Alpine Rock Graffiti 300 CE
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Alpine Rock Text
Alpine Rock Text
(November 29, 2024) One of the few Cisalpine Celtic dedicatory inscriptions is written on a boulder in a tiny shelter at 2643 above sea level in the Swiss Alps (Valais Canton). The inscription is near a Roman fortification dated to the 1st century BCE.
Translation of Lines 1 and 2 in Akkadian (North Text 39)
(read right to left in the Akkadian style. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs are italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliterationTranslation of Lines 1 and 2 in Akkadian (North Text 39)
Letter Chart: Northern European Chart The letter style is transitioning from Pontic to early Danish
- Ga'u EṢu Ya Ṣa'u (North 39.1)
- Yu EWu Su A'u (North 39.2)
In English
- Break-outs (from sky-shell by rain) cannot be shedded by blockages
- Are not curses from Su's emotion-powers?
Previously Attempted Translation From Latin
Previously Attempted Translation From Latin
- Poenino
- ieureu
In English
- Poeninos'
- dedication (Google translate has "I swear" for ieureu)
Their letter assignments are wrong by not being consistent with the letters found in texts near the same time and place. So not fraudulent like so many but just a normal scholarly dispute.
References
References
Lexicon Leponticum. Online at: https://lexlep.univie.ac.at/wiki/VS%C2%B72