Talk:Sanchuniathon
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[edit] "Alternative" forms
The following were included as "alteratives": "...or Sanchoniathon or Sanchoniatho or Sankunyaton or Sakkûnjatan "... Since this somewhat phantasmic figure appears only in a Greek report by Eusebius of Caesarea purportedly quoting Philo of Byblos, in what text are these supposed alternative forms meant to be appearing? In Manga perhaps? --Wetman 12:20, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
- In texts that mention him later on. Lunus 13:21, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
- Ok, Russian sources call him Санхуниатон. Should we mention that in the lead, too? ;) --Ghirla-трёп- 19:20, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
- I don't know whether that's a mere transcription or a different name, but in the latter case I'd of course mention it. Putting all names in the first sentence is not exactly the ideal solution, but neither is simply leaving them out. Lunus 20:29, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
- Ok, Russian sources call him Санхуниатон. Should we mention that in the lead, too? ;) --Ghirla-трёп- 19:20, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
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- (Posted at Lunus' talkpage)"Sakkûnjatan" [sic]: Since Sanchuniathon exists only in Eusebius of Caesarea, and nowhere else, meaning that he is only mentioned indirectly, through Eusebius' remarks, I have removed this "alternative" spelling that you claim in your edit summary to have seen until you can provide a <ref></ref> source. Transliteration will come directly from the Greek of Eusebius or perhaps Latin: pseudo-Phoenician transliterations are just babble, for Sanchuniathon exists in no Phoenician text or inscription. I have copied this at Talk:Sanchuniathon. Thank you. --Wetman 01:34, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
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- German wikipedia has its article sensibly titled "Sanchuniathon." Googling Sakkûnjatan brings up about a hundred German amateur websites of the "Die- Alten-Götter-sind-nicht-tot" and "Das-Urwissen-der-Menschheit" genre: okkulte Literatur; etc. The little circumflex sported by Sakkûnjatan (sic) adds that amateurish touch of spurious authenticity that we all enjoy so in pseudo-Swedish Häagen-Dazs, or that lent a wistful specialness to Motley Crüe. There is just no Sanchuniathon outside the pages of Eusebius. Period. --Wetman 01:52, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
- Reference for this name is 'Dr. Franz Sättler (Dr. Musallam) - Adonismus Band I'. I don't have the exact date of publication, but it was somewhere between 1920 and 1940. Sanchuniathon is mentioned there as both this and Sakkûnjatan, the former in citations, the latter in the authors own writings. Lunus 11:02, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
- German wikipedia has its article sensibly titled "Sanchuniathon." Googling Sakkûnjatan brings up about a hundred German amateur websites of the "Die- Alten-Götter-sind-nicht-tot" and "Das-Urwissen-der-Menschheit" genre: okkulte Literatur; etc. The little circumflex sported by Sakkûnjatan (sic) adds that amateurish touch of spurious authenticity that we all enjoy so in pseudo-Swedish Häagen-Dazs, or that lent a wistful specialness to Motley Crüe. There is just no Sanchuniathon outside the pages of Eusebius. Period. --Wetman 01:52, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
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