Based, in part, on Shem being next to Stygia, I never thought of them as
anything but proto-Semitic. The name "Shem" itself is another dead givaway,
being the name that the BIble gives to the ancestors of all the Semites.
Other clues may be the anti-Semitic stereotyping that Howard heaped on his
Shemites on at least one occasion. In "Queen of the Black Coast" he claims,
(this is from memory) "there was scant profit in trade with the sons of
Shem."
Alan Glick
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From: "jesse white" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 1:34 AM
Subject: [rehfans] Shem
> Hello, I am new, and have a few musings that I would
> like to posit to the group. I would like to hear what
> historic/modern society the majority of you associate
> the Hyborian Shemites with. There is strong evidence
> that Howard's physical descriptions seem to point
> towards the Shemites being a proto-semetic people, but
> on the other hand, names such as Belit seem to me to
> be confirmed ancient persian. (Who's Who in The
> Ancient Near East, Gwendolyn Leik, 1999 Routledge
> Press) What are your thoughts?
> -Jesse
>
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