Ah, your explanation you've given now, sounds far better. When making my post, I was more concentrating on the way the information was presented, and only dismissing those possibilities because nothing else was there to back them up. This presentation certainly lends more credibility now.
See if you can add in more history, including some outside points of view from that time period, if any are known, in addition to the translation possibilities presented. Keep up the good work.
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