Linguistic Archaeology: Near Eastern mythos (Dragon Magazine 16)

 Near Eastern Mythos (Dragon #16)

Sumerian
1. AN
2. ENLIL
3. ENKI
4. NANNA
5. NINHURSAG
6. UTU
7. INANNA
8. DUMUZI
9. ERESHKIGAL
10. NERGAL
11. NAMTAR
12. GILGAMESH
13. LUGULBANDA
14. ZIUSUDRA
15. HUMBABA
16. ARURU
17. BELIT-SHERI
18. HANISH
19. MAMMETUM
20. NETI
21. NINGAL
22. NINKI
23. NINSUN
24. NISABA
25. SAMUQAN
26. SHULPAE
27. SIDURI
28. URSHANABI-SURSUNABI
29. NINGIRSU

Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
19 65%    9 31%     18 62%   0    0%       14 48%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
5  17%     0   0%      4  13%     0    0%       7   24%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
8  27%     0   0%      3  10%    8  27%       6     20%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
18 62%    1   3%      1    3%     10 34%      13 44%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
5  17%     0   0%      0     0%     0    0%        0     0%

Z      %
2    6%



Popularity of use
65% A:
62% N, I, A: AN, NANNA, INANNA,
48% U, N, I, A:
44% S, U, N, I, A: NINSUN,
34% R, S, U, N, I, A: ARURU,
31% E, R, S, U, N, I, A:
27% L, H, E, R, S, U, N, I, A: ENLIL, HANISH,
24% G, L, H, E, R, S, U, N, I, A: NINGAL, NINGIRSU, NINHURSAG, NERGAL,
20% M, G, L, H, E, R, S, U, N, I, A: GILGAMESH, HUMBABA,
17% T, B, M, G, L, H, E, R, S, U, N, I, A: NISABA, URSHANABI-SURSUNABI, MAMMETUM, NETI, BELIT-SHERI, UTU, NAMTAR,
13% D, T, B, M, G, L, H, E, R, S, U, N, I, A: LUGULBANDA, SIDURI,
10% K, D, T, B, M, G, L, H, E, R, S, U, N, I, A: ERESHKIGAL, NINKI, ENKI,
6% Z, K, D, T, B, M, G, L, H, E, R, S, U, N, I, A: DUMUZI, ZIUSUDRA,
3% P, Q, Z, K, D, T, B, M, G, L, H, E, R, S, U, N, I, A: SAMUQAN, SHULPAE,
0% V, W, X, Y, J, C, F, O

Conclusion: originating in the A linguistic group, the earliest at 62% being AN (father of the gods), NANNA (the Moon) and INANNA (goddess of love and war). This is followed by a cultural bandgap at 48%,
At 44% is NINSUN (mother of Gilgamesh) followed at 34% by ARURU (goddess of creation and probably mother of Enkidu). At 31% a second cultural bandgap occurs before the mythos begins to develop at 27% rising to a cultural peak at 17% before declining down to 3%.




Babylonian
1. ANU
2. MARDUK
3. EA
4. SIN
5. NINHURSAG
6. SHAMASH
7. ISHTAR
8. TAMMUZ
9. ERESHKIGAL
10. NERGAL
11. NAMTAR
12. TIAMAT
13. APSU
14. KINGSU
15. NEBO
16. GILGAMESH
17. UTNAPISHTIM
18. HUMBABA
19. ANTUM
20. AYA
21. BELIT-SHERI
22. ENNUGI
23. HANISH
24. ISHULLANA
25. MAMMETUM
26. NEDU
27. NINGAL
28. NISABA
29. SAMUQAN
30. SHULPAE
31. SIDURI
32. URSHANABI-SURSUNABI
33. NINGIZZIDA


Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
26 78%    10 30%   17 51%   1   3%        16 48%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
5  15%     0   0%      4  12%     0    0%       8   24%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
12 36%    0   0%      3    9%     7 21%       11 33%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
18 54%    3   9%      1    3%     9  27%       17 51%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
8  24%     0   0%      0     0%     0    0%       1     3%

Z      %
2    6%



Popularity of use
78% A:
54% N, A:
51% S, I, N, A: SIN,
48% U, S, I, N, A: ANU,
36% H, U, S, I, N, A: HANISH,
33% M, H, U, S, I, N, A: SHAMASH,
30% E, M, H, U, S, I, N, A: EA,
27% R, E, M, H, U, S, I, N, A:
24% T, G, R, E, M, H, U, S, I, N, A: ISHTAR, NAMTAR, TIAMAT, ANTUM, MAMMETUM, NINHURSAG, ENNUGI,
21% L, T, G, R, E, M, H, U, S, I, N, A: ISHULLANA, NINGAL, NERGAL, GILGAMESH,
15% B, L, T, G, R, E, M, H, U, S, I, N, A: NISABA, URSHANABI-SURSUNABI, HUMBABA, BELIT-SHERI,
12% D, B, L, T, G, R, E, M, H, U, S, I, N, A: NEDU, SIDURI,
9% K, P, D, B, L, T, G, R, E, M, H, U, S, I, N, A: ERESHKIGAL, KINGSU, MARDUK, UTNAPISHTIM, SHULPAE, APSU,
6% Z, K, P, D, B, L, T, G, R, E, M, H, U, S, I, N, A: TAMMUZ, NINGIZZIDA,
3% Y, Q, O, Z, K, P, D, B, L, T, G, R, E, M, H, U, S, I, N, A: AYA, SAMUQAN, NEBO,
0% V, W, X, J, C, F


Conclusion: Originating in the A-N subgroup, SIN (the moon) Is the earliest at 51%. Followed by ANU (Father of the gods) at 48%, HANISH (herald of storm & bad weather) at 36%, SHAMASH (the Sun) at 33%, and EA (god of water) at 30%. At 27% a cultural Bandgap occurs, then a cultural peak at 24% before declining down to 3%.


Canaanite
1. EL
2. BAAL
3. YERAH
4. ASHERAH
5. SHAPASH
6. ASTARTE
7. ANAT
8. ATHTAR
9. MOT
10. MEKAL
11. LOTAN
12. YAMM
13. KRT
14. DN’IL
15. ‘AQHT
16. DAGAN



Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
12 75%    5 31%     1   6%     2  12%       0     0%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
1    6%     0    0%     2  12%     0    0%       1     6%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
5  31%     0   0%      2  12%     5 31%       3    18%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
4  25%     1   6%      1    6%     5  31%       2   12%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
7  43%     0   0%      0     0%     0    0%       2   12%

Z      %
0    0%


Popularity of use
75% A:
43% T, A:
31% R, L, H, E, T, A: ATHTAR, EL,
25% N, R, L, H, E, T, A: ANAT,
18% M, N, R, L, H, E, T, A:
12% Y, S, K, D, O, M, N, R, L, H, E, T, A: MOT, MEKAL, LOTAN, YAMM, KRT, YERAH, ASHERAH, ASTARTE,
6% P, Q, G, I, B, Y, S, K, D, O, M, N, R, L, H, E, T, A: DN’IL, ‘AQHT, DAGAN, BAAL, SHAPASH,
0% Z, V, W, X, J, F, C, U

Conclusion: Descended of the A-T linguistic subgroup, particularly Rapa Nui female culture, the earliest are at 31% with ATHTAR (god of vegetation) and EL (father of the gods). Followed by ANAT (goddess of love & war) at 25%. There is a bandgap at 18%, before the cultural peak at 12% and decline to 6%.