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NASA Will Announce A Major Mars Discovery On Monday
NASA is preparing to reveal a “major science finding” regarding Mars on Monday, with the agency planning a special news conference to announce the findings. The event will take place at 11.30 a.m. EDT (4.30 p.m. BST) on Monday, and you will be able to watch it live on NASA TV, which we have handily embedded below. Reporters will be onsite and asking questions by phone, while the public can get involved via #AskNASA. |
Not sure if I shared this already or not. Too lazy to go look… lol. Worth a repost anyway.
Andrew Ledford originally shared:
The Newly Discovered Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh
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The tablet dates back to the Neo-Bablyonian period. It is a part of tablet V of the Epic. It was acquired by the Museum in the year 2011 and Dr. Farouk Al-Raw transliterated it. It was written as a poem and this version has added many new things, for example Gilgamesh and his friend met a monkey.
The new T.1447 tablet, according to the article Back to the Cedar Forest: The beginning and end of Tablet V of the Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgameš published in June, 2014 is:
• The revised reconstruction of Tablet V yields text that is nearly twenty lines longer than previously known.
• The obverse (columns i-ii) duplicates the Neo-Assyrian fragments which means the Epic tablet can be placed in order and used to fill in the gaps between them. It also shows the recension on Tablet V was in Babylonia, as well as Assyria and that “izzizūma inappatū qišta” is the same phrase that other tablets being with.
• The reverse (columns v-vi) duplicates parts of the reverse (columns iv-vi) of the late Babylonian tablet excavated at Uruk that begins with the inscription “Humbāba pâšu īpušma iqabbi izakkara ana Gilgāmeš”.
• The most interesting piece of information provided by this new source is the continuation of the description of the Cedar Forest:
• Gilgamesh and Enkidu saw ‘monkeys’ as part of the exotic and noisy fauna of the Cedar Forest; this was not mentioned in other versions of the Epic.
• Humbaba emerges, not as a barbarian ogre, and but as a foreign ruler entertained with exotic music at court in the manner of Babylonian kings. The chatter of monkeys, chorus of cicada, and squawking of many kinds of birds formed a symphony (or cacophony) that daily entertained the forest’s guardian, Humbaba.
• The aftermath of Gilgamesh and Enkidu’s slaying of Humbaba is now better preserved.
• The passages are consistent with other versions and confirm what was already known. For example, Enkidu had spent some time with Humbaba in his youth.
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Robert Reich explains that while Bernie Sanders’ policies would cost $18 trillion, they end up costing us nothing in the long run.
Gotta try this
Ancient History Encyclopedia originally shared:
This ancient poem dedicated to Ninkasi, the goddess of beer and brewing, turned out to be more than just a flowery ode to the people’s go-to drink. It is also an actual recipe for ancient beer, just like the Sumerians drank it in 1800 B.C. when the poem was written. http://buff.ly/1V6ggsT
What in the fuck is wrong with people?
Happy Birthday Harley Quinn!
Harley 1st appeared in Batman: The Animated Series on September 11, 1992 (episode: Joker’s Favor)
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A Universe From Nothing – Lecture
Lawrence Krauss gives a talk on our current picture of the universe, how it will end, and how it could have come from nothing. Krauss is the author of… |
I know some people that could use this. I hope they take the time to read it.
Tiny Buddha originally shared:
How to Transform Self-Criticism into Self-Appreciation
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