Here’s a pretty interesting subject matter that has long fascinated me. It is the idea that ancient peoples were able to construct ships, large ships (of various forms and shapes) and managed to cross the big wide oceans to other worlds. The evidence that supports this is really quite robust. And as such, I laugh at the idea of an “ice bridge” that connected Asia to the Americas. People are innovative, and capable and have been involved in massive and long-duration voyages for much of mankind’s pre-history.

• A Hebrew presence in ancient North America has been known by some for centuries and is gaining greater acceptance.
• Evidence of great battles and ancient forts has been found on farmlands all along the Great Lakes.
• Native Americans have passed down Hebrew artifacts and traditions for generations.
• There are at least two North American cultures, the Hopewell and the Adena, that share a time frame with Book of Mormon people.

One sub-grouping of evidence is the presence of ancient Sumerian writing found on clay tablets throughout the Americas. And the evidence is pretty darn interesting…

Here is an excellent article that addresses this subject. All credit to JosephKnew.com. It was edited to fit this venue. The website itself is very interesting, and I would suggest that interested people go ahead and visit it.

There is ample evidence all around us that Ancient man navigated the oceans long, long, long before we give them any credit. Evidence points to trade, at various points of time, between various cultures all over the globe. Here we just look at one of the many, many examples of evidence towards this. We look at the presence of cuneiform tablets in America.

No. It’s not something that can be easily faked.

Cuneiform in America 4000 years ago:  Native Assyrians?

Many Assyrians believe there’s a historical connection between themselves and Native Americans. They see many similarities  — tremendous bravery, a sense of homeland protection, eagle symbols, nature-inspired themes and designs, group dances, and music. 

Others think the idea is crazy. Assyrians and Native Americans are two different peoples from two different continents.

But how do we explain Chief Joseph’s cuneiform tablet?

Chief Joseph’s cuneiform tablet

Chief Joseph, a revered Nez Perce leader, was a man of great honor. When he was captured by the American Army in 1877, he had an actual Assyrian cuneiform tablet in his medicine bag. 

What Chief Joseph said about the tablet can only be considered the truth:

"The chief said that the tablet had been passed down in his family for many 
generations and that they had inherited it from their white ancestors," 

said Mary Gindling of History Mysteries.  

"Chief Joseph said that white men had come among his ancestors long ago, and had taught his people many things. His story echoes those told by Native Americans in both North and South America about white culture bringers. But in this case, Joseph had a souvenir to demonstrate the truth of his story."

The ancient tablet is made of baked clay and is one square inch in size. The cuneiform writing translates into a receipt for a lamb and dates it to about 2042 B.C.

The tablet was presumed to have been made in southern Iraq.

More about The Chief Joseph Tablet

In 1877 the respected leader of the Nez Perce tribe surrendered to the U. S. Government.

At his surrender, Chief Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain (known by his Christian name Joseph), presented General Nelson Appleton Miles with a pendant, a 1-inch square clay tablet with writings unrecognizable to General Miles. The writing, which was translated by Dr. Robert D. Biggs, Assyyriology Professor at the University of Chicago, turned out to be a sales receipt dating back to 2042 B.C. in Assyria. It read:

“Nalu received one lamb from Abbashaga on the 11th day of the month 
of the festival of An, in the year Enmahgalanna was installed as a high 
priestess of Nanna.”

When Chief Joseph surrendered to General Miles, he had the tablet in his medicine bag. That bag was itself an interesting connection to Ancient Assyria.

In an April, 2001 article published in Assyria Times, Benjamin Daniali points out a connection between an Assyrian symbol known as the Ashur Star and the design on Chief Joseph’s medicine bag.

In this photo of an ancient relief sculpture we can see the Assyrian god Ashur upon his throne. In front of him is a disc with the symbol known as the Assyrian Star or the Ashur Star. It is a four-pointed star with a circle in the center. Radiating out from between the four points of the star are rays of light.

In photos of Chief Joseph we can see this same design on his medicine bag.

Hearn Tablet

Other tablets with an Assyrian connection have been found throughout North America. A tablet similar in size and appearance to The Chief Joseph tablet was found in 1963 in northwestern Georgia near the Chatahoochee River. Like the Chief Joseph tablet, this one was a receipt for the sale of sheep and goats that were to be used in a ceremonial sacrifice. From other information contained on the tablet, it appears to have been created in 2040 B.C. One difference is the Georgia tablet was made of lead.

In  1963, a cuneiform tablet was found in Georgia by Mrs. Joe Hearn as she  dug in her garden. It was written in the Sumerian language by a scribe  named Enlila and dates to about 2040 B.C.  

The Hearn tablet records the  sale of sheep and goats, which were transported to America for sacrifice  to the Gods.  Read more

Dr. Joseph Mahan thinks the Hearn tablet was made here using the lost-wax method because other molten lead pieces with the same patina were also found on her property.

Conclusion

How could the Nez Perce and other tribes in North America have 4,000-year-old Assyrian artifacts handed down for generations? Why would Chief Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain have a Star of Ashur beaded on his medicine bag?

Sometime near the beginning of the Assyrian Empire — which ran from 2,500 B.C. to 605 B.C. — a tower was built in Assyria (modern day Iraq) to reach heaven. As a result, languages were confounded and families were scattered.

Mahonri Moriancumer, the brother of Jared, pleaded with the Lord to not confound his language and that of his closest friends. They left Assyria and traveled “across many waters” to a promised land. They became a mighty nation in the place they called Moriancumer.

Could the Chief Joseph tablet have come with them across the waters? Could the Jaredites have preserved their language and Assyrian culture in North America?

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