Akiti

[charlatan53]

What are possible meanings for this word, I have it as a reference to a site of ancient Egyptian gold mines and a figure in a Mandinka legend. If someone has more it would be appreciated

[Eve]

He was an African hunter and wrestler...

http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/yl/yl05.htm

[Eve]

There is also some further info here about the use of the gold mines there...

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17325/17325-h/v 5b.htm

[Eve]

There is also reference to in a comparative of phonetic pronunciation in Standard Japanese and Central Okinawan dialects concerning the word "open".

http://www.indiana.edu/~hlw/PhonProcess/change .html

[Eve]

There also seems to be links to mathematical sites in respect of Kepler's Equation of Elliptical Motion.

[Eve]

Further to the above post this site states that the name comes from the ancient Sumerians. It is made up of three words; together they form the A.Ki.Ti expression which, roughly translated, means "To build life on Earth".

http://www.akiti.ca/NameStory.html

[Eve]

It seems to also be part of the dialect used by the Kuki's, Kuki being an ethnic entity that spreads out in a contiguous region in Northeast India, Northwest Burma (Myanmar), and the Chittagong Hill tracts in Bangladesh.

Apparantly "Prior to the British annexation of their land (before the independence of Burma and India), the Kukis were said to be living in their country. However, today they are scattered in different parts of the world. In present day Burma, the Kukis predominantly occupy Upper Sagaing Division, particularly in the Kabaw Valley (Kangmang Phaicham). On the Indian side, the Kuki population spreads out to the states of Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura. The Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh also has a significant Kuki population".

There are numerous uses in the attached piece, trying to place it to a language to get a translation...

http://www.kukiforum.com/magazines/lhangsam_au g03.htm

[Eve]

More...

"5000 BC......The earliest sign of municipal administration (kingship in pre-historic sense) appears during the Halaf Period in Mesopotamia (over 7000 years ago). The most notable characteristics of this period are the "sitting goddess figurines" indicating a goddess-worshipping culture and the distinctive colored potteries with geometric designs pointing to the existence of a high-culture civilization in Mesopotamia. The Sumerian term akiti meant "building life on earth" symbolizing the handing of life from gods to man. The Babylonians adopted this term and called their New Year festival Akitu (modern-day Kha b'Neesan). "

http://us.geocities.com/okar_review/history.ht ml

[Eve]

I found this biliographical source reference from an article about the Calendar of Neo-Sumerian Ur
and Its Political Significance...

"Wu Yuhong - 2000
�How did they Change from Mada Years to Akiti Years from �ulgi 45 to �ulgi 48 in Puzri-Dagan?,� Journal of Ancient Civilizations 15, pp. 79-92."

http://cdli.ucla.edu/pubs/cdlj/2004/cdlj2004_0 02.html

[Eve]

There is a simialr article to the above referring to the change to the Akiti year here...

cdli.ucla.edu/pubs/cdlj/2004/cdlj2004_002.pdf

[Eve]

Further reference here suggesting Akiti was a Sumerian month...

http://library.orst.edu/specialcollections/col l/mcdonald/mcdonald-photocredits.html

[Eve]

There is reference here...

http://www.dinlertarihi.com/dosyalar/makaleler /sinasigunduz/nevruz.htm

I've been trying to cross reference the languages, it would appear to relate to the origin of the Babylonian New Year Festival as mentioned in the above post.

[Eve]

I have also noticed references to Akiti-Fest und Akiti-Festhaus.

There is another bibilographical reference...

"How did they change from Mashda Calendar Calendar from Shulgi 45-48 to Akiti in Puzrish-Dagan? . Journal of Ancient Civilizations vol. 15 (2000) =< Ancient Civilization magazine "16 vol. 2000, p. 79-92. "Shuleji 1956 to 1959 occurred in the calendar changes Puzirui Ashida dry." "

Finally Ado Akiti is the state capital of Nigeria.

Hopes this helps!

[charlatan53]

Thank You all for your submissions, I'm tryind to connect the word Akiti to the origin of the name of a natural arch in the Southwest American desert.

I at first thought it a Navajo word, considering the region, but no transation in the sources I found.

I'm going to delve into the Egyptian reference of the word as there is a school of thought that Ancient Egyptians mav have been the first American "Indians" in the Southwest, owing to disputed discoveries in the Grand Canyon, which has a number of sites named from ancient Egypt . (Not by Egyptians obviously) . There are other connections but that's not the point of this post.

Btw, the "Gutenderg" on line book is an interesting if not sometimes redundant read.

Thanks again for all your responses. As Always AnswerBank remains the best source of esoteric info on the web

[Eve]

Ah..it is an arch..hang on...it's in the Rattlesnake Canyon in Colorado...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattlesnake_Canyo n_(Colorado)

[Eve]

Links saying like it is similar to the Moab region but not sure if they mean the historical Moabs or the region in Utah, you could try this as there may be some links there such as trading routes to Egypt....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moab

[Octavius]

A plausible explanation could be from the Swahili for 'chair'. One could hypothosise that the arch looks like a chair.

[charlatan53]

Again, thanks

Yes it is the Akiti arch in Ratlesnake Camyon I was researching. I found my quest is related to that arch and 2 others in the immediate vicinity. It was related to (an oh no, not again) Marlboro outwit the west question which pictured the Akiti arch as a clue. After finally identifying the image, I initially thought the name was relevant to the answer, but I know believe it indicated a location.

The obvious answer to the clue was the "Rainbow Bridge" in Utah with one problem: the clue negates the answer, as there is a river below it.

How I will phrase an answer still evades me, but I do know what they seek.