Benjamin Foster — Translation Critique

Benjamin Foster is a prominent Assyriologist and translator of Mesopotamian literature. He has criticized Sitchin's approach to translation.

Key Points

1. Methodology — Sitchin's "translation" method is not accepted by scholars
2. Etymology — Sitchin's etymological connections are often incorrect
3. Selective Reading — Sitchin picks words and phrases that support his theory while ignoring context
4. The SHEM — Foster argued that Sitchin's interpretation of "shem" as "rocketship" is linguistically unsupportable

See Also

• Translation Disputes — Translation disputes
• SHEM — The rocketship concept
• Mainstream Assyriology — Academic criticism