by the Massagetae for themselves. The proposed etymologies for the Massagataean sub-tribe of the Apasiacae, whose name is not attested in ancient Iranian records, include , meaning "Water-Sakas," and , meaning "rejoicing at water," which have so far not been conclusive. The Old Persian name () meant "Saka who wear pointed hats", with the descriptive (), meaning "wearer of pointed hats," being composed of the terms (), "pointed," and (), "cap." This name was a reference to the Phrygian cap worn by the ancient Iranian peoples, of which the wore an unusually tall and pointed form. The name given to the / is derived from the Latin name , which is derived from the , which is itself the literal translation of the Old Persian name (), meaning "wearer of pointed hats." Identification The Iranologist János Harmatta has identified the Massagetae as being the same as the people named (“Sakā who wear pointed caps”) by the Persians and by Graeco-Romans. Harmatta's identification is based on the mention of the as living between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, where Arrian also located the Massagetae. The scholar Marek Jan Olbrycht has also identified the Massagetae with the . János Harmatta has also identified the / with the , with this identification being based on the location of the former between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, where Arrian also located the Dahae. The scholars A. Abetekov and H. Yusupov have also suggested that the were a constituent tribe of the Massagetae. The scholar Y. A. Zadneprovskiy has instead suggested that the Dahae were descendants of the Massagetae. Marek Jan Olbrycht considers the as being a separate group from the Saka, and therefore as not identical with the Massagetae/. Based on Strabo's remark that the Massagetae lived partly on the plains, the mountains, the marshes, and the islands in the country irrigated by the Araxes river, the Iranologist Rüdiger Schmitt has also suggestive a tentative connection with the (Ancient Egyptian ), the "Saka of the Marshes, Saka of the Land," mentioned in the Suez Inscriptions of Darius the Great. Sub-tribes The Massagetae were composed of multiple sub-tribes, including: the () the () the (; , romanized: ; , romanized: ) Location The Massagetae lived in the Caspian Steppe as well as in the lowlands of Central Asia located to the east of the Caspian Sea and the south-east of the