"...whose LJ handle I haven't quite sorted out in my head yet."
Hah! Try A translation of the name might be close to the following: Ankh is both a tool and a symbol meaning 'new life.' The hyphen af is always part of another word that lends exclamatory force. The word, na is generally used as a preposition, such as 'to, for, belonging to, through, or because.' Khonsu was the adopted son of Amun and Mut from the Theban triad. His name comes from a word meaning, 'to cross over' or 'wanderer' or 'he who traverses.' So, his entire name may be translated as 'the truth that has crossed over. (http://www.scarletwoman.org/scarletletter/v7n1/v7n1_egyptian.html)
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Date: 2010-06-04 10:32 pm (UTC)Hah! Try A translation of the name might be close to the following: Ankh is both a tool and a symbol meaning 'new life.' The hyphen af is always part of another word that lends exclamatory force. The word, na is generally used as a preposition, such as 'to, for, belonging to, through, or because.' Khonsu was the adopted son of Amun and Mut from the Theban triad. His name comes from a word meaning, 'to cross over' or 'wanderer' or 'he who traverses.' So, his entire name may be translated as 'the truth that has crossed over. (http://www.scarletwoman.org/scarletletter/v7n1/v7n1_egyptian.html)
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Date: 2010-06-05 11:03 am (UTC)