THE SUMERIAN FEMALE DOG STILL HUNTS OUR SACRED TEXTS The story of the female dog !

S"mer a! s a##"rate a!d $ery d st"r% !g& It 'ro$es the #o"!tless efforts made %y those de#e tf"l s#r %es to h de the tr"e !at"re of S"mer a! (h #h (as !ot the la!g"age of the gods %"t s m'ly the art of de#e t) a tool of ma! '"lat o! to fool 'eo'le a!d ma*e them a##e't a false god as the "lt mate sym%ol of a"thor ty& The !$e!t o! of S"mer a! has !e$er %ee! a##e'ted %y the s# e!t f # #omm"! ty altho"gh there s 'le!ty of e$ de!#e of ts dar* !at"re&

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female dog (16x/100%)

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sickle (140x/100%)
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See ETCSL4 g"r7FBs #*le; 2"Cg"r7FBty'e of s #*le& /e #a! see that from the #om'o"!d KE&JIN B A**& ! ggall" that the deogram KE +,ARLEL- re#e $ed the 'ho!et # $al"e ! g9 B KE +,ARLELThe story does!`t e!d there4 The S"mer a! deogram ! g +th !g- der $ed from a #ho''ed A**ad a! (ord A**& ! gC gall" :s #*le:&
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The deogram ! g +'lo(- re#e $ed ts 'ho!et #al $al"e %e#a"se of the sema!t # aff l at o! of the s #le a!d the 'lo(& ,"t the !ame +% t#h- re#e $ed ts !ame from the #om'o"!d ! 1C"r=Cl mm"G +CREATURE+th !g C legs C fo"r- Ha th !g ( th fo"r legsI So the !ame Ha th !g ( th fo"r legsI %e#ame a"st a th !g B % t#h ! S"mer a!& /e !eed a do]e! ta%lets) se$eral #ho''ed (ords from A**ad a! a!d S"mer a! to #reate the !ame for the female dog ! the art f # al la!g"age& Is!`t that oddb H"ma!s domest #ated the dog tho"sa!ds of years %efore they !$e!ted the (r t !g system& They d d!`t ha$e to (a t for the te#h!ology of the ta%lets to !ame the male dog a!d the female dog al *e& That mea!s S"mer a! (as a! art f # al to!g"e !e$er s'o*e! %y the ma!&