Re: Mitanni and Matsya

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From: "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
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Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Mitanni and Matsya


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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Francesco Brighenti
>
>
> theonyms appearing in Mittani treatises, a good starting point could be
> Paul
> Thieme's old article at
> http://tinyurl.com/2qktd5
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> Grazie Francesco.
>
> u'-ru-wa-na-ash-shi-il [?uruwana]
> and
> a-ru-na-shi-il [aruna]
> are supposed to be read Varuna.
>
> This is based on the apriori
> that it *should* be read Varuna
> What's written conflicts with this apriori.
> Varuna is *never* written as **wa-ru-na-
>
> Second point, page 8 of your reference
> Thieme states that Varuna is *never* attested in Avestan
> while Mitra, Nasatya, bhaga and Aryaman are.
>
> The assumption that Varuna is inherited in Indic
> is unsupported by its closest relative : Avestic
> and the assumption that Varuna is attested in Hurri
> conflicts with the actual phonetics in Hurri.
>
> This Varuna word is unproved as an Indic inherited word.
>
> Arnaud
>
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Do you have another better origin for Varuna to propose, Arnaud?


Patrick

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