The divine stone
The dream involves a statue made of various materials, symbolizing different empires, and a stone that ultimately destroys the statue.
The Legend of Etana
The Legend of Etana is preserved on cuneiform tablets discovered in the ruins of ancient Mesopotamian cities like Nineveh and Ashur.
September 2024 Update
A summary of the Ancient Civilisation additions in September 2024.
Thus shall Babylon sink
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city!
Noah’s Family
The only survivors of the Great Flood were Noah, his wife, Shem, Ham, Japheth and their wives. Noah’s brother Nir did not survive.
The worship of Crawling things
So I went in and looked, and I saw portrayed all over the walls all kinds of crawling things and unclean animals and all the idols of Israel.
If the Atlanteans also worshipped the Sun, their religious practices might have involved large, sophisticated temples dedicated to this deity, emphasizing their reverence for the Sun’s power.
Atlantis in the Old Testament
The dream involves a statue made of various materials, symbolizing different empires, and a stone that ultimately destroys the statue.
Evidence of Atlantis was found in August 2024.
Recent discoveries have brought new insights into the legend of Atlantis, particularly with findings off the coast of the Canary Islands in 2024.
Athene
Some scholars suggest that the name “Athena” might have pre-Greek origins, possibly from the Mycenaean civilization or another earlier culture.
The dialogue Critias by Plato is primarily focused on the story of Atlantis. The entire dialogue is intended to recount the history, structure, and eventual downfall.
Alternatively the humans are the flock and the shepherd is the (earthly) medium between the humans and the ‘divine’.
The Catalogue of Ships
This is the continuation of Book 2, known for listing the leaders and the contingents they brought to Troy.
The world before the Great Flood
The pre-flood world was a time of advanced civilizations, divine beings interacting closely with humans, and a lush, fertile environment.
Inanna and Enmerkar
“Inanna and Enmerkar” is an ancient Sumerian story about the relationship between the goddess Inanna and the legendary king Enmerkar of Uruk.
Was there a tower in Babylon?
The Etemenanki, a massive ziggurat dedicated to the god Marduk, in ancient Babylon is often linked to the biblical Tower of Babel.
The original Hebrew word for the “Tower of Babel” is מִגְדַּל בָּבֶל (Migdál Bável). Bavel is Babylon in Roman language.
Destruction of Babylon
Thus shall Babylon sink, to rise no more, because of the disaster that I am bringing upon her, and they shall become exhausted.
Jerusalem
In the Hebrew Bible, particularly in the book of Isaiah, Jerusalem is personified as a female figure
The Last Days of Atlantis
“From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me,” says the Lord
Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, and said: ‘With such violence the great city of Babylon will be thrown down, never to be found again.
City Tyre
Tyre was a major Phoenician city-state and played a crucial role in the spread of Phoenician culture and commerce across the Mediterranean.
The Phoenician history
The Phoenician cosmogony describes the universe’s origin from chaotic gas, leading to the birth of gods and the creation of the sun, moon, and stars.
Islands mentioned in the Bible
I will send some of those who survive to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians to Tubal and Greece.
The Island Tarshish
For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ships came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.
Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore
Mines
The Cyclopes, who were skilled smiths, are associated with mines. They forged Zeus’ thunderbolts, Poseidon’s trident, and Hades’ helmet of invisibility.
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai, also referred to as Horeb in some biblical texts, is traditionally identified in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.
Mount Ararat
And in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat.
Wilgie Mia – Ancient ochre mine
Ancient ochre mine located in the Weld Range of Western Australia. It has been in continuous use for an estimated 27,000 to 40,000 years.