I had been fascinated by Egyptian things so I didn't really need a nudge, but as I was visiting someone last week they mentioned watching documentaries about Egypt. So, I did too layer that week. And as I watched a video on Netflix about Saquarah (sp?) I was knitting so only heard the name Wahtey, and thought instantly that they must be in the wilderness or desert or something, cause I remember learning about wadis being dried up rivers. When I looked up and saw it spelled differently I was taken down a different rabbit hole because this was a matter of convention or transliteration and the name was audibly the same, so I revisited what smidgen I knew about hieroglyphics. And then, this morning I learned about another Egyptian-like word that mean never ending love... cue mental soundtrack "Never my love" by the association. The word was Mormon.
Cool, huh?
Alot like the first time I met Roderick and he was excited that my name was Greek, cause he was studying Greek at BYU. He proceeded to tell me that Utah suited me well because the Book of Mormon people spoke a type of Egyptian in which my name translated to Deseret. Cool!
Now. I am considering a possible mental testimony that would be founded on the notion of tracing languages like is popularly done with scandinavian languages with regards to understanding viking heritage. I got to thinking that if any remnants of Egyptian language like Mohr Mahn could be found in modern languages, it could prove a notion weakly, right?
Probably just silly thoughts is all, but there is potential there.
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