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Such a name is unlikely to be Northwest Semitic due to the -''nt''- constant combination. In such a case, the -''n''- should assimilate to the -''t''-. | Such a name is unlikely to be Northwest Semitic due to the -''nt''- constant combination. In such a case, the -''n''- should assimilate to the -''t''-. | ||
[[Hugh B. Nibley|Hugh Nibley]] compared the ancient [[EGYPTIAN(S)|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]] PN Manti-Mankhi, a prince in Upper [[EGYPT|E<small>GYPT</small>]] ca. 650 B.C.<ref>Nibley, ''LID'', 29.</ref> referring to the Neo-Assyrian spelling ''Manti'', in this case the PN in cuneiform ''Manti-m-eḫē'' < [[EGYPTIAN(S)|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]] PN ''Mnṯw-m-ḥ3t'' "Month-is-satisfied," or cryptographic ''Mnṯw-mḥjt'' "Month-of-the-North," with hieroglyphs showing the [[EGYPTIAN(S)|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]] god Month sitting down, holding a sail.<ref>Takács, ''EDE'' III:3; cf. Zauzich, ''Hieroglyphs Without Mystery'', 30, 92.</ref> [[Hugh B. Nibley|Nibley]] recognized that the name includes a late form of the [[EGYPTIAN(S)|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]] DN Month/Montu/Mntw, known in Greek as Hermonthis (cf. [[HERMOUNTS|H<small>ERMOUNTS</small>]]).<ref>Nibley, ''LID'', 29.</ref> He also lists the forms of Manti, Monti, Menedi, etc., but especially the [[EGYPTIAN(S)|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]] name of a Hittite city, Manda.<ref>Nibley, ''ABM'', 138.</ref>Unlikely is | [[Hugh B. Nibley|Hugh Nibley]] compared the ancient [[EGYPTIAN(S)|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]] PN Manti-Mankhi, a prince in Upper [[EGYPT|E<small>GYPT</small>]] ca. 650 B.C.<ref>Nibley, ''LID'', 29.</ref> referring to the Neo-Assyrian spelling ''Manti'', in this case the PN in cuneiform ''Manti-m-eḫē'' < [[EGYPTIAN(S)|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]] PN ''Mnṯw-m-ḥ3t'' "Month-is-satisfied," or cryptographic ''Mnṯw-mḥjt'' "Month-of-the-North," with hieroglyphs showing the [[EGYPTIAN(S)|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]] god Month sitting down, holding a sail.<ref>Takács, ''EDE'' III:3; cf. Zauzich, ''Hieroglyphs Without Mystery'', 30, 92.</ref> [[Hugh B. Nibley|Nibley]] recognized that the name includes a late form of the [[EGYPTIAN(S)|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]] DN Month/Montu/Mntw, known in Greek as Hermonthis (cf. [[HERMOUNTS|H<small>ERMOUNTS</small>]]).<ref>Nibley, ''LID'', 29.</ref> He also lists the forms of Manti, Monti, Menedi, etc., but especially the [[EGYPTIAN(S)|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]] name of a Hittite city, Manda.<ref>Nibley, ''ABM'', 138.</ref>Unlikely is [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''mnty'' "my portion," again because the -''n''- should assimilate to the -''t''- in Northwest Semitic ([[John A. Tvedtnes|JAT]]). | ||
Also unlikely are the suggestions that it is | Also unlikely are the suggestions that it is [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''man''' "something mysterious,"<ref>Reynolds, ''Dictionary of the Book of Mormon'', 304.</ref> and that it relates "to prophets or oracles."<ref>Reynolds, ''Story of the Book of Mormon'', 299.</ref> ([[Paul Y. Hoskisson|PYH]]) | ||
See [[HERMOUNTS|H<small>ERMOUNTS</small>]]. | See [[HERMOUNTS|H<small>ERMOUNTS</small>]]. | ||
Revision as of 10:59, 24 October 2013
| Lehite GN | 1. | Hill of, on which NEHOR is executed, 1st cent. B.C. (Alma 1:15) |
| Lehite PN | 2. | NEPHITE soldier sent to watch AMLICITES, 1st cent. B.C. (Alma 2:22) |
| Lehite GN | 3. | NEPHITE land of, on southern border with LAMANITES (Alma 16:6, 7; 17:1; 22:27; 43:22, 24, 25, 32, 42; 59:6) |
| 4. | NEPHITE city of, chief city of land of MANTI (56:14 (x2); 57:22; 58:1, 13, 25, 26, 27, 28, 39). |
Etymology
No West Semitic etymologies are apparent, below are some other suggestions.
Such a name is unlikely to be Northwest Semitic due to the -nt- constant combination. In such a case, the -n- should assimilate to the -t-.
Hugh Nibley compared the ancient EGYPTIAN PN Manti-Mankhi, a prince in Upper EGYPT ca. 650 B.C.[1] referring to the Neo-Assyrian spelling Manti, in this case the PN in cuneiform Manti-m-eḫē < EGYPTIAN PN Mnṯw-m-ḥ3t "Month-is-satisfied," or cryptographic Mnṯw-mḥjt "Month-of-the-North," with hieroglyphs showing the EGYPTIAN god Month sitting down, holding a sail.[2] Nibley recognized that the name includes a late form of the EGYPTIAN DN Month/Montu/Mntw, known in Greek as Hermonthis (cf. HERMOUNTS).[3] He also lists the forms of Manti, Monti, Menedi, etc., but especially the EGYPTIAN name of a Hittite city, Manda.[4]Unlikely is HEBREW mnty "my portion," again because the -n- should assimilate to the -t- in Northwest Semitic (JAT).
Also unlikely are the suggestions that it is HEBREW man' "something mysterious,"[5] and that it relates "to prophets or oracles."[6] (PYH)
See HERMOUNTS.
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐣𐐈𐐤𐐓𐐌 (mæntaɪ)
Notes
Bibliography
Nibley, Hugh W. Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites, 2nd ed., CWHN V. FARMS/Deseret, 1988. LID
Nibley, Hugh W. An Approach to the Book of Mormon, 3rd ed., CWHN VI. FARMS/Deseret, 1988. ABM
Nibley, Hugh W. Since Cumorah: The Book of Mormon in the Modern World. SLC: Deseret Book, 1967 = Collected Works of Hugh Nibley VII. FARMS/Deseret, 1988. SC
Reynolds, George. Dictionary of the Book of Mormon Comprising Its Biographical, Geographical and Other Proper Names. SLC: J.H. Parry, 1891/Deseret Sunday School Union, 1910/1929/P.C. Reynolds, 1954.
Reynolds, George. Story of the Book of Mormon. SLC: J.H. Parry, 1888.
Takács, Gábor. Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, III. Leiden: Brill, 2007. EDE III
Zauzich, Karl-Theodor. Hieroglyphs Without Mystery: An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Writing, trans., A. Roth. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1992.
