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'''Dilmun''' or ''Telmun'' was a [[civilization]] in Eastern Arabia. Dilmun was an important trading centre which at the height of its [[power]] controlled the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf Persian Gulf] trading routes. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumerians Sumerians] regarded Dilmun as [[holy]] land. The scholarly consensus is that Dilmun encompassed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain Bahrain], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait Kuwait], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar Qatar] and the coastal regions of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Dilmun was mentioned by Mesopotamian civilizations as a trade partner, a source of the metal copper, and an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrep%C3%B4t entrepôt] of the Mesopotamia-to-Indus Valley Civilization trade route.

'''Dilmun''' or ''Telmun'' was a [[civilization]] in Eastern Arabia. Dilmun was an important trading centre which at the height of its [[power]] controlled the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf Persian Gulf] trading routes. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumerians Sumerians] regarded Dilmun as [[holy]] land. The scholarly consensus is that Dilmun encompassed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain Bahrain], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait Kuwait], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar Qatar] and the coastal regions of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Dilmun was mentioned by Mesopotamian civilizations as a trade partner, a source of the metal copper, and an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrep%C3%B4t entrepôt] of the Mesopotamia-to-Indus Valley Civilization trade route.

It is also noted that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgamesh Gilgamesh] had to pass through Mount Mashu to reach Dilmun in the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh Epic of Gilgamesh]'', which is usually identified with the whole of the parallel Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges, with the narrow gap between these mountains constituting the tunnel. Others believe Mount Mashu was one of two ("twin") [[mountains]] that held up the sky at the eastern and western extremities of the world. The Sumerian versions of the Gilgamesh epic demonstrate that the earlier versions of the [[myth]] sited the Cedar Mountain to the east, in the direction of the rising of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utu Utu], the Sumerian sun god.

It is also noted that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgamesh Gilgamesh] had to pass through Mount Mashu to reach Dilmun in the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh Epic of Gilgamesh]'', which is usually identified with the whole of the parallel Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges, with the narrow gap between these mountains constituting the tunnel. Others believe Mount Mashu was one of two ("twin") [[mountains]] that held up the sky at the eastern and western extremities of the world. The Sumerian versions of the Gilgamesh epic demonstrate that the earlier versions of the [[myth]] sited the Cedar Mountain to the east, in the direction of the rising of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utu Utu], the Sumerian sun god.

In 1922, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Glaser Eduard Glaser] proposed that the [[Garden of Eden]] was located in Eastern Arabia within the Dilmun civilization. Scholar [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juris_Zarins Juris Zarins] also believes that the Garden of Eden was situated in Dilmun at the head of the Persian Gulf, where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run into the sea, from his research on this area using information from many different sources, including Landsat images from space. In this theory, the Bible’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gihon Gihon River] would correspond with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gihon Karun River] in Iran, and the Pishon River would correspond to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_Batin Wadi Batin] river system that once drained the now dry, but once quite [[fertile]] central part of the Arabian Peninsula.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilmun]

In 1922, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Glaser Eduard Glaser] proposed that the [[Garden of Eden]] was located in Eastern Arabia within the Dilmun civilization. Scholar [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juris_Zarins Juris Zarins] also believes that the Garden of Eden was situated in Dilmun at the head of the Persian Gulf, where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run into the sea, from his research on this area using information from many different sources, including Landsat images from space. In this theory, the Bible’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gihon Gihon River] would correspond with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gihon Karun River] in Iran, and the Pishon River would correspond to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_Batin Wadi Batin] river system that once drained the now dry, but once quite [[fertile]] central part of the Arabian Peninsula.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilmun]

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After the submergence of [[Dalamatia]] the [[Nodites]] moved north and east, presently founding the

After the submergence of [[Dalamatia]] the [[Nodites]] moved north and east, presently founding the

superior [[culture]], embracing [[temples]], metalwork, [[agriculture]], animals, pottery, weaving,

superior [[culture]], embracing [[temples]], metalwork, [[agriculture]], animals, pottery, weaving,

commercial [[law]], civil codes, religious ceremonial, and an old system of [[writing]]. At the beginning

commercial [[law]], civil codes, religious ceremonial, and an old system of [[writing]]. At the beginning

of the historical era they had long since lost the alphabet of Dalamatia, having adopted the

of the historical era they had long since lost the [[66:5|alphabet of Dalamatia]], having adopted the

peculiar writing system originating in ''Dilmun''. The Sumerian language, though virtually lost to

peculiar writing system originating in ''Dilmun''. The Sumerian language, though virtually lost to

the world, was not Semitic; it had much in common with the so-called Aryan tongues.([[77:4|77:4.7]])

the world, was not [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_languages Semitic]; it had much in common with the so-called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_language Aryan tongues].([[77:4|77:4.7]])

The elaborate records left by the Sumerians describe the site of a remarkable

The elaborate records left by the Sumerians describe the site of a remarkable

dusty shelves of many [[museums]].([[77:4|77:4.8]])

dusty shelves of many [[museums]].([[77:4|77:4.8]])

The Sumerians well knew of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_73 first] and [[Paper 76 - The Second Garden|second Edens]] but, despite extensive

The Sumerians well knew of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_73 first] and [[Paper 76 - The Second Garden|second Edens]] but, despite extensive

intermarriage with the [[Adamites]], continued to regard the garden dwellers to the north as an

intermarriage with the [[Adamites]], continued to regard the garden dwellers to the north as an

[[alien]] race. Sumerian [[pride]] in the more ancient [[Nodite]] culture led them to ignore these later

[[alien]] race. Sumerian [[pride]] in the more ancient [[Nodite]] culture led them to ignore these later