"Derek Sherman" <doppleganger@pipeline.com> wrote:
1) Was there any particular naming scheme set to the Angels. That is,
did the Dead Sea Scrolls tell what their names were, or were they
assigned by NERV and/or SEELE accordingly?
I read a translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls just to see if I could
find a connection to the Angels in EVA. I didn't discover anything
that I thought would be of interest there; however, I did find a
reference to the copy of the Book of Enoch found among the Scrolls,
and I took a look at another translation of that text, part of which
I'll quote below:
2) Anybody know of anyplace where potential names for other Angels can
be found, keeping with the "spirit" of the original names? In
particular, I'm looking for a name that could be applied to a female
Angel. I vaguely recall seeing something like this a long time ago, but
damned if I can find it now.
These are two excerpts from the Book of Enoch that describe the
Watchers, the angels that mated with human women to produce a race
of giants. This of course means all the angels named here are male.
About six months ago, before I was subscribed to FFML, I mailed this
privately to Petes-kun, but I'm posting this now in the hope that it
may be useful to other EVA fanfic authors.
THE BOOK OF ENOCH
(Translated from the Ethiopic by Richard Laurence, Archbishop of
Cashel, 1821)
Chap. VII
1. It happened after the sons of men had multiplied in those days,
that daughters were born to them, elegant and beautiful.
2. And when the angels, the sons of heaven, beheld them, they
became enamoured of them, saying to each other, Come, let us select for
ourselves wives from the progeny of men, and let us beget children.
3. Then their leader Samyaza said to them; I fear that you may
perhaps be indisposed to the performance of this enterprise;
4. And that I alone shall suffer for so grievous a crime.
5. But they answered him and said; We all swear;
6. And bind ourselves by mututal execrations, that we will not
change our intention, but execute our projected undertaking.
7. Then they swore all together, and all bound themselves by
mututal execrations. Their whole number was two hundred, who descended
upon Ardis, which is the top of mount Armon.
8. That mountain therefore was called Armon, because they had sworn
upon it, and bound themselves by mutual execrations.
9. These are the names of their chiefs: Samyaza, who was their
leader, Urakabarameel, Akibeel, Tamiel, Ramuel, Danel, Azkeel,
Saraknyal, Asael, Armers, Batraal, Anane, Zavebe, Samsaveel, Ertael,
Turel, Yomyael, Arazyal. These were the prefects of the two hundred
angels, and the remainder were all with them.
10. Then they took wives, each choosing for himself; whom they began
to approach, and with whom they cohabited; teaching them sorcery,
incantations, and the dividing of roots and trees.
11. And the women conceiving brought forth giants,
12. Whose stature was each three hundred cubits. These devoured all
(which) the labor of men (produced); untill it became impossible to feed
them;
13. When they turned themselves against men, in order to devour
them;
14. And began to injure birds, beasts, reptiles, and fishes, to eat
their flesh one after the other, and to drink their blood.
15. Then the earth reproved the unrighteous.
Chap. VIII
1. Moreover, Azazyel taught men to make swords, knives, shields,
breastplates, the fabrication of mirrors, and the workmanship of
bracelets and ornaments, the use of paint, the beautifying of the
eyebrows, (the use of) stones of every valuable and select kind, and of
all sorts of dyes, so that the world became altered.
2. Impiety increased; fornication multiplied; and they transgressed
and corrupted all their ways.
3. Amazarak taught all the sorcerers, and dividers of roots:
4. Armers (taught) the solution of sorcery;
5. Barakayal (taught) the observers of the stars;
6. Akibeel (taught) signs;
7. Tamiel taught astronomy;
8. And Asaradel taught the motion of the moon.
9. And men, being destroyed, cried out; and their voice reached to
heaven.
[...]
Chap. LXVIII [Words spoken by God to Noah]
1. After this judgment they shall be astonished and irritated; for
it shall be exhibited to the inhabitants of the earth.
2. Behold the names of those angels. These are their names. The
first of them is Samyaza; the second, Arstikapha: the third, Armen; the
fourth, Kakabael; the fifth, Turel; the sixth, Rumyel; the seventh,
Danyal; the eighth, Kael; the ninth, Barakel; the tenth, Azazel; the
eleventh, Armers; the twelfth, Bataryal; the thirteenth, Basasael; the
fourteenth, Ananel; the fifteenth, Turyal; the sixteenth, Simapiseel;
the seventeenth, Yetarel; the eighteenth, Tumael; the nineteenth, Tarel;
the twentieth, Rumel; the twenty-first, Azazyel.
3. These are the chiefs of their angels, and the names of the
leaders of their hundreds, and the leaders of their fifties, and the
leaders of their tens.
4. The name of the first is Yekun: he it was who seduced all the
sons of the holy angels; and causing them to descend on earth, led
astray the offspring of men.
5. The name of the second is Kesabel, who pointed out evil counsel
to the sons of the holy angels, and induced them to corrupt their bodies
by generating mankind.
6. The name of the third is Gadrel: he discovered every stroke of
death to the children of men.
7. He seduced Eve; and discovered to the children of men the
instruments of death, the coat of mail, the shield, and the sword for
slaughter; every instrument of death to the children of men.
8. From his hand were (these things) derived to them who dwell
upon earth, from that period for ever.
9. The name of the fourth is Penemue: he discovered to the
children of men bitterness and sweetness;
10. And pointed out to them every secret of their wisdom.
11. He taught men to understand writing, and (the use of) ink and
paper.
12. Therefore numerous have been those who have gone astray from
every period of the world, even to this day.
13. For men were not born for this, thus with pen and ink to
confirm their faith;
14. Since they were not created, except that, like the angels, they
might remain righteous and pure.
15. Nor would death, wich destroys everything, have affected them;
16. But by this their knowledge they perish, and by this also (its)
power consumes (them).
17. The name of the fifth is Kasyade: he discovered to the children
of men every wicked stroke of spirits and of demons:
18. The stroke of the embryo in the womb, to diminish (it); the
stroke of the spirit (by) the bite of the serpent, and the stroke which
is (given) in the mid-day by the offspring of the serpent, the name of
wich is Tabaet.
19. This is the number of the Kesbel; the principal part of the
oath which the Most High, dwelling in glory, revealed to the holy ones.
20. Its name is Beka. He spoke to holy Michael to discover to them
the sacred name, that they might understand that secret name, and thus
remember the oath; and that those who pointed out every secret thing to
the children of men might tremble at that name and oath.
21. This is the power of that oath; for powerful it is, and strong.
22. And he established this oath of Akae by the instrumentality of
the holy Michael.
[...]
Hope that helps!
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