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April 30, 2008
Sumerian, Akkadian, Hebrew, Oh, My!
Get over to MU-PÀD-DA and check out Jay Crisostomo's relatively new blog. He tells us that MU-PÀD-DA is Sumerian connoting "called by name." And his sub-heading reads,
chosen . . . for something . . .
thoughts on life and family in graduate studies
Assyriology, Semitics, Linguistics . . .
He says we are wrong if we read too much into the title of the blog but he likes it and thinks it is "a reminder that there's a reason for the madness I put myself and my family through" even if he isn't quite sure what that reason is.
One can also read MU-PÀD-DA ideographically in Akkadian. In which case, it stands for zakār šumu/i and means "(good) reputation," or "fame" as well as being an invocation of a deity. If Jay continues as he has started, he will certainly have a good reputation if not fame. However, I'm not so sure that the gods will show up.
Posted by Duane Smith at April 30, 2008 7:47 PM | Read more on Akkadian |
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Oh ye of little faith!
Posted by: Alan Lenzi at April 30, 2008 8:01 PM
Thanks for the plug, Duane
Posted by: Jay at May 1, 2008 10:13 AM
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