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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-16-06 12:52 PM
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Does anyone know a Sumerian word that translates to "abyss"?
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Call Me Wesley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-16-06 02:11 PM
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1. Abzu or tiamatu?
http://www.artapprentice.net/sumer/anunnakiabyss/introduction.html

http://www.ping.de/sites/systemcoder/necro/info/sumerian.htm
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-16-06 02:15 PM
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2. Are you cheating on the NYTimes crossword puzzle again?
I would have guessed gehenna, but that'd be wrong. :hi:
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-16-06 02:16 PM
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3. No, ma'am, it's a very good copycat thread, with a very clever
English-language based humorous overtone.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-16-06 02:17 PM
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4. Salsa
Salsa is that it?
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-16-06 02:17 PM
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5. Tiamatu (in modern transliterated form)
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