Author: Apiladey ApilSin
Date: Oct 21, 2002 - 03:54

According to Civilizations of the Ancient Near East edited by Jack M. Sasson, Adad-guppi (the mother of King Naboridus of Babylon) lived a very long and happy life. She attributed this to her devotion to the moon-god. The following is the pertinent translation: He (the moon-god) added many days and years of happiness (to my life) and kept me alive....one hundred and four happy years.....My eyesight was good (to the end), my hearing excellent, my hands and feet were sound, my words well chosen, food and drink agreed with me, my health was fine and my mind happy. I saw my great-great-grandchildren, up to the fourth generation, in good health and (thus)had my fill of old age.

I'm not saying everyone lived so long, but the average may have been higher than expected.