I recently read a quote from a Sāmoan translation of a passage from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament, and it clicked with some elements of my independent research on ancient cultures and languages—
Sāmoan translation:
“E FA’ASAGA a’e o’u mata i MAUGA, e o’o mai ai lo’u fesoasoani. O lo’u fesoasoani mai i le ali’i lea, o lē na faia le lagi ‘atoa ma le lalolagi.” (Salāmo 121:1-2)
English translation:
“I TURN TO FACE and cast my eyes upwards at The MOUNTAINS, and my help comes. I am the helper of the man who created the heavens and the earth.” (Psalm 121: 1-2)
Hahaha!
Sāmoan and Sumerian...
The Sumerian word for “HEAD” is SAG (pronounced /sög/).
It is written in cuneiform as: 𒊕
In Sāmoan, a nearly equivalent word is: SAGA (pronounced /söng`a/
Fa’a-SAGA (“manner of”+”face”) means “face towards” Fa’a-SAGA-SAGA means “keep looking at”
“Head” and “face”
Yet another coincidence. The words Sangha, Sanga are from various Asiatic cultures and usually refer to the spiritual heads of theocratic communities and states.
Sangha - a word from Buddhism and Hinduism, a gathering of nuns, monks, laypersons and acolytes.
I wonder if the holy mountains the Psalmist writes of were the Sumerian Dilmun (𒉌𒌇𒆠) / Telmun / (“Tele Mauga”/“Kele Mauna” in Gagana Sāmoa/‘Olelo Hawai’i)... someplace with “many mountains”. The Sumerians said the creator dwelt in Dilmun with his angels.
ARE THEY REFERRING TO THE HIMALAYAS OR ANATOLIA ?
Or someplace with many island chains linked to island chains?
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