Kuttamuwa was an 8th-century BC royal official from Sam'al who ordered an inscribed stele, that was to be erected upon his death. The inscription requested that his mourners commemorate his life and his afterlife with feasts "for my soul that is in this stele". It is one of the earliest references to a soul as a separate entity from the body. The 800-pound basalt stele is three feet tall and two feet wide. It was uncovered in the third season of excavations by the Neubauer Expedition of the Oriental Institute in Chicago, Illinois. The official publication of the artifact is expected in the end of 2009.
I'm so excited
we'll surely make it to the top
with music that we make
I'm so delighted
can't wait to read you're loving it
that's how it's got to be
then a slap in the face
you took it apart
I think I might break down and cry
I feel so defeated
in your eyes
I see my demise
the anchor you cast
and now I'm going down
dig a grave for me please
they're preying on me
don't ask me to approve of that
don't think I will consent
they want to destroy me
go ahead and try
do your best
you're always right
again a slap in the face
you took it apart
I think I might break down and cry
I feel so defeated
in your eyes
I see my demise
the anchor you cast
and now I'm going down
dig a grave for me please
the only thing I want to say
is that we're strong together
and I don't care what you claim
it must be whiteout in your brain
and you can't see clearly