ADAPA's ASCENT

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>DATING BACK AS EARLY AS THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH 'ADAPA's ASCENT' HAS CLAIMS TO BE THE FIRST STORY EVER TOLD</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>'Adapa's Ascent' was known in Mesopotamia Egypt and beyond. Abraham was even acquainted with the story of </span><em style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Adapa -</em><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> another mortal faced with ultimate choices by God. Even 'Gilgamesh' (dating back 5 millennia) refers to '</span><em style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Seven Sages</em><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>' of whom Adapa was one. It appears the</span><em style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> first oral forms of the story</em><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> of 'Adapa's Ascent' date back around 1500 years before the account of 'Adam and Eve' (</span><em style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>c.</em><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>1000 BCE) in the </span><em style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Book of Genesis</em></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The most complete version ever of the epic story of Mesopotamian hero 'Adapa' - exorcist priest offered </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Immortality</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> by his Supreme God:</span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> the most difficult decision of his life. </em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Poet Edouard d'Araille forged an integrated version of 'Adapa's Ascent' based on all surviving cuneiform tablets on which its episodes are written in Sumerian and Akkadian</span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>. </em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Based on new interpretative work in Assyriology and never departing from its original sources 'Adapa's Ascent' presents the most complete vision yet of this </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Story for All Ages. </em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>It is a tale of the 'First Man' - Adapa survivor of a Great Flood. who has succeeded in setting up human civilization. However Adapa's life changes dramatically after he is semi-drowned by one of the Gods. After striking Ninlil down with a powerful curse his presence is demanded before Anu - God of all Gods - who offers him a choice that can change his life forever: </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Eternal Life</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>. Faced with ultimate destiny Adapa must decide whether or not to follow stern advice of his father Enki God of the Deep who foretold to Adapa a scene that would face him - in Heaven</span></p>