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in reply to a message by Melissa
Some quick Googling seems to show that the name of the mountain may be from the name of the Babylonian mood god, Sin, or it may simply refer to "desert". I suspect that, like many ancient place names, it would be hard to be 100% certain what the origin is.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14011a.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14011a.htm
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I love your typo! Sin is, as every Babylonian schoolboy knows, the moon god ... but as a woman I can assure you that 'mood god' would do just as well ...
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That's one article I must have missed in all my searches. Thank you. Here's some further info I have about the name.
Synai is pronounced "sin-eye" different from Mt. Sinai. Although I guess there is a Synai desert. One of my sister's friends heard there was an australian model with that name. I have found nothing.
Synai is pronounced "sin-eye" different from Mt. Sinai. Although I guess there is a Synai desert. One of my sister's friends heard there was an australian model with that name. I have found nothing.
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