cuneiform trumpet

[Madeleine Maudlin]

Ah, muted.  Indeed.  I believe that secret resonances and unseen or unheard
signals might fit nicely with enticing ideas that form when you consider
the supposed origin and unknown development of cuneiform, like all advanced
civilization that just sort of appeared around then, after the deluge.
 Where'd *this* letter come from?  Who sent this?

Who was delivering the mail from the *other side* of the Flood?

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 3:01 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crying_of_Lot_49
>
> I'd never thought of Cuneiform, yet it does bear a similarity, except
> for the circular handle of the horn.  But the similarity is the result
> of the triangular shape of the stylus pressing into the clay, forming
> the horn shape, essentially giving a direction to the marks, the start
> of the line.  A "formal" connection, but w/o content.  BTW, I'm not a
> COL49'er either.
>
> For me the muted horn has deeper resonances, a secret signal, a
> whisper, a clarion kept low.
>
> But the very minimalism/abstraction of the sign does invite other
> resemblances.
>
> David Morris
>
> On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Madeleine Maudlin
> <madeleinemaudlin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm no Lot 49head.  But I was looking for those two Cuneiform/Sumerian
> or something symbols Bled said he saw while dosed, and I was just noticing,
> has anyone noticed that trumpet symbol is Cuneiform?  Just checkin.  Keepin
> the 49ers on their toes.
>
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