My first post so please excuse it's duplication if this has been covered or discussed elsewhere.
A typical definition of the word 'Atlantis' is "Island of Atlas" and is Greek in origin, however as Plato's account was said to be Egyptian in origin, it could be argued that it means 'Great Sun Town Tomb'.
Referring to An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary Vol1, Budge, John Murray, 1920:
Great = āa-t
Sun = Rā (trilled, hence the letter l)
Town = nu-t = nt? (as in mu-t and mt = Mother)
Tomb = ås
or in modern transliteration '3t r' nt is?
Herodotus's brief references to the 'Atarantes' and 'Atlantes' of North Africa (p.304, The Histories, trans. De Selincourt, Penguin, 1954) show the interchangeability of r and l.
Regards,
Ian
A typical definition of the word 'Atlantis' is "Island of Atlas" and is Greek in origin, however as Plato's account was said to be Egyptian in origin, it could be argued that it means 'Great Sun Town Tomb'.
Referring to An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary Vol1, Budge, John Murray, 1920:
Great = āa-t
Sun = Rā (trilled, hence the letter l)
Town = nu-t = nt? (as in mu-t and mt = Mother)
Tomb = ås
or in modern transliteration '3t r' nt is?
Herodotus's brief references to the 'Atarantes' and 'Atlantes' of North Africa (p.304, The Histories, trans. De Selincourt, Penguin, 1954) show the interchangeability of r and l.
Regards,
Ian
