Re: Marduk = Marut = Marutash ?

On 2008-10-09 07:43, kishore patnaik wrote:

> In any case, that Varuna is the Supreme Lord , equivalent or same as
> Dyaus. while the scholars like to think of Varuna has supplanted Dyaus
> and take Varuna as more younger to Dyaus, there is no proof for the same
> in the scriptures.

The great antiquity of Dyaus is guaranteed by the general IE evidence.
It is practically the only IE theonym attested almost everywhere. The
derivatives *diw-jó- 'heavenly, divine' and *deiw-ó-s 'skyling,
divinity' are likewise old.

> The OIT is most strongly supported by Varuna. He is not attested in
> Iran, yet he presents himself in Mitanni evidence.

I'm puzzled. How does that support OIT?

Piotr