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Originally Posted by DAII
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OMW
You're kidding me, right?
Let's start with Egypt.
Even the Sumerian culture has roots in African (and Asian) civilizations ... especially due to its relationship to the Nile
In their own literature, the Sumerians referred to themselves as "blackheads."
I never cease to be amazed at the Western-centric view American Christians hold .... and how it permeates even to their theology and politics ... even their views on dress code holiness
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The Nile civilization "has roots" in the far more ancient Mesopotamian culture. You can even trace the evolution of the Egyptian pantheon to developments at different time periods back in Mesopotamia. The Osiris beliefs in the after life were developed in Egypt (and replaced the older Ra cults) long after the Marduk legends had been committed to clay tablets in Mesopotamia.
In the literature of much of the ancient world, the "indigenous" peoples are called "black heads" because of the color of their hair. No one has skin that dark. Picture a thousand "black heads" stooped over their labors in the field while their "overseers" stand out like brazen "dots" because of their lighter hair and complexions. You will notice a uniformity in hair color from Morocco to Malaysia, but a wide variety of skin colors.
In the Ra saga of ancient Egypt, Ra is described as "flying" over Egypt. The people below are described as "black heads" living in what amounts to hunter-gatherer settlements. Ra comes onto the scene and introduces writing, mathematics and "higher culture" to these simple "natives." He teaches them how to build with stone instead of mud wattle.
Ra then faces his greatest nemesis: Typhon/Tiamat (in the older Sumerian/Akkad language). They fight inconclusively and then part to renew their battle. To strengthen himself RA eats "the food of the black heads..." He becomes weak and sickens almost to the point of death. He cannot eat the food of the "indigenous" people, the "black heads." The text is quite emphatic on this - it is said literally to have been "the food of the black heads" (a Sumerian phrase in ancient Egyptian).
What constitutes their diet? Simple bread made from wheat and barley flour and a substance called "liquid bread" made from the same ingredients - beer!
Ra is gluten intolerant. To regather his strength he must eat the "food of the gods" - nuts, fruits, dates, berries and wine. These are the staples of a northern Mesopotamian diet.
Regathering his strength, Ra then confronts the old enemy of the Akkadians (why not an old "Egyptian" enemy?) and defeats her. He then goes about building his kingdom in the land of the Nile.
This whole mythic saga describes the immigration of an "upper class" - a "warrior class" that migrated from Mesopotamia and founded the Egyptian kingdoms that would later coalesce into the Pharaonic dynasties.
Ramesses II ("
Ramesses the Great" - the "son of Ra") was a descendant of these people. We have his body, his DNA and his
fiery red hair still preserved to this day.
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