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« on: Feb 25, 2009, 01:29 PM »

Etana
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Etana was an ancient, legendary Sumerian king of the city of Kish, and was, according to the Sumerian king list, one of the kings who reigned after the deluge. He is listed as the successor of "Arwium, the son of Mashda", as king of Kish. The list also calls Etana "the shepherd, who ascended to heaven and consolidated all the foreign countries", and states that he ruled 1560 years (some copies read 635) before being succeeded by Balih, said to have ruled 400 years.

(My addition to their topic.)
Biblical Solution If Genesis Is Sumerian Derived
An offered solution would be that Etana is a name for Mars spanning 1560 calendar months which are 130 years of 360 days equal to 10x 13 year Mars or 60x 780 day Mars to the foundation of the city. In biblical Genesis this would be 1 Oct 2368-2240 BC Nov 18 if this be Noah Year 602 to 732. Then apply Year 635 and add the same 1560 calendar months of 130 calendar years and you have Year 765 in 2207 BC which is 1460 years before Neo Babylon's Feb 26 of 747 BC New Year Thoth 1. Three ways to apply this 10-01-634 (2335 BC Jan 11) to 10-01-764 (2207 BC Feb 28), or 1-01-635 (2335 BC Apr 11) to 1-01-765 (2207 BC May 29). Or if we accept 2207 BC Thoth 1 (Feb 26) then 1560 calendar months is 2335 BC Jan 9. Clearly the two records of 1560 months and Year 635 are their debate between 2368-2240 BC and 2335-2207 BC as 130 years before city foundation, or kingship of the city 32.5 years later.
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My usual mathematic skills with calendars = Discovery that Etana is listed as both 1560 years and 635 years, proper translation 1560 calendar months from year 635. These 1560 months are 130 years. Noah's Year 602-732 are 2368-2240 BC, but Year 635-765 are also 130 calendar years of 1560 months as 2335-2207 BC when kingship of Reu Aanipada began. Thus some texts are listing Etana as 130 years after Flood until Babel was founded (in 2240 BC), and others are listing Etana as 130 years from year 635 until kingship of Year 765 was founded (in 2207 BC). I dont think anything happened in Year 635; I think they just presumed that if Etana was a 130-year ruler or measure of time by planet Mars that they argued whether this was 130 years to Babel (2240 BC) or 130 years to Ur's kingship (2207 BC) in year 765 which gives them a significance to Year 635 that doesnt exist. I find that solutions come from recognizing cities founded when a man takes his pregnant wife to another place to live. Thus the birth of persons are foundations of a city's first house. Kish was founded in 2270 BC when Narmer (Nimrod) was born to Cush. Babel was founded in 2240 BC just 5 kilometers to the west merely because he turned 30 and he wanted to. But Peleg Mesanipada had his gripe session with Narmer and founded Ur in 2239 BC as the birth of Reu Aanipada. Though the new year 360 days later is Nov 13, Venus makes a crossing of Taurus definately observed every 8 years from 2239 BC May 1 onward before that new year.

The question I have from reading Wikipedia above is this, did Balih of Kish become king in 2207 BC and then die 400 years later in 1807 BC. If so, according to Genesis anyone living 400 by laws of physics had to be born before 2270 BC. This means Balih was at least the same age as Nimrod (63 years old) in 2207 BC and that he lived to be 463 years. Not impossible, Nimrod's 500 as the last god is 2270-1770 BC; Balih would be 2270-1807 BC. But since Peleg Mesanipada is the founder of Ur competing with Narmer building Babel. And by tradition he like others deserts Babel and leaves its tower foundation in a piss-match to go build Ur. Then where did he come from. Did he come from Kish with his cousin Narmer, and if so was Peleg's father Eber in Kish also; and if Eber lived in Kish and Eber lived 464 years (2303-1839 BC) perhaps Balih of Kish is Eber. He would be 64 years old when Ur was founded in 2239 BC, and 96 when Reu Aanipada became king in 2207 BC, but his 400 years as Balih would be 2239-1839 BC not 2207-1807 BC. Thus if he is Eber, then Balih of Kish is the Eber who survived the 1901 BC fall of 3rd dynasty Ur, and its 1900 BC destruction ini the year of his father Shelah's death (who was 433 = 2333-1900 BC); and Eber as Balih possibly continued to live his last 61 years at Kish (1900-1839 BC). What this means is that Kish controlled Ur because his father Eber (Balih at 64 in 2239 BC) was properly listened to and obeyed by his son Peleg Mesanipada, so Kish ruled Ur, and Balih spoke his words against Peleg Mesanipada for 400 years until Balih Eber died in 1839 BC. This makes sense, because it means when Peleg made his son Reu Aanipada as elder or king in 2207 BC that he was regarded as taking sides and rejecting Balih Eber, as if this is why Peleg Mesanipada then died 177 years later despite 4 sons ruling his great House of Ur.

Did you know the miracles of Jesus could have healed every Jew, and then healed the whole world, if they hadnt killed him. Or at least he could have had a wife and kids where he and his wife and kids and grand-kids and father of a whole nation who dont grow old or die. I am just thinking that this sudden roll to the whole historic riddle and puzzle is just like Greek doctors killing Jesus because they want their jobs making money to heal people. And so too, I'm on a roll of true chronology and true history, and if March 10 happens it ends with my death like John the Baptizer, just to get a message about Jesus, and a message to Jesus.
Sigh. Bummer.
Losing my head here.
Time to sign off.



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