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
Tablet 2 – column 2
27 – he sends thousands of them, to be watchful,
28 – dresses he forbid them,
29- they were chuckling quietly,
30 – with the reed he cleaned their ears,
31 – then he reconciled with them and kissed them,
32 – and then he whispered on their ears,
33 – understanding of mine, he incantated and he shaved their heads,
34 – ………………………………………….he tested their steadfatiness,
35 – …………………………………at that time they appealed,
36 – ………………………………X saw XXXX
remainder of column lost
Tablet 2 – Column 3
1 – ……………………………………they went,
2 – ……………………………………at that time,
3 – ………….X it was narrow at that time, from those who came to take refuge,
4 – 400 of them at that time came to the temple of understanding,
5 – They came and said they want help with their understanding,
6 – to be purified,
7 – ………..XX forgave their sins,
8 – The annonucement was made at the waning of the Moon,
9 – Enki forgave them their sins,
10 – The annonucement was made at the waning of the Moon,
11 – …………………………………………their house at that time,
12 – …………………………………for the people, the temple of understanding,
13 – …………………………. XX sins
13 – ……………………………………for the people, the temple of understanding,
15 – ………………………………………when the Moon was seen,
16 – at that time …………………………………..the knowledge,
17 – And the people…………………….they ordered,
18 – and then opposition…………………..was seen,
19 – innumerable of them……….were seen saying,
20 – the higher ones ……………………conspiring,
21 – the oil of myrrh…………………….it is,
22 – it shined ………………………………X
23 – ……………………………..
24 – They came to harm us ………..
25 – after they drank ……….
26 – The temple didn’t see ……
27 – honor ……
28 – it was at that time ………………………
29 – Enki heard that they departed,
30 – because they were feeble,
31 – outloud at that time XX…….
32 – and to him, the people, ………
33 – they sent him, that he was defeated …….
34 – then XX………………………
35 – XXX………………………
remainder of column miising
Tablet 2 – Column 4
1- He told them to come,
2 – the people then sent them,
3 – the mountain pass was full,
4 – – he gathered them and a giant came from the deep,
5 – they heard his orders to shut the mountain pass,
6 – the people who went astray the giant was ordered to tear them apart,
7 – those who didn’t die then on his feet,
8 – asking for forgivness and myraid of hands blessing him,
below is the the translation by Wilfred G. Lambert and Alan R. Millard for comparison



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