Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2847: Ancient stone pillars
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"Stephen, come and take a look, we found a stone pillar, which is different from the stone slabs and pottery sherds found before. It has some ancient cuneiform writing on it, not ancient Arabic"
Ye Tian and the others were exploring a building that had long since collapsed, with only two low walls remaining, when the voice of a company employee suddenly came from the intercom.
After hearing the announcement, Ye Tian immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and said:
"Okay, Danny, we're going over there"
After saying that, he took David and walked towards where Danny and the others were.
Several paleographers, archaeologists, and historians from Israel and the United States also heard what Danny said, and walked towards Danny and the others in unison. Everyone was excited, and some A bit of anticipation.
From the beginning of the exploration to the present, this stone pillar with cuneiform writing is probably the earliest thing that anyone has discovered, and it may also be the only object from BC. Can you not look forward to it!
In a few steps, Ye Tian and David arrived at the area Danny and the others were exploring. Several other experts and scholars also came one after another, either far or near.
Seeing them approaching, Danny immediately pointed to a granite pillar broken into three parts on the ground and said:
"Steven, it was this stone pillar that was buried under the yellow sand. It almost tripped us down. After peeling away the yellow sand covering it, we found this stone pillar. Unfortunately, it was broken into three parts. .
On this granite pillar, there are some ancient cuneiform characters engraved on it, as well as some ancient decorations and patterns. We can’t understand what the specific content is, so we called you here! ”
While Danny was introducing the situation, Ye Tian had already squatted down and began to examine this ancient and damaged granite pillar, looking at the words and patterns carved on the pillar.
Several other experts and scholars also looked at the granite pillar with great interest, identifying the words and patterns engraved on the pillar, and trying to translate them.
After quickly scanning the stone pillars, Ye Tian smiled and said:
"Gentlemen, if I read correctly, these cuneiform characters are in Akkadian, which are of the same origin as the characters on Joseph's Arab painted pottery pot, and they were carved on this stone pillar at a similar age!
These exquisite decorations and patterns carved on the stone pillars have some characteristics of the civilization of the Persian Empire. It is obvious that this is an antique cultural relic that is a mixture of Neo-Babylonian-Assyrian civilization and Persian civilization.
It can be inferred from this that an Akkadian tribe once lived here, and they were residents and even owners of this ancient city. This stone pillar should have been carved before 400 BC."
As soon as he finished speaking, a paleographer from Hebrew University continued:
"Yes, Stephen, these cuneiform texts are indeed in Akkadian. It can be seen that after the demise of the Neo-Babylonian Kingdom, the Akkadian tribe gradually wandered to southern Arabia and settled here.
The decorations and patterns on the stone pillars indeed have the characteristics of both the Neo-Babylonian-Assyrian civilization and the Persian Empire civilization. In more than 400 BC, the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula was under the rule of the Persian Empire.
The meanings expressed by several of the cuneiform characters are related to religious sacrifices. Most of the characters are unknown to us. Many of them are discovered for the first time. It can be said that this stone pillar is of great historical and cultural research value! ”
Ye Tian nodded slightly, and then continued:
"Based on these findings, it is speculated that this stone pillar was probably part of a temple or temple-like building built by the Akkadians. Later, the temple or temple collapsed, but this granite stone pillar remained.
Later, people living in this ancient city used this granite pillar to build other buildings, and this continued from generation to generation until the Middle Ages, when the ancient city was completely abandoned and turned into ruins.
The building where this granite pillar was located also collapsed. When the building collapsed, it brought down the stone pillar and broke it into three pieces. Even though it was broken, it is still a very good antique cultural relic with great value. research value! ”
After hearing this, everyone at the scene nodded and agreed with his analysis.
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
"It is undeniable that this ancient city ruins has a long history and has certain exploration value. The granite pillar in front of you from more than 400 BC is the best proof.
However, combined with various previous discoveries, I am basically certain that it is extremely unlikely that the legendary Solomon's treasure and the religious relic, the Ark of the Covenant, are buried in the ruins of this ancient city.
The reason is simple. No antique artifacts related to ancient Israel and ancient Ethiopia have been found here. In treasure hunting operations and archaeological work, there is no evidence to support this! ”
Although they didn't want to admit it and were somewhat disappointed, everyone at the scene still agreed with Ye Tian's judgment and nodded.
Especially Joshua and Isaiah, both of whom were disappointed!
"That's right, from all the discoveries we have made so far, there is not a single antique artifact or a single piece of evidence that can prove that Solomon's treasure is buried here. It seems that our trip to Yemen was in vain!"
A historian at Harvard University said, with a hint of disappointment in his words.
Ye Tian smiled softly, and then continued:
"Gentlemen, our run this time is not in vain. Didn't we discover this ancient granite pillar? It is also certain that this ancient city has a very long history. The Akkadians once lived here.
When you have the opportunity in the future, you can come here again to explore and conduct archeology, and uncover the veil shrouding the ruins of this ancient city. I believe it will also be a very valuable and meaningful archaeological operation.
However, the goal of our tripartite joint exploration operation this time is Solomon's treasure, which is the Ark of the Covenant, a religious relic. There is no need to waste time here. A place like Yemen is not a place to stay for a long time.
Next, we will speed up the exploration and try to complete the exploration of this ancient city ruins as soon as possible. If there are no surprising discoveries, we should leave here and go to the next destination.
As for the stone pillar engraved with Akkadian script in front of us, as well as other things we discovered during this trip, let it be left to the Yemeni people. Whether it is left to the Yemeni government or the local armed forces has nothing to do with me!
According to the tripartite joint exploration agreement we signed and the agreement reached with the Yemeni government and local armed forces, we should enjoy 50% of the rights to these discoveries. I am willing to give up!
The reason is very simple. The value of this ancient city ruins is not worth it for me to bring a large number of employees to dig in this desert. It is not worth us staying in such a place of four wars and taking this risk."
Hearing this, everyone at the scene nodded in agreement.
Joshua, who was also at the scene, immediately thought of those guys who were rushing towards this desert and trying to loot Solomon's treasure. He knew why Ye Tian made this decision!
There is no doubt that this is a very wise decision. You don’t have to waste time here, but you can also get rid of those guys with ulterior motives and play around with those guys!
Next, everyone admired the granite pillar for a while, and then dispersed to continue exploring.
Of course, those ancient writing experts, archaeologists, and historians from Israel and the United States took out their mobile phones and cameras to take pictures of every detail of this ancient granite pillar before leaving here. Come down.
For them, this granite pillar is a priceless treasure, worthy of careful study and verification!
Especially the newly discovered Akkadian language. Every word means an academic paper and a research result. How could they be willing to miss it!
At this time, most areas of the ancient city ruins have been explored, and it is already afternoon, and the temperature has gradually dropped!