Here's some fascinating material on the functions of angels based on their linguistic meanings. May be useful to those invoking angelic powers. It's a little rough to read. I pulled it off the NET a long time ago and may have posted it on the general list, but is useful nonetheless. ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael -A militaristic guardian angel (NIN-URTA) Gabriel -The governor of Eden (NIN-LIL) Uriel -Ruler of all, surrounding Eden (EN-LIL) Raphael -Healing arts. (EN-KI) Raguel -Judging and monitoring Sariel -Punishment of crimes (Ner-gal/Ninurta) Remiel -Responsible for spreading the word & news As is readily apparent, all these names end with EL, MICHA, MISH or MASH (Michael) refers to heroes in ancient Sumerian, as it does in Dravidian, Ugrian, and ancient Scythian tongues. In Hungarian stories the "heroes" are often called MISKA and hero tales are also called MESHE. The heroic name refers to the military position Michael as the guardian and protector. The symbol of the hero is a serpent in Sumerian, since it had a similar name, called MUSH. In ancient cultures the serpent was often a symbol of rejuvenation, rebirth, healing as well as service and wisdom. That is why the earliest Mesopotamian art represented the mother goddess with a female body and a serpent-like head. This tradition can be traced also in Scythian legend .(see Naga, Boristenes) GABR, GAVR (Gabriel), was the female governor of Eden. If we observe that the original Latin word for governor, was "GUBERnator", then again the ancient GABR title is recognized. Like many lan- guages the B became V or was then deleted altogeth- er, leaving KOR to be the root word for government in Hungarian. According to Sumerian tradition, the governor of Eden was often called Nin-Ti, "lady of life" who was responsible for "genetic engineering" in our modern vernacular. She was the Bau-dug-Gasan "bountiful glad queen" and Nin-Mah "great lady" or as the wife of lord En-Lil she was called Nin-LIL, who helped create 7 prototypes of Homo Sapiens from combining genetic material from wild primitive man and a compatible angel. She was also called the lady of the mountain "Nin-Hursag", since Eden was supposed to be located in a mountain valley. Since in the Sumerian word Nin-Ti, "TI" also meant rib, the later Babylonian translations of the "Lady of Life" became "Lady of the Rib". It was this corruption of her name which lead in time to the Biblical Eve to be created from Adam's "rib". While other angels were prone to have work in and out of their colony, Nin- Lil's main responsibilities were in Eden. The GUB root word in Sumerian means to stand or stay, while GUBA meant to stand firm. (Hungarian Gubaszt). UR name means guardian in Sumerian as well as hero and lord. In the ancient Hurrian language of norther Mesopotamia, the UR name became IUR meaning "king". The Hurrians also spoke a Ural-Altaic like agglutina ve language, just as the Sumerians and the Elamites. Similarly in ancient Egyptian UR also meant king and kings were considered by them to be of divine origin. In Hungarian the lords or kings are also known as UR, while guards are also called similarly O"R. While the empty space above earth is also UR. This is also similar to the Old Bulgar word "Ur-ugh", from their original Hunnish language, before they were absorbed by their Slavic subjects. Besides the title UR the name of EN-LIL is completely understand- able in Hungarian, since En was a title of lords, as in the Hungarian pronoun "N today is the first person pronoun of special respect. The word LIL refers to air and breath in Sumerian as it does today in Hun- garian Le'l-ek, Lelk, Lehel and so on. This is a common word in the western Ural-Altaic languages. The term LI in Sumerian however h d another different meaning, which refered to life, and was symbolized by a potted plant. That is why he was the father of life and the soul/breath which animates the material body. In Hungarian "Le'lek", refers to soul and "E'l" refers to life, while "lehel" the breath. L"l was also a name of one of the great lords, during the Hungarian settlement in the 9th century. Several Hungarian rulers of the seven tribes/nations also had ancient Mesopotamian names. A'rpa'd/Egyptian Erpat, Huba/Elamite Huba, Tohotom/Ancient Iranian Tehemtem, On-d/Sumerian An, etc.) RAG (from RAGUEL) was responsible with sen- tencing or bringing to justice those who broke the laws. In ancient Babylonian "RAGUMU" was t suit brought against the defendant. Simila ly in Hungarian "RA'GA-lom" is the suit against the defendant. The "lom" is just a uffix of abstract concepts. In Sumerian the RIG word, which is the source of RAGUEL, simply meant to talk or speech, with which a case is typically presented to a council. Similarly REGE in Hungarian is a story given in speech like sing song fashion, like a saga. It is also related to the qualities of the voice (rikkan,rekedt). In old Hungarian the REGO"S were the bard who sang & told stories of heroes and religion. The council of elders, and the subject of knowledge they represented in Sumerian is called TAN, just as in Hungarian and several other Ural-Altaian languages, including even Japanese. The decision which they brought f rward, based on deliberation by a judge, is called BAR in Sumerian as it is in Hungarian BIRO'. The word is also found in a close eastern relative of the Hungari- an language, the Chuvash, s BAR. The word was also adopted into English, through the influence of the Huns. Even the remnant of the early Akkadian- Babylonian word for lawyer UGIDU is found in modern Hungarian U"gyve'd. SAR (from SARIEL) is responsible with the punish- ment of the guilty, the guardian of their imprisonment who isolates the criminals and "encloses" them in a penal holding area. In Sumerian the SAR wo d al o means to enclose or encircle. Similarly SA means inner, while SAG means inside. Sar also meant 3600 in Sumerian,which was the closing of the circle and is related tothe somewhat idealized period of 360 days in a year. It was the Sumerians who first divided the circle into 360 degrees. Similarly in Hungarian ZA'R means lock or enclose, while EZER also means a thousand. The old Ural-Altaic number system, unlike any others in the world, was based on 6 and 60, like Sumerian, in which the decimal places were in multiples of 6 or 60. That is why Hungarians still say "hatva'ny", when expressing the idea of multiplying the effectiveness of something. This word is derived from 60 (hatvan), the ancient multiplier. REM,REV (from REMIEL) is the most difficult of functions to really characterize. He was supposed to be the messenger and bringer of news and information. However the root word REM is normally associated with welcome, gladness, happiness which is RU and DUG in Sumerian. RA-GABA however means courier. In English there is a wonderful parallel word to this association, since REVEL is to enjoy something but REVEAL is to disclose hidd n information. Both of these words are related to REM. These also associate with the definition of Raphael discussed before. In Hungarian "-R"M is also happiness, as in ancient Persian RAMA. However ROV and IR in Hungarian is to inscribe and write, which is important for sending messages. The same word in Sumerian is SIR and their scribes were called DUB-SAR. The bringing of tidings and good news, was a cause of celebration and good times it seems. Perhaps the following root words re also part of the name of SAR; IR=to bring, RI=traverse (Hungarian Yar), MU=a ship or vessel (Hungarian yar-M").