Babylonian Gallery
Tiamat
= T(sh)i-A-Mah(t)
{Probably the hardest name in the entire game (so far / just ahead of Isis) to be historically accurate with, hits the middle of Tia (like 'Tier') and Tia (as in Croatia), ending with a near-silent but still audiable T. Best described as saying 'TShiearMah.T'. Acceptably given as Tee-A-Mat. Fuck Babylonian, all my niggers hate trying to speak Babylonian}
Ishtar
= Aei-ss(h)-T-Aah
{Not Ishh-Tarr}
{More accurately, Ištar (but still lacking an appropriate character for the I); a very soft "I", S-dominated "Sh", soft "Ar". Consider that other 'names' for the same Goddess across the Mesopotamian region (Attar, Astarte, Astrarit) all sound almost identical, albeit with slight phonetical changes at the end (usually accodring to grammatical convention) - the Babylonian Ishtar is more the decievingly spelt outlier. If you want a stupidly easy way to remember her name, Ishtar, Goddess of the Morning Star, is A(sh)Star. Fuck Babylonian, all my niggers hate trying to speak Babylonian}
Gilgamesh
= Gill-Ga-Me-ss(h)
{To just get straight to the point, it's Gilgameš; of which the š is a -sh with an emphasis on the -'s'h half of -sh, instead of the usual 'h-dominated' -shh. You can sound it out as Gill-ga-mesh and everyone will know exactly who you're talking about, but for ideal accuracy, put a little bit more emphasis on the 's'. Fuck Babylonian, all my niggers hate trying to speak Babylonian}
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