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I think the Sumerian clay tablets (that is the bible is partially based of) reveal a lot more about the origins of human civilizations.

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Very partially. The first book of the Old Testament is mostly retellings of existing myths.

I agree clay tablets tell us about the origins of civilisation - but TBF she is writing about the "enlightenment". However, it clearly had multiple causes, including political and economic ones as well as new discoveries.

Absolutely. I was just referring to the invention of writing which is based on current understanding was done by Sumerians. It raises many questions in me, how did we end up with such a sophisticated language (and many other things like the sexagesimal number system for example).

The Bible is hardly based on the clay tables. Genesis, the first book of Moses, tells the story of the flood, which the Sumerian refer to as Gilgamesh.

AFAIK the Epic of Gilgamesh predates the Bible by thousands of years.

yes it's an old story

I think there is more than just the Gilgamesh story. Don't the clay tablets mention that the first man was created by a god?

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