Agreed but Black s evidence from the third dynasty of ur dates almost contemporaneously with the tablets highly suggesting the word was used in this way We could put dozens of fringe writers in to source a stubby kharsag page maybe best to single source Barton who was the original proliferator I ve come over a bit funny since my dog died last week a bit like Ezekiel s wife dying at my age but anyhow I ve got annoyed and wrote this to Edmund who still wants to sell books and Karl who still won t give me the photos and video when drunk thought you might like a read and any advice always welcome Right I ve now become an expert at near east archaeology it took me a while to read up and write all the wikipedia articles about the sites archaeologists and official bodies that we need to contact to get things going What we need to do is to contact the people that I am gradually creating a database of on Wikipedia with a CONSTANTLY updating thesis of the Pre pottery neolithic B megasite that we have discovered in the Aaiha plain and temporary wetland Linked by Edward Robinson in the 1800s to be the source of the Jordan river What I am doing here is completely rephrasing the O Brien thesis into something that the mainstream of science will accept We need to ditch the great work of Christian and move on recognise why he didn t get the attention he deserved but come with another angle That of archaeology that of science We need to prepare a completely revised thesis possibly leaving out ALL DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE and soley relying on the physical remains the limestone plaster structures photos and videos related in a totally academic way If we can prepare a credible archaeological thesis to present to Frederic Husseni Danielle Stordeur Maya Haidar Boustani Levon Nordiguain Pablo from the spanish Prehistoric institute of Cantabria Bassam Jamous Avi Gopher Nigel Goring Morris Frederic Abbes Jean Perrot Lorraine Copeland Peter Wescombe Paleorient Archeorient Colin Renfrew Graeme Barker Andrew Garrod Alex Wasse The directors and researchers at MOM Leila Badre Henri de Contenson the Fernand Corby institut JJ Ibanez the polish team that excavated Tell Qaramel the university of basel people the french guy who did Tell Halula the germans working on baalbek and others the americans in chicago and probably many many others I can probably mention by studying I can get all their e mails I can prepare a doctorate level thesis without even mentioning O Brien who has been wiped from Wikipedia as an unreliable source Something like this needs to be done to get the results we all want Further suggestions welcome Regards Paul P S Am drunk but hope you get the point of the e mail talk