More comedy

Submitted by dhimmi no more (United States), May 12, 2010 at 06:47

Oh I forgot and this is from Versteegh's "The Arabic language"

"the earliest attested use of this name 'rb (3rb).......in a cuniiform inscription dating from 853BCE the Assyrian king Salmanassar III mentions as one of his adversaries Gindibu from the land of Arbi or Arbaya"

Oh and in your bizarre world let me guess king Salmanassar and Versteegh made this up right?

And this is our dear iam's reply

Read and laugh

The reference is bogus. It is mentioned that this is the first reference to ARAB - but this is false, seen when the original texts are examined.The full text is here: Thishttp://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/rp/rp204/rp20413.htm is the revelant passage - note there is no word ARAB, while there is Israel and an Israelite King mentioned by name, proving that there is no error here concerning the text neglecting to mention ARAB when its states only ARABIAN [94]:91. of the [country] of Damascus, 700 chariots, 700 litters (?) (and) 10,000 men from Irkhulêni the Hamathite, woo chariots (and) 10,000 men from Ahab92. the Israelite; 5 500 men from the Guans; 6 1000 men from the Egyptians; 10 chariots (and) 10,000 men from the Irqanatians; 7p. 7193. 200 men from Matinu-ba'al the Arvadite; 200 men from the Usanatians; 1 30 chariots (and) 10,000 men94. from Adunu-ba'al the Shianian; 2 1000 camels from Gindibu'i the Arabian; 3 (and) … 00 men95. from Ba'asha, the son of Rukhubi 4 of the country of Ammon 5—these 12 kings 6 he took to his assistance; to [offer]http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/rp/rp204/rp20413.htm

Hello: do you really who is really an Arabian? Hello: he is an Arab

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