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nator
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Message 5 of 56 (192683)
03-19-2005 10:45 PM
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03-19-2005 10:40 PM


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you are running into the problem of pre-historic cultures that were polytheistic but did not record the faiths in texts or documents.
What do you call hieroglyphs? They certainly tell us an awful lot about Egyptian life and religious beliefs even though they are not alphabetical writings.

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nator
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Message 11 of 56 (192740)
03-20-2005 8:27 AM
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03-19-2005 11:16 PM


Oh, OK, my mistake.

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