Mnata was the second of the seven Bohemian mythical princes between the (also mythical) founder of the Pà Âemyslid dynasty Pà Âemysl, the Ploughman and the first historical prince Boà Âivoj. The names of the princes were first recorded in Cosmas chronicle and then transmitted into the most of historical books of the 19th century including Frantià ¡ek Palacký's The History of the Czech Nation in Bohemia and Moravia.
One theory about the number of the princes is propped on the frescoes on the walls of the Rotunda in Znojmo, Moravia. Aneà ¾ka Merhautová claimed that the frescoes depict all the members of the Pà Âemyslid dynasty including the Moravian junior princes.
Mnata's name is thought to be derived from the Czech word "mnÃÂti" - remember. Závià ¡ Kalandra thought the names of the seven princes were cryptical names of ancient Slavonic days of the week - Mnata being the second - Monday similar to German Montag.
Another theory suggests the names of the Pà Âemysl ancestors arose from a mistaken interpretation by Cosmas. According to postulation by VladimÃÂr Karbusický, Cosmas likely contrived them when trying to read a lost Latin transcription of an old-Slavonic message. When the ancestral names are combined and reassessed, they can roughly cohere an assumed text:
"Krok' kazi tetha lubossa premisl nezamisl mna ta voj'n ni zla kr'z mis neklan gosti vit..."
In modern English, this may translate to:
"Halt your steps, Tetha, and rather think, I do not intend war or evil upon you, we do not bow to the cross, we welcome guests..."
The alleged message is speculated to be from the Czech princes to the Franks, perhaps in relation to the c. 849 described in the Annales Fuldenses.