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Post by Pacifica on Jan 20, 2024 15:18:04 GMT
Almost.
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Post by kizolk on Jan 20, 2024 15:21:12 GMT
existedest
I wasn't sure I understood what you meant in that hint about it being in a different form... but I'll try that.
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Post by Pacifica on Jan 20, 2024 15:23:36 GMT
I meant that it's in another form than "existedest".
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Post by kizolk on Jan 20, 2024 15:29:24 GMT
exist
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Post by Pacifica on Jan 20, 2024 15:32:01 GMT
No.
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Post by kizolk on Jan 20, 2024 15:35:38 GMT
Is something weird going on, or am I missing something obvious?
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Post by Pacifica on Jan 20, 2024 16:12:23 GMT
You're missing something obvious. At least it should be obvious by now. I mean, what form is left?
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Post by Pacifica on Jan 20, 2024 16:20:21 GMT
O how many are the things which thou hast made! They are hidden from the face, O thou One God, like whom there is no other. Thou didst create the earth by thy heart (or will), thou alone exist___: men and women, cattle, beasts of every kind that are upon the earth, and that move upon feet, all the creatures that are in the sky and that fly with their wings, [and] the deserts of Syria and Kesh (Nubia), and the Land of Egypt. Thou settest every person in his place. Thou providest their daily food, every man having the portion allotted to him, [thou] dost compute the duration of his life. Their tongues are different in speech, their characteristics (or forms), and likewise their skins [in colour], giving distinguishing marks to the dwellers in foreign lands.
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Post by kizolk on Jan 20, 2024 16:30:18 GMT
Existing
Not sure why I wanted to avoid it.
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Post by Pacifica on Jan 20, 2024 16:51:44 GMT
O how many are the things which thou hast made! They are hidden from the face, O thou One God, like whom there is no other. Thou didst create the earth by thy heart (or will), thou alone existing: men and women, cattle, beasts of every kind that are upon the earth, and that move upon feet, all the creatures that are in the sky and that fly with their wings, [and] the deserts of Syria and Kesh (Nubia), and the Land of Egypt. Thou settest every person in his place. Thou providest their daily food, every man having the portion allotted to him, [thou] dost compute the duration of his life. Their tongues are different in speech, their characteristics (or forms), and likewise their skins [in colour], giving distinguishing marks to the dwellers in foreign lands.
Do you know where this is from?
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Post by kizolk on Jan 20, 2024 17:04:53 GMT
I wondered. I first thought it was the Qur'an, then decided it was the Bible after all, even though "O thou One God" seemed weird. But from your question it seems it's neither of those. A lost ancient Mesopotamian religion perhaps?
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Post by Pacifica on Jan 20, 2024 17:42:29 GMT
It's from ancient Egypt. It's an excerpt of the "Great Hymn to the Aten", the "One God" of pharaoh Akhenaten, who tried to do away with the old gods and impose the cult of this one deity.
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Post by kizolk on Jan 20, 2024 17:47:01 GMT
I'd watched the video you posted in another thread a few months back, but I definitely didn't remember it!
I'm still trying to think of something to post. Like I said last time, I might get back to Twain.
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Post by kizolk on Jan 20, 2024 17:48:38 GMT
But yeah the similarities are striking.
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Post by Pacifica on Jan 20, 2024 18:16:37 GMT
I'd watched the video you posted in another thread a few months back, but I definitely didn't remember it! It's also a different translation. |
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