Talk:Dilmun

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[edit] Two colorless mainstream historical statements

The following historical assessment is claimed by a prophet of biblical inerrancy to reflect some personal point-of-view: After its actual decline Dilmun developed such a stylized mythology as a garden of exotic perfections that it appears to have influenced the story of the Garden of Eden. In a reverse process, literal-minded interpreters have sometimes tried to establish an Edenic garden at Dilmun. There are two statements here, which apparently both need to be expanded upon, for readers who have never previously encountered this familiar material. --Wetman 19:21, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

I have added some sources. If the passage continues to be reverted, more sources will simply be added. --Wetman 19:37, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] question

If it were a paradise for Utnapishtim, I surmise it might have suffered eco damage or at any rate ecological change since. Is there archeological or fossil etc. evidence that the island was previously more lush?Thanks,Rich 20:25, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deleted external links

External link or links have recently been deleted by User:Calton as "horrible Tripod pages which add little information, are full of ads, and fail WP:EL standards." No better external links were substituted. Readers may like to judge these deleted links for themselves, by opening Page history. --Wetman 15:00, 2 March 2007 (UTC)