Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-3211055-20160911085455

This is very late, but some (if not most) of the wording on the card translations has been fixed to the proper English wording. Apologize for the late fixes.

In addition, we still have a major translation problem for the names of Dingir and their associated cards. Specifically, translation for the term inside the 『』 bracket in the Japanese name. While some of the terms are proper nouns, a number of them are either made up words or contains various meanings that make them hard to translate.

The main goal is to fix and translate those terms into a single noun (compounds are okay) in order to follow the original name pattern and to have some have consistency between them. Below are lists of the Gods, terms associated with them, current translations, and the proposed fixes.

Encounter with the Dynamis


 * Innana - 『僥倖』 "Gyōkō" - "Luck"
 * Direct translation. Most likely unchanged, or changed to windfall.


 * Nammu - 『源海』 "Genkai" - "Primeval Sea"
 * Direct translation, and also a reference to the original myth. Either changed to "Primalsea", "Primesea", or any possible suggestion.


 * Sud - 『高潔』 "Kōketsu" - "Nobility"
 * Direct translation. Most likely unchanged.


 * Ahhazu - 『悪疾』 "Akushitsu" - "Malignant"
 * A somewhat poor translation since it specifically refers to "malignant disease". Either stay or changed to "Malignancy" or "Disease".


 * Ninurta - 『豊沃』 "Hōyoku" - "Fertility"
 * Direct translation. Most likely unchanged.


 * Nergal - 『天道』 "Tendō" - "Celestial Path"
 * Direct translation, and also one of the possible meanings. Either changed to "Sun" (direct translation and a reference to one of Nergal's aspect in the myth), "Heavensway/Heavenspath", "Skyway/Skypath", or something along those lines.


 * Marduk - 『王威』 "Ōi" - "Authority"
 * Compound of "king" (王) and "authority" (威), also homophones with "throne" (王位). Most likely unchanged.


 * Anu - 『裁決』 "Saiketsu" - "Decision"
 * Direct translation, and also one of the possible meanings. Most likely unchanged, although "Adjudication" and "Judgement" is not bad either.


 * Ereshkigal - 『冥滅』 "Meimetsu" - "Dark Ruin"
 * A somewhat literal translation. The character is also a wordplay and homophones of "flicker" (明滅) with the character for "dark" (冥) replacing the kanji for "bright" (明). Either changed to "Flicker" to keep the wordplay or stayed as "Darkruin".


 * Ishtar - 『恵愛』 "Kei'ai" - "Affection"
 * Compound of "favor" (恵) and "love" (愛), also homophones with "respect and affection" (敬愛). Most likely unchanged.

Chain Betrayal


 * Igalima - 『苛烈』 "Karetsu" - "Severity"
 * Direct translation. Most likely unchanged.


 * Ningal - 『星海』 "Seikai" - "Star Sea"
 * Direct translation. Changed slightly to "Starsea".


 * Ninkasi - 『勝宴』 "Shōen" - "Victory Banquet"
 * Direct translation. Shortened to just "Banquet".


 * Shulshagana - 『鋼槌』 "Kōtsui" - "Steel Hammer"
 * Direct translation. Changed slightly to "Steelhammer".


 * Nannal - 『与幻』 "Yogen" - "Phantasm"
 * The best equivalent. May or may not be changed.


 * Nanaya - 『壊做』 "Kaisaku" - "Destroy-and-Regenerate"
 * The hardest and most problematic one. The character is a compound of "destroy" (壊) and "make" (做), it also homophones with "masterpiece" (快作) and "last and first days of the month" (晦朔) among any other. Furthermore, it is said in a feature that the name has the meaning of "destruction" and "regeneration" (「破壊」と「再生」), hence the current translation. Still cracking over the suitable term for this one (earlier translation have it translated as "Break-and-Make").


 * Tiamat - 『命働』 "Meidō" - "Cadence"
 * Wordplay and homophones of "cadence" (鳴動) with the character for "command", "life", or "destiny" (命) over the character for "chirp" or "cry" (鳴). Most likely unchanged.


 * Lulu - 『創造』 "Sōzō" - "Creation"
 * Direct translation. Most likely unchanged.


 * Zababa - 『誓約』 "Seiyaku" - "Pledge"
 * Direct translation, and also one of the possible meanings. Either stay or changed to "Vow" or "Covenant" (the other possible meanings).


 * Shamash - 『陽燦』 "Yōsan" - "Sunshine"
 * Compound of "sun" (陽) and "brilliance" (燦), hence the translation. May or may not be changed.

Others


 * Lahamu - 『沈泥』 "Chindei" - "Silt"
 * Direct translation. Most likely unchanged.


 * Lamastu - 『兇拐』 "Kyōkai" - "Abduction"
 * Compound of "wicked" (兇) and "kidnap" (拐). May or may not be changed.


 * Ninhursag - 『倒絡』 "Tōraku" - "Entwine"
 * Compound of "fall" (倒) and "entwine" (絡), also homophones with "bridle" or "halter" (頭絡). Still cracking for other suitable terms, one of it being "Leash".


 * Anshar-Kishar - 『鎮頂』 "Chinchō"
 * Newest promo for Card Gamer magazine. The character is a compound of "weight", "town", "tranquilize" (鎮) and "summit" (頂). Temporarily translated as "Preeminence" due to them being principle gods and parents of Anu in the myth.

This is everything for now. If you have any other thoughts and/or suggestion about the Dingir names, please discuss it here. As usual, don't hesitate to report any kind of error and inconsistency on the translations. 