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Sumerian Questions and Answers: "Sumerian Eden?
>I was wondering if you could answer a question for me. I have read somewhere
>that the name 'Eden' was a Sumerian word. I would have thought it was a
>Hebrew word, but then again, I don't know the relationship of the Sumerian
>language and the Hebrew language.
>
>At any rate, if Eden, Adam, and/or Eve are Sumerian words, would you
>please tell me if they have a translation/meaning?

EDIN is a Sumerian word, but it refers to the steppe land between the two rivers, where the herd animals grazed.

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