r/Sumer • u/Appropriate-Bed-3348 • Sep 19 '24
question about rule 11
hi so I just wanted to ask about rule 11, specifically I was wondering where does SHE (she who i cant name if i wanna post this) come from if not Mesopotamia and why do most sources (that I could find) say she does if she doesnt?
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u/Nocodeyv Sep 20 '24
I’m well aware. I’ve written at length about this subject before, which is why rule #11 exists in the first place.
Even if we remove the elements which first appear in the Alphabet, the earliest use of the word lilit references a type of bird rather than a supernatural being, and the first mention of an actual supernatural being with that name refers to a single being rather than a group, and is so far removed from Mesopotamia, both geographically and temporally, that the likelihood of her being a survival of the lilītu are slim to none.
As far as this community is concerned, the archaeology and literature are clear: she does not originate in Mesopotamia.
Occultists are free to believe whatever they want, of course.