tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post4279317678193487754..comments2024-03-24T11:03:03.106-07:00Comments on Just Genesis : Afro-Arabian vs Aryan Religion: The Horse as ExampleAlice C. Linsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-14356346723629905462014-07-21T10:18:26.529-07:002014-07-21T10:18:26.529-07:00There is a red skin tone that tends to go with red...There is a red skin tone that tends to go with red hair that runs in the lines of the ancient rulers and was recognized as a trait of the ancient kings. King David was described as ruddy or red, as was Esau of the Horite ruler lines of Edom (Gen. 36).<br /><br />Turkey/Anatolia was inhabited by these ancient rulers. The Amorites, also called the Amurru, lived in ancient Egypt and are shown on tomb as light skinned with reddish brown hair. This has been confirmed by Flinders Petrie and Archibald Sayce. According to Sayce, "The Amorites… were a tall, handsome people, with white skins, blue eyes and reddish hair, all the characteristics, in fact, of the white race." (The Hittites, 1889)<br /><br />The Amorites are represented on the Egyptian monuments with fair skins, light hair, blue eyes, and pointed beards. Tomb No. 34 at Thebes (18th Dynasty, c. 1550-c. 1292), shows a bearded Amorite chief with white skin and red-brown hair. Henry George Tomkins (1897), a member of the Royal Archaeological Institute, also concluded that the Amorites were fair haired with blue eyes. <br /><br />Some historians refer to these rulers of Anatolia as the "Nes" and their point of origin appears to have been the Nile Valley. The metal working Nes of Anatolia who venerated the serpent are likely related to the ancient scribes of old Nsibidi. In ancient Egypt Nesu biti referred to the ruler of a united Upper and Lower Nile.<br /><br />There also is a connection between the Kushan and the Kushites. See this: http://jandyongenesis.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-kushite-kushan-connection.html<br />Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-4155984685125771352014-05-21T20:33:39.087-07:002014-05-21T20:33:39.087-07:00Hi there - I enjoyed your work on these difference...Hi there - I enjoyed your work on these difference regarding the status of horses. With regard to central Asia and the equestrian archers, would they be Aryan? Are the red haired Turkic people connected to Scythians - and are they descendants of Japheth? Is there a particular reason red haired Turkic people are regarded as royal or noble?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-20828289578836374292012-01-27T14:38:28.830-08:002012-01-27T14:38:28.830-08:00Actually the Kushites used wild donkeys as pack an...Actually the Kushites used wild donkeys as pack animals between 6500 and 4000 BC. The wild donkey was native to the Red Sea Hills and the arid Ethiopian highlands. Kushites used both camels and donkeys as beasts of burden. These enabled the transport of cargo across the Arabian Peninsula, Mesopotamia, Pakistan and beyond. As Roger Blench has noted, "The spread of the donkey across Africa was linked with the proliferation of long distance caravans."<br /><br />The region of Sheba in southern Arabia was famous for breeding horses. The high-spirited, high-stamina Arabian horse is one of the oldest breeds, dating back 4,500 years. They were valued for breeding across the ancient Middle East and among Japheth’s Magyar descendants. Today Arabian bloodlines are found in almost every modern breed of riding horse. <br /><br />The world's oldest saddles are from Nubia and the Upper Nile region. Also, there is the ancient Farshut Road or the “Road of Horses" that departs Thebes north of the Valley of the Kings, crosses the high plateau between Mount Antef and Mount Roma and descends near the Wadi el-Hol. This "highway" was possibly established by King Menes who was the first to unite into a single empire the regions of the Upper and Lower Nile. Menes was called Ahauiti and Mount Tjauti was likely named for him. His territory was called Tjenu. The earliest evidence of Tjenu as a ruled territory dates to 4000 B.C. Royal scribes and messengers would have traveled this route on horses. <br /><br />Horses were used by Africans, Arabians and Aryans, but Menes or Auiti appears to have been the owner of the horse highway because the royal name Auti is found in Aria and Arachosia, which corresponds to the Aryan land of Har-Auti.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-4293528892266128952012-01-27T12:10:46.140-08:002012-01-27T12:10:46.140-08:00"The earliest breeding of horses appears to h..."The earliest breeding of horses appears to have taken place in the area that is today eastern Sudan along the Upper Nile. The horse was bred and trained as a royal mount well before 800 B.C."<br /><br />Actually, horse breeding began in Asia in the fourth millennium BC. But horses were originally used only for pulling wagons, chariots, etc. It took a long time to breed horses whose backs were strong enough to carry a man. For this reason, when the Persians first introduced cavalry without chariots, the rider was mounted above the horse's rear legs rather than in the middle of its back. Perhaps the Upper Nile was where riding horses as we know them today were first bred.Arimatheanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783088995172601340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-19112937822156280692010-06-08T17:55:57.340-07:002010-06-08T17:55:57.340-07:00Ron, another example would be the contrast between...Ron, another example would be the contrast between the Afro-Asiatic priesthood and the Indo-European shaman. These offices serve a similar functions in their communities but they hold very different worldviews. Underlying shamanism is the belief that there are powerful spirits who cause imbalance and disharmony in the world (animism). The shaman’s role is to determine which spirits are at work in a given situation and to find ways to appease the spirits. This is discerned through traces. The solution may or may not involve animal sacrifice. Underlying the priesthood is belief in a single supreme Spirit to whom humans must give an accounting, especially for the shedding of blood. In this view, one Great Spirit (God) holds the world in balance and it is human actions that cause disharmony. The vast assortment of ancient laws governing priestly ceremonies, sacrifices, and cleansing rituals clarifies the role of the priest as one who offers animal sacrifice according to sacred law.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-42891204541746654632010-06-08T17:49:37.142-07:002010-06-08T17:49:37.142-07:00Dharmashaiva, I believe that Jainism and Buddhism ...Dharmashaiva, I believe that Jainism and Buddhism have strongly influenced Vedic tradition toward ahimsa. The thread in Hinduism that is reflected in the Machad Mamagad Festival is the Purva Mimamsa School which holds to the authority of the Vedas. This school formulated the rules of interpretation of the Vedic texts. Its adherents believe that one must have unquestionable faith in the Vedas and perform the yajñas, or fire-sacrifices, regularly. I find points of contact between this thread and the ancietn Afro-Asiatic.<br /><br />Yes, I've noted that some statues of the Buddha looks somewhat African.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-18932864439034954272010-06-08T15:45:11.042-07:002010-06-08T15:45:11.042-07:00It seems to me that if the Afro-Asiatic worldview ...It seems to me that if the Afro-Asiatic worldview underlies the Indo-European-Aryan world view in India, then the reverse may be true in Europe, where pre-Christian Indo-European culture underlies Christian culture, surviving in folk festivals, superstitions, etc.<br /><br />I would very much appreciate you providing further examples that contrast these two worldviews.Ronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-79180388444106630572010-06-08T15:42:14.596-07:002010-06-08T15:42:14.596-07:00Jainism and Buddhism are two examples of non-Vedic...Jainism and Buddhism are two examples of non-Vedic/non-Aryan traditions in India (with Jainism being much older than Buddhism). It is believed that Jainism, with its central teaching of "ahimsa" (or "non-violence") influenced the Vedic tradition to reject animal sacrifice. And the Buddha was also stridently anti-animal sacrifice.<br /><br />Interestingly, if you look at some ancient statues of the Buddha, his hair looks very 'African'-esque.Agnikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494537340737199409noreply@blogger.com