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The Elder Scrolls
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another Morrowind thing-
A large number of names for the Ashlander NPCs, Egg Mines, caves/tombs and Daedric shrines in Morrowind are inspired by real-world ancient Assyrian and Babylonian names.
  • -Ahhe (used for the Asha-Ahhe Eggmine, the Ashlander NPC Ashu-Ahhe, the caves of Dun-Ahhe and Tin-Ahhe, etc) is a component of the names of Assyrian and Babylonian kings, such as Ashur-nadin-ahhe and Marduk-nadin-ahhe.

  • Ashur-Dan (used for the Ashlander NPC Ashur-Dan, the fire-river Foyada Ashur-Dan and the cave Ashir-Dan) is the name for three Assyrian Kings.

  • -ipal (used for some Daedric shrines like Assurdirapal and Zergonipal, and Ashlander NPCs such as Dunsalipal Dun-Ahhe and Shipal Zansatanit, etc) is a component for the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal.

  • Ashur/Assur (forementioned in previous examples and more) is the Akkadian name for the Assyrian Empire and it's capital, Ashur/Asser. It's worth mentioning "Ashur" has a resemblence to "Ashlander."

  • eriba- (Used loosely for the Erabenimsun Tribe) is a root for some Assyrian/Babylonian names (Eriba-Marduk, Sin-ahhe-eriba, etc)

  • -nammu and -nummu (used for various caves/tombs and a few NPCs) is based off of a Babylonian King named Ur-Nammu.

  • Sargon (used for the cave named Sargon) is the name of the founder of the Assyrian Empire (Sharru-kin, also known as "Sargon of Akkad.")
Other Ashlander names draw from other real-life cultures/people, such as Mamaea/Maesa who were family of the Roman emperor Elagabalus in the 3rd century (Julia Maesa was his maternal aunt and Julia Avita Mamaea was her daughter.)
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The Elder Scrolls - by G-Haven - 02-14-2014, 03:17 AM
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