The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-05
Sat THAT TINE THE SUN ON
THE HORIZON OF HEAVEN AT


Zy.-IdEN The S1l->i-~6 OT AAH
SUN SHALL CHANGE"
HIS PATH"
24.-"ST THOU AS BY Law DE-
CREED"
This shows how day was created out OF
the eternal night. and also the instruc-
tons given 10 the moon. which is men
toned as the ''illyminator. II also
shows that the moon was created before
the sun, whereas in the Bible the sun
is given the priority This dinerence
in these TWO accounts IS very important
affecting as il does the whole story OF
the work OF the creation on the fourth
day. II is still more important from
The fact that Il illustrates clearly that
the account could not have been copied
from ancient Gladden. records Besides
this. il would appear that the opening
chapters OF the Bible were not computed
until centuries after the bei'efs, as IN
scribed on the tablets, had been forgot
,en. II will be noticed that these iao-
lets which are at least two thousand
wears older than the Bible, give mucn
more detailed account Of the creation
than the Old Testament does II Is
not, therefore, reasonable 10 oeleve tnai
the Bible was copied from such recoros
as these. as the ccpyists would hardy
have been likely to give such an entirely
differen: account of the work on tn's
particular day. Other fragments or in
scrintions on this table show the Babylo-
mans great love for the moon, and IN
the lower corner is hymn TO IL Inc
inscription speaks of the moon as Inc
lord of the night" and The giver OF
everything that benefits mankind An
other lire says:
THOU HOLDEST THE LIGHT
MING. PROTECTOR OF ALLTHINGS;
THERE Is NO GOD WHO HATH AT
ANY TINE DISCOVERED THY FULL
NESS"
CREATION OF THE sun.
The portion OF the tablet relating TO
the creation of the sun speaks o. u as
the child Of the NOON" and further on
says:
1.-OH, LORD. ILLUMINATOR OF
THE DARKNESS. OPENER OF
THE FACE OF THE SKY.
2.-MERCIFUL GOD. WHO SETTETH
UP THE FALLEN, WHO KEEP
ETH THE WEAK.
3.-UNTO THY LIGHT TURN THE
GREAT GODS.
4.-THE SPIRITS OF EARTH GAZE
TOWARD THY FACE.
5.-THE TONGUES OF THE HOST
AS ONE CRY THOU DIRDCTEST.
s.-SMILING. THEIR HEADS THEY
LOOK TO THE LIGHT IF THE
sun.
Yrvr D.. v-rE,- -rtIOrr APT-GJAD
AND MAKING GLAD.
s.-THOU ART THE LIGHT IN THE
VAULT o FTHE FAR OFF HEA-
VEINS.
s.-THOU ART THE EYE CENTER
OF ALL THE WIDE SPREAD
LANDS.
1o-MEN FROM FAR AND NEAR BE-
HOLD THEE AND REJOICE.
1.-THE GREAT GODS SMELT THE
SWEET SAVIOUR, THE FOOD OF
THE SHINING HEAVENS.
l2-HE WHO HATH NOT TURNED
HIS HEAD TO SIN, THOU WILT
PROSPER
l3-HE SHALL EAT OF THY FOOD
AND BE BLESSED BY THEE.
The inscription on the tablet relating
70 the Sabbath are very remarkable, as
they lay down the commandment that
mankind shall abstain from all labors
and pleasures on that day. Translated,
THE lines read:
1.-THE SEVENTH DAY IS A REST
ING DAY TO MERODACH AND
ZARPOINT, A HOLY DAY, A
SABBATH
THE SHEPHERD OF MIGHTY
NATIONS MUST NOT EAT
FLESH COOKED AT THE FIRE,
OR IN THE SMOKE.
s.-HIS CLOTHES HE CHANGES
NOT. A WASHING HE MUST
NOT MAKE.
4.-HE MUST NOT OFFER SACRI-
FICES
5.-THE KING MUST NOT DRIVE IN
HIS CHARIOT. HE MUST NOT
ISSUE A ROYAL DECREE.
SIN A SECRET PLACE THE AU-
CUR A MUTTERINGS MAKES
NOT
7.-MEDICINE FOR THE SICKNESS
OF HIS BODY ONE MUST NOT
APPLY.
S.-FOR MAKING a CURSE IT Is
NOT FIT.
9-IN THE NIGHT THE KING
MAKES HIS FREE WILL OF
FERING BEFORE MERADOCH
AND ISTAR. SACRIFICE HE
STAYS.
10.-THE LIFTING OF his HAND
FINDS FAVOR WITH HIS GOD.
This version OF the Sabbath. although
iengthier and much more severe than
that in the Bible, closely corresponds
with IL. The translation OF various
parts OF these tablets show that long be-
fore me time OF Moses documents Of a
religious character were studied IN Chal-
dea, and they also serve % Illustrate
the fact that great civilizations pre-
celed the history OF the Hebrew people.
They show that civilizations lived thous-
ands % years before Moses was born Or
a word OF the Bible was written These
tablets. together with other recent AMI
starting finds. have a very important
barring upon the religion % the world
as Z "a believed in ;oday-namely: Is
the Bible correct when considered in the
light OF a historical record? How docs
1; compare with these ether and older
versions OF the origin OF the world?
Within me last few years the ruins %
SIX great Chsldean o. Ba5yi0nian cities
have been excava:ed. with the resul;
thai the history 81 man has been traced
back eight thousand years Tgasse cites
are Nineyah. Babylon. SippOra. Teiio.
Ur and Ni2Vur. The excavations have
proved that even x that remote period
eszh. thousand years ago. the world
around Chal4ea vas in = veTy advanced
slat- % civilization These sKoloEaiions
have brought . light seven District sc-