40K Question: the Deciever's name in Necronese

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40K Question: the Deciever's name in Necronese

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When the Necrons met the C'tan they gave the Deciever a name in their own language that meant "Messenger". Now, I always thought the name was Memphet'ran, but I've seen it spelled Mephet'ran (no second m) quite a few times. I always assumed that was just a misspelling, but doing some Google searching all the references I've found to it spell it that way.

So, which is it, Memphet'ran or Mephet'ran?

I ask this because I used the name as my user handle on SB because I liked the sound of it and I now fear I may have been misspelling it for, like, 5 years. How embarrassing. :lol:
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Re: 40K Question: the Deciever's name in Necronese

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Mephet'ran is how it's spelt in the Codex, so I'm guessing you may be wrong.
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Re: 40K Question: the Deciever's name in Necronese

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Indeed. Question answered.
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