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 3
43 – but he heard that Nintu has imprisoned 60,
44 – he stood up and ordered hundred’s to the sea,
45 – Enki was very upset and in the fight,
46 – at that time, he binded Nintu’s horn,
47 – He imprisoned her alone in a silent cell,
48 – …………………. at that time,
49 – …………………… she told him,
50 – …………………………………. her father,
51 – ………………………….. X
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1 – drinking by herself, her father then came,
2 – then he pounded her, he wanted to crush her,
3 – and the fight got worse at that time,
4 – the people who saw at that time,
5 – just like bulls they said,
6 – then what happened was they started circling each other, they fought,
7- their faces at that time,
8 – while circling each other,
9 – blood was coming from their heads.
10 – XX ……………………..
11 – ………………………………… after the fight,
12 – ………………………….. saw ……
13 – ………………………… said …….
14 – ………………………….. came,
15 – …………………………..
16 – …………………………….
17 – ………………………….
18 – ………………………………..
19 – …………………………….
20 – at that time …………………
21 – Enlil ……….
22 – …………..
23 – ……………
24 – Ma ………..
25 – mehu …….
26 – died ……
27 – ma-ta …………………..
28 – 35 missing.
36 – ……………
38 – ma ………………..
37 – hu ……………….
39 – i ………….
40 – and he ……..
41 – at that time ……..
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1 – ……………..
2 – ……… saw …….
3 – ……………
4 – kissed ………..
5 – imprisonment of that time …….
6 – they remembered ……..
7 – the help ……
8 – that she provided …….
9 – the help that she gave us …….
10 – she helped the priests too ……
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3 – ……………….
4 – …………….
5 – …………….
6 – ……………..
7 – ……………… then …….
8 – ………….. her father then ………..
9 – ………… they were accusing the great one …………..
10 – ………… out loud they cried, for him to be decapitated …..
11 – the message was delivered to the God’s,
12 – and the people saw,
13 – that they have accepted it,
14 – then they stood up,
15 – and started singing and praising,
16 – and the Igigi heard,
17 – that the God’s has imprisoned him,
18 – the great one then heard all of them,
19 – signing and praising together.
below is the the translation by Wilfred G. Lambert and Alan R. Millard for comparison




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