Tamil ⇋ Sumerian Connection - 2 - Burial Urns

Is Perambair, Vaigai River Civilisation dates back to Sumerian civilisation dating back to 4500-1900BC instead of 600BC?

In my introduction blog, I have already explained the purpose of finding the similarities between Tamil and Sumerian.

There existed a general practise of burying the dead in various civilisations.  The same existed in the Vaigai River Civilisations as well.

The excavations of Perambair shows that the dead is burried in a big urn and there were few more pots near to the dead body containing various funeral things.

Following image shows the urn with few pots next to that at Perambair, Tamilnadu, India. Similar ones are in Keeladi and Adichanallur as well.

As mentioned in the previous blog, there were many artefacts hidden under the earth of the Vaigai civilisation. Some of  the artefact samples were sent for carbon dating.  It was found to be dated back to 600BC.

City named Ur was once prominent city of the Sumerian Civilisation. The burial urns found during the archeological study of Leonard Wolley in the year 1922 at Ur which is presently called Tell el-Myquyyar in South Iraq as given below represents similar urns from excavations done in Tamilnadu.

Isn't it similar?

The comparison between these findings will surely take the civilisation on the River Vaigai back to the same time as Sumerian 4500-1900BC instead of 600BC.


   

Tamil ⇋ Sumerian Connection - 1 - Drainage System

Is Keeladi, Vaigai Valley Civilisation dates back to Sumerian civilisation dating back to 4500-1900BC instead of 600BC?

In my introduction blog, I have already explained the purpose of finding the similarities between Tamil and Sumerian.

Well-maintained drainage system was found at Keeladi, Tamilnadu, India.




There were many artefacts hidden under the earth of the Vaigai civilisation. Some of  the artefact samples were sent for carbon dating.  It was found to be dated back to 600BC.

City named Ur was once prominent city of the Sumerian Civilisation. The findings during the archeological study of Leonard Wolley in the year 1922 at Ur which is presently called Tell el-Myquyyar in South Iraq represents similar drainage system.  

Isn't it similar?

The comparison between these findings will surely take the civilisation on the River Vaigai back to the same time as Sumerian 4500-1900BC instead of 600BC.


   

Tamil ⇋ Sumerian Connection - Introduction

Is Keeladi one of the village of Vaigai Valley Civilisation dates back to Sumerian civilisation dating back to 4500-1900BC instead of 600BC?


There are lot of discussions going around the world to date the civilisations at various regions.  In Tamilnadu, the southern state of India, excavations are going on presently after a repeated request to do that, though there were lot of excavations done starting from the beginning of 19th Century. We have the complete report of Adichanallur findings of 1889 published in 1915 by Alexander Rea, the then Superintendent of Archeological Survey of India and Keeladi one in 2019. But reports are awaited for the excavations done in the year 2004.

Adichanallur, Ariyalur, Keeladi are some of the most prominent archeological sites.  Adichanallur excavations resulted in iron implements dating back to 2500-2200 BC. Ariyalur presented the oldest dinosaur fossil dating back to prehistoric period (200,000 BC to 300AD which is exhibited in a museum in USA. Presently Keeladi is presenting many artefacts some of which are waiting to be tested for its age.

Purpose of finding the similarities  

Firstly, the similarities would have rose by knowledge flow from either Tamil to Sumeria or from Sumeria to Tamil.  That is why ⇋ is used. Whatever be the direction of flow, these similarities shows that Tamil civilisation can be dated back to the period of Sumerian civilisation.

Secondly, many of the Tamil people were not aware of the Tamils life in ancient times except for those depicted in the Tamil literature.  These excavations brings many of the scenes written by the poets into focus.  Moreover it is possible to find similar excavated items in the Sumerian Civilisation that is dated more than 4000 years back.

My blog will bring out those similarities one by one.

Cantonese Movie on Bodhidharma

I always wanted to share lot of details that I come to know everyday.  Because of paucity of time, could not do it.  Today I am starting my spree.  Hope I can write more in the coming days.

After becoming editor of a magazine, everyday I have a new learning.  It was quite interesting today.  I just happended to bump into a video about Bodhidharma.  This video was done in lieu with the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Mahabalipuram.

I had written a small article about Bodhidharma many years before for the Siruvar malar (children magazine) of a Tamil daily Dina Thandhi.  That time I just mentioned that the Master of Bodhidharma was Prajnatara not knowing much about that person.

Today the video mentioned that Bodhidharma's master was a female.  Then my interest increased to know more about her.  Started browsing the internet for more details about her.  It was an interesting story.  While browsing, came accross the video named Da mo Zu Shi - Master of Zen. Thinking that it would be in English, I switched onto the video.  But it was in Cantonese with English subtitle.

It depicted the story of Bodhidharma from the time he was princess.  But the story depicted the master as a male.  Today I came to know the life history of Bodhidharma and why he is worshipped as Zen master. Youtube video is available at https://youtu.be/GQiK8m_Z8fo

It was known that Prajnatara might me a female only in 2008.  It was mentioned in one of the article that I read during this process.

History is always written based on evidences found in books, literatures and sculptures.  So when they found the evidence, the myth of master being a male changed. The evidences were from archeological discoveries, Korean Zen traditions and historical and oral traditions of the people of the state of Kerala. The history has to be rewritten once the evidences are found.

Keeladi, the excavations in Tamil Nadu is also moving to that direction of rewritting history to introduce one more civilization of the world, the oldest one, Tamil Civilization.