And here is a closeup:
We are considering burying them on the property. Wouldn't archaeologists have a blast in 2000 years? :) I can just see the report now:
"Obviously a ritual destruction of the cup once it has been used. The destruction almost certainly guarantees the continuation of the world. Undoubtedly the ritual was held every year at the summer solstice. The fact that it is in cuneiform proves that this method of writing was in continuous use from its invention through this period, 6000 years later. It must have been used only on ritual vessels at this time period, since it is relatively rare..."
What do you think?
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I hesitate to suggest this, James, but have you considered the relevance of Rom 9:22 to this experience? Granted that that passage is usually given a metaphorical interpretation, but then, Socrates in the Phaedo says, shortly before drinking the hemlock, that he's decided that it's worth taking literally for once the dream-urging ("Create poetry, Socrates") that he had hitherto thought could only be taken metaphorically. I'm not altogether serious, and yet ...
That's obscene. I suppose mine is in the broken pile. Wretched shippers.
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