Talk:Ashdod-Yam

Article name needs to be changed
Who has the WP skills to do it? "Ashdod-Sea" is WRONG, it is a literal translation (probably Google-translated) of the Hebrew name Ashdod-Yam. Hebrew often skips prepositions, English doesn't. The established English name is "Ashdod on the Sea" or "Ashdod-on-the-Sea". Mother-tongue English speakers should decide about the hyphens. Sea both used here and here. The first is the very archaeological expedition in charge of the site, they should know better about A.-Sea or A. on the Sea! Arminden (talk) 03:07, 23 May 2015 (UTC)Arminden


 * I have no objection to "Ashdod on the Sea", but it seems that scholarly works in English overwhelmingly call it "Ashdod-Yam". Zerotalk 05:34, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Another thing, we need to distinguish better between Kal'at Al Mina and this article; from what I understand: Kal'at Al Mina is the castle inside Ashdod-Sea. But how much history is there, in Ashdod-Sea, outside  the walls of  Kal'at Al Mina? Huldra (talk) 15:37, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Zero, I see what you mean. So yes, Ashdod-Yam looks like the only good option, necessarily accompanied by the English translation, Ashdod-on-the Sea (or better w/o hyphens?). Please check my exchange with Huldra on the Ashdod talkpage - Huldra, I think we come up with similar questions. No answer from me either, see there at least the questions I found myself confronted with. Negev & Gibson (2001, p 56) also have a C13 BCE site with a large buiding (fishing implements, plus quite likely a 2-room shrine) and a wine production site with a royal Ramses II scarab, located at at "Ashdod, southern beach" 1/2 mile S of Assyrian Asdod-Yam and some 2.5 miles W of Tel Ashdod. They hardly offer anything on Ashdod-Yam though.Arminden (talk) 19:34, 23 May 2015 (UTC)Arminden