Wesley Huff
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So there's this very interesting kind of... If we're talking about a story in the Bible like the Tower of Babel, where it says that God confused their languages... And everybody started speaking different languages. You have these languages that just pop up and out of nowhere and have no relation to one another. So Akkadian starts to adopt certain words in Sumerian, but they're still Sumerian.
So there's this very interesting kind of... If we're talking about a story in the Bible like the Tower of Babel, where it says that God confused their languages... And everybody started speaking different languages. You have these languages that just pop up and out of nowhere and have no relation to one another. So Akkadian starts to adopt certain words in Sumerian, but they're still Sumerian.
So there's this very interesting kind of... If we're talking about a story in the Bible like the Tower of Babel, where it says that God confused their languages... And everybody started speaking different languages. You have these languages that just pop up and out of nowhere and have no relation to one another. So Akkadian starts to adopt certain words in Sumerian, but they're still Sumerian.
It's like pizza is Italian, right? Or like kayak is Inuit. But when you're looking at... The words that carry over, it's not because there's a relationship between Akkadian and Sumerian. It's because you have these cultures that live side by side. And eventually, Akkadian starts to adopt these things. But Sumerian is... So that's why...
It's like pizza is Italian, right? Or like kayak is Inuit. But when you're looking at... The words that carry over, it's not because there's a relationship between Akkadian and Sumerian. It's because you have these cultures that live side by side. And eventually, Akkadian starts to adopt these things. But Sumerian is... So that's why...
It's like pizza is Italian, right? Or like kayak is Inuit. But when you're looking at... The words that carry over, it's not because there's a relationship between Akkadian and Sumerian. It's because you have these cultures that live side by side. And eventually, Akkadian starts to adopt these things. But Sumerian is... So that's why...
When I see people like Billy Carson talk about being able to read Sumerian, I'm like, dude, I read ancient languages, and I've tried, and I can't make heads or tails of Sumerian. That's a tell. Unfortunately, it kind of gives away.
When I see people like Billy Carson talk about being able to read Sumerian, I'm like, dude, I read ancient languages, and I've tried, and I can't make heads or tails of Sumerian. That's a tell. Unfortunately, it kind of gives away.
When I see people like Billy Carson talk about being able to read Sumerian, I'm like, dude, I read ancient languages, and I've tried, and I can't make heads or tails of Sumerian. That's a tell. Unfortunately, it kind of gives away.
Actually, see if you can find the cup. That's pretty dope right there. If you scroll, there should be a โ I think it's called the dashed.
Actually, see if you can find the cup. That's pretty dope right there. If you scroll, there should be a โ I think it's called the dashed.
Actually, see if you can find the cup. That's pretty dope right there. If you scroll, there should be a โ I think it's called the dashed.
No. It's not the cup? No. It's got โ yeah, if you look up cup, yeah, that guy. So see that inscription at the top beside the face? Yeah. So that's the one โ so it goes around the top of the cup, and they cracked that. Look at that dude's honker. That's a big nose, isn't it? That's a hell of a nose. Yeah, he can smell that linear elamite.
No. It's not the cup? No. It's got โ yeah, if you look up cup, yeah, that guy. So see that inscription at the top beside the face? Yeah. So that's the one โ so it goes around the top of the cup, and they cracked that. Look at that dude's honker. That's a big nose, isn't it? That's a hell of a nose. Yeah, he can smell that linear elamite.
No. It's not the cup? No. It's got โ yeah, if you look up cup, yeah, that guy. So see that inscription at the top beside the face? Yeah. So that's the one โ so it goes around the top of the cup, and they cracked that. Look at that dude's honker. That's a big nose, isn't it? That's a hell of a nose. Yeah, he can smell that linear elamite.
And so when, so actually, interestingly enough, if you pull back, Jamie, that's my, that's my, so there's an infographic that I made that just popped up. So if you click that guy, that's the one I made. Why is it coming up like that? Someone else reposted it. Oh, okay. So is it just bad resolution is what you're saying?
And so when, so actually, interestingly enough, if you pull back, Jamie, that's my, that's my, so there's an infographic that I made that just popped up. So if you click that guy, that's the one I made. Why is it coming up like that? Someone else reposted it. Oh, okay. So is it just bad resolution is what you're saying?
And so when, so actually, interestingly enough, if you pull back, Jamie, that's my, that's my, so there's an infographic that I made that just popped up. So if you click that guy, that's the one I made. Why is it coming up like that? Someone else reposted it. Oh, okay. So is it just bad resolution is what you're saying?