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> Nibiru (where does this name come from)? It's Babylonian, which was then co-opted by conspiracy theorists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibiru_(Babylonian_
by mhurron 10y ago
> Nibiru (where does this name come from)?
It's Babylonian, which was then co-opted by conspiracy theorists.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibiru_(Babylonian_astronomy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibiru_(Babylonian_astronomy)
- arca_vorago 10y agoActually it's Akkadian, here is some better reading than wikipedia. As for your comment about conspiracists, I have a feeling thou dost protest too much, if you catch my drift. http://www.michaelsheiser.com/nibirupage.htm http://www.michaelsheiser.com/nibirupage.htm
- mhurron 10y agoYa, I believe in the cataclysm theory and need to hid that on HN, or I'm not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibiru_cataclysm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibiru_cataclysm "Although the name "Nibiru" is derived from the works of the ancient astronaut writer Zecharia Sitchin and his interpretations of Babylonian and Sumerian mythology, he denied any connection between his work and various claims of a coming apocalypse."