One thing you have to ask yourself is how does Ge’ez/Tigrinya translation give an accurate historical and contextual etymology which makes much more sense than the manistream translations. I will leave you to your own judgement.
Atram – hasis – humiliation was witneessed – The Time for humiliation
Atrahasis – Tablet 1 – column 2 – line 355 – 416 and end of Tablet (Note – some of the tablets were damaged)
355 – those who hid their heads, the rebels of the land got blind,
356 – Enlil had at that time cursed them,
357 – At that time, his horns four fold,
358 – He wrote the curses and said them out loud,
359 – Those who hid their heads, he ordered for them to be sacrificed,
364 – it was then, that humiliation was seen,
365 – At that time, Enki won the fight,
366 – They tasted death at that time,
367 – The ninth hell they tasted then,
368 – humiliation was seen, when the fight was fought,
369 – the horns at that time was longer than,
370 – the hands of mami …………
371 – he forgot they advised him not to enter the forest,
372 – Enki as the fight went on and he was becoming angrier,
373 – his horns their height at that time,
374 – the people heard,
375 – and saw that he was getting close to her house of dominion,
376 – The anointment oil of Mami he stamped with his feet,
377 – And her cursed the people, curse to last for one year,
378 – Those who got liberated, he send them
379 – to start a rebellion against Ishtar,
380 – He broke up the door then,
381 – He said, this was my temple before her,
382 – then he releases thousands of them, ravens,
383 – when the Giants entered the fight,
384 – then the intelligence of the ravens at that time,
385 – humiliation was seen, they defecated on them and they were defeated,
386 – Then the people run to the sea then,
387 – humiliation was seen, when the fight was fought,
388 – 70 horns at that time,
389 – people heard,
390 – And they saw that he was getting closer to her house of dominion,
391 – The anointment oil of Mami he stamped with his feet,
392 – And he cursed the people, curse to last for one year,
393 – Those who got liberated, he sends them,
394 – to start a rebellion against Ishtar,
395 – He broke up the door then,
396 – He said, this was my temple before her,
397 – then he sends thousands of them, ravens,
398 – and the Giants entered the fight,
399 – then the intelligence of the ravens at that time,
400 – people could be heard that were injured,
401 – he deposed the high goddess,
402 – his son was his comrade,
403 – The anointment at that time he stamped with his feet,
404 – And her cursed the people, curse to last for one year,
405 – The liberated ones told him,
406 – that the statue of Ishtar they couldn’t find,
407 – He broke up the door then,
408 – He said, this was my temple before her,
409 – then he sends thousands of them, ravens,
410 – and the Giants entered the fight,
411 – then the intelligence of the ravens at that time,
412 – it was seen at that time the hyenas get larger the next day …
416 – And when she said, she will send 600, 600 was torn apart
below is the the translation by Wilfred G. Lambert and Alan R. Millard for comparison




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