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Scientists Decipher 4,000-Year-Old Babylonian Tablets, Find Ominous Predictions

One tablet forewarns the ‘downfall of Subartu and Akkad’ if ‘an eclipse begins in the south and then clears.’

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JOSEPH CURL
JOSEPH CURL

Researchers have unraveled the mysteries of four ancient Babylonian tablets, dating back 4,000 years, finding they are filled with foreboding predictions of death and destruction.

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JOSEPH CURL
JOSEPH CURL

Mr. Curl covered the White House for a dozen years as a correspondent for the Washington Times. He also ran the Drudge Report for four years as the morning editor.

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