know from experience that prayer works. Whenever humans join together in a common thought, it has a high likelihood of coming to pass. Is that because of our connection to THE ALL? Do we have hidden powers of manifesting reality from group thought? IDK

[Danfromthehills]

sorry, wrong thread.

[SlowLoris]

Archeological finds of peoples in the Middle East who worshiped Yahweh before the Israelites came to be.

[Oldcynic]

awesome thread! Humanity as a whole needs to wake the f up. we've been lied to and manipulated from the start. common sense and critical thinking without the "emotion". Hell we, as humans, have found the 'god gene' responsible for some peoples illogical thinking and can 'turn it off' per se. not to mention the guy in NY or Mass. who has that electromagnetic helmet the he can put on you and MAKE you feel as if you are with "god"..
Know that'll piss off some people here but have to wake up sometime.. Not to say we don't have a 'soul' but 'our species' is definitely getting a royal screwing with by 'others'. we are putting our  "faith" if you will, to, at, for, the wrong "thing, entity, (object?)"..
My 2cents worth...

Methinks my current depressed state has more to do with the lies and deceit that has been exposed recently.  All my 70+ years on this Earth, believing in "god" when it was multiple "gods," faith manipulated by priests and kings to suit their agenda, the U.S.A. Inc., feeding me with distortions and falsehoods to convince me to be a patriot has me feeling miserable and faithless.

OK, I'll desist!

When you dissect the holy books and myths without emotion, it all makes sense. Hades and his two brothers, Poseidon and Zeus, drew lots for realms to rule.
In the Bible Elyon (the almighty Elohim) for whom we have no name, made a division of power, lands and people groups. Elyon called for an assembly of the Elohim to discuss important matters (Psalms 82)  Yahweh was assigned to the family of Jacob (Deuteronomy 32). In Sumerian texts, Enki was entrusted by his father Anu to make divisions of power, lands and people groups between the Annunaki chieftains.

In the Kybalion the Creator of all is called THE ALL. Again, no personal name, just a statement of fact that everything was created by the mind of THE ALL. THE ALL thought everything into existence.

Psalms 82 infers that the Elohim are not immortal, even though they live extremely long lives. They are held accountable for the people groups entrusted in their care.

Most Westerners have been born into the Christian belief system. Jesus was from the family line of Jacob, whose Elohim, Yahweh, was whom they referred to as God. It is assumed that Jesus' God was Yahweh.

I describe myself as a follower of the teachings of the man, Jesus. I am not comfortable calling myself Christian. I am not done examining the ins and outs of that label.

I do know from experience that prayer works. Whenever humans join together in a common thought, it has a high likelihood of coming to pass. Is that because of our connection to THE ALL? Do we have hidden powers of manifesting reality from group thought? IDK 

I believe we do.  It's in our genes.  We could very well be the 6th or 7th attempt by the Elohim to recreate us "in their image."  I also believe in what Our Christ tried to bring to us.

Your message here is  much appreciated.  Psalm 82 is revealing.  Thank you

[PickleSnout]

awesome thread! Humanity as a whole needs to wake the f up. we've been lied to and manipulated from the start. common sense and critical thinking without the "emotion". Hell we, as humans, have found the 'god gene' responsible for some peoples illogical thinking and can 'turn it off' per se. not to mention the guy in NY or Mass. who has that electromagnetic helmet the he can put on you and MAKE you feel as if you are with "god"..
Know that'll piss off some people here but have to wake up sometime.. Not to say we don't have a 'soul' but 'our species' is definitely getting a royal screwing with by 'others'. we are putting our  "faith" if you will, to, at, for, the wrong "thing, entity, (object?)"..
My 2cents worth...

I’ve seen the “GOD” helmet on the history or discovery channel. Strong field electromagnets close to the brain incite sensing God.
Quite interesting.
I hypothesized the quantum tubules in the brain which normally can sense the supernatural are what is being artificially stimulated. Question is, can God hear us better if we wear the helmet? Does it open the conduit or merely simulate the conduit normally opened and maintained by prayer.

[Oldcynic]

For those who are interested:

http://www.kybalion.org/kybalion.php?chapter=II


I found a few 3-4 hour audio books of The Kaybalion on YT.  Will listen and learn.  Thanks @SlowLoris .