It looks like you're using an Ad Blocker.
Please white-list or disable AboveTopSecret.com in your ad-blocking tool.
Thank you.
Some features of ATS will be disabled while you continue to use an ad-blocker.
KING JAMES BIBLE chapt 18 :2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Originally posted by MagnumOpus
I'll have to give you an A+ on ancient religion theory for the orgin of the Angels theme. Agree!!
S&F 4 U.
Originally posted by Jordan River
Originally posted by MagnumOpus
I'll have to give you an A+ on ancient religion theory for the orgin of the Angels theme. Agree!!
S&F 4 U.
now i can go to harvard yay (lol()
Originally posted by Wandering Scribe
reply to post by Jordan River
As another user already pointed out, the primary image is of an Apkallu, specifically Aššur-nāṣir-apli the 2nd, from the Neo-Babylonian Assyrian empire. He was a human king, ruling from 883-859 BC, and could not have been an angel. As an Apkallu, which is an Akkadian term meaning sage, he was protecting the lives of those in the royal family, similar to the Lamassu and Shedu chimera. He was not acting as a spirit in the service of some higher force, as an angel does.
The second image is, again as pointed out, of Eriškigal, the Sumerian Queen of the Underworld, sister of Inanna, and important figure in the Descent of Inanna mythology. She has no relation to Lilitu, or the Jewish Lilith. Eriškigal serves as the opposite half of human nature. Where Inanna is lively, bright, and full of fertility, Eriškigal is mysterious, dark, and barren. To associate her with Lillith is a mistake. She is a much fuller mythological character than Lilith ever was.
And last, but not least, the Anunnaki have nothing to do with angels. The Apkallu, Lamassu, or Shedu are closer to angels than the Anunnaki are. The Anunnaki serve as intercessors on the behalf of trials and tribulations. They are judges and juries essentially. There are separate groups serving both Enki on the Earth, and Eriškigal in the Underworld. Each group usually numbers 7, but can be more depending on the situation.
Anyway, I know your mind is set on your own thoughts. Just wanted to reinforce that your thoughts are not at all supported by the archaeological finds concerning the people you're making the claims about.
~ Wandering Scribe
The ancient world is rife with mythological overlaps, and parallels. They're called archetypes, and they represent a super unconscious element to human creativity and imagination. The problem you're making, is approaching everything from a Biblical standpoint. Biblical "history" is a joke. The Books of the Bible weren't brought together until the council of Nicene in 325 C.E., nearly 1800 years after the "history" of the Old Testament was written down by the Rabbis. As well, the Bible itself, is only a collection of the most popular teachings of Christianity at the time, not a reflection of all Christendom.
Judaism tried to explain what happen during the sumerian thorugh their text of angels having sex with women and all that jazzy stuff
I've stuided mythology a great deal, archetypes? LOL sound like my greek professor
the true matter is that judaism brought the bible OT together in 200 B.C.