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Title: Coptic inscription in North Jordan
Post by: liger555 on 27 Sep, 2013, 12:09:22
εΓκψςχωοΓ
ωΜφχοΖχ
Please help me if it does have any meaning or not.?.?
Title: Re: εΓκψςχωοΓ
Post by: spiros on 27 Sep, 2013, 12:46:38
No, where did you get it?
Title: Re: εΓκψςχωοΓ
Post by: liger555 on 27 Sep, 2013, 12:51:55
My friend found it in his farm it is very old and it has 6 more lines so we suspected it is ancient Greek language
Thank you for your reply :)
Title: Re: εΓκψςχωοΓ
Post by: spiros on 27 Sep, 2013, 12:52:32
It could be, but perhaps you failed to copy correctly the letters, an image would be a safer way.
Title: Re: εΓκψςχωοΓ
Post by: liger555 on 27 Sep, 2013, 12:55:25
I'll try to upload it here
Title: Re: εΓκψςχωοΓ
Post by: spiros on 27 Sep, 2013, 12:56:23
Upload it elsewhere and link the pic here.
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Post by: liger555 on 27 Sep, 2013, 13:08:38
https://db.tt/iM17wJL5
Title: Re: εΓκψςχωοΓ
Post by: spiros on 27 Sep, 2013, 13:11:12
Does not make any sense to me.
Title: Re: εΓκψςχωοΓ
Post by: liger555 on 27 Sep, 2013, 13:38:38
MaBe it's ancient Latin or some other ancient language
Anyways thank you for your time and replies
Title: Re: εΓκψςχωοΓ
Post by: liger555 on 27 Sep, 2013, 16:40:38
Do you know where i can search to know what is the language?
Title: Re: εΓκψςχωοΓ
Post by: billberg23 on 27 Sep, 2013, 17:46:49
Again, where (country, region) was it found?  Can you provide a clearer photo?
Title: Re: εΓκψςχωοΓ
Post by: liger555 on 27 Sep, 2013, 22:26:35
https://db.tt/8zLANaSr
Title: Re: εΓκψςχωοΓ
Post by: liger555 on 27 Sep, 2013, 22:29:51
And this is the other side of it
https://db.tt/4HaqCJ5D
Title: Re: εΓκψςχωοΓ
Post by: billberg23 on 27 Sep, 2013, 23:58:52
Still can't see it well.  You need better light, from the side.
Why can't we know the name of the country?
Title: Re: εΓκψςχωοΓ
Post by: liger555 on 28 Sep, 2013, 00:12:27
Country is Jordan
It is not the light it is very old I guess
Title: Re: εΓκψςχωοΓ
Post by: liger555 on 28 Sep, 2013, 00:14:05
North of jordan to be exact
Title: Re: εΓκψςχωοΓ
Post by: billberg23 on 28 Sep, 2013, 03:05:14
Country is Jordan
Good, that was the clue we needed.  The script is Coptic, not Greek.  For other examples, see https://www.google.com/search?q=coptic+script&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ACAW_enUS357&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=BhtGUuWrCMegqwGvsICYCg&ved=0CDwQsAQ&biw=1093&bih=479&dpr=1.
Do you know someone who reads Coptic?  If not, we may be able to link you to someone who can translate the tablet.
Title: Re: εΓκψςχωοΓ (Coptic inscription)
Post by: liger555 on 28 Sep, 2013, 10:08:30
I don't know anybody that can .it well be very nice of you if you link me to someone who can translate it
:)
Title: Re: Coptic inscription in North Jordan
Post by: billberg23 on 01 Oct, 2013, 18:33:34
An internationally known scholar of ancient Coptic has the following comment:
I looked at the text you asked about. There are some Coptic characters in it (shai, fai, hori) but the text is not recognizable as Coptic. The form of the sigma is rather untypical of Coptic. There is one Bohairic character, I think. The juxtaposition of characters is weird and I do not find a recognizable word. Could it be a magical text? It certainly does not appear to be a Christian text. I doubt that it is ancient. What is the medium? Stone, metal? And the location of north Jordan is also odd.
He asks a good question:  is the inscription on stone, or metal, or something else?  and what is its size, by the way?
Title: Re: Coptic inscription in North Jordan
Post by: liger555 on 02 Oct, 2013, 01:18:12
Thank you my friend for helping me out :)
It is made of some kind of metal. it was found on a wall beside a cave.
A guy told me it is the spell that let you enter the cave(I guess he meant it is a magical spell)
Could that be true? I mean is there such thing ?
I think it is 1 meter long and half a meter wide (approximately)
https://db.tt/iM17wJL5   this is the size of it comparing to a cigarette pack
It is in the north of jordan
What do u  think ?
Title: Re: Coptic inscription in North Jordan
Post by: liger555 on 08 Oct, 2013, 22:32:30
Is it a hopeless case  ?
Title: Re: Coptic inscription in North Jordan
Post by: billberg23 on 09 Oct, 2013, 01:33:36
We are certain that it's not Greek.  I'ts probably not ancient.  It's likely to be a magical text.
Beyond those things, we know nothing, but we'll keep the question open.  Maybe someone will shed more light on this puzzle.  Thanks for sending it in!