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(Babylonian) a demigod or first man
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adapa
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Adapa \Adapa\ [Babylonian.] n. 1. a demigod or first man: "seed of mankind"; sometimes identified with Adam.
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Adapa , the first of the Mesopotamian seven sages ( apkallu ), was a mythical figure who unknowingly refused the gift of immortality . The story is first attested in the Kassite period (14th century BC), in fragmentary tablets from Tell el-Amarna , and ...
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When Adapa used this knowledge to break the wing of the South Wind, he cursed him and told him to complain of Dumuzi and Gizzida's absence to Anu.
While in Anu's court, he advises Adapa not to eat the bread of eternal life (lest he forfeit his life on earth).
Demigods, heroes, and monsters: Adapa (Uan) - the first of the seven antediluvian sages who were sent by Ea to deliver the arts of civilization to mankind.
Paul's Walk to sell some ancient manuscripts, a man who spoke of the wise Adapa and the Hidden Treasure of the Secret Writing.