@ignasiadiego.bsky.social
Catedràtic de Lingüística Indoeuropea (Universitat de Barcelona)
Director de l'Institut Universitari del Pròxim Orient Antic (IPOA), UB
Director de l'Institut Universitari del Pròxim Orient Antic (IPOA), UB
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NB Discussion at the other site, incl. by @ignasiadiego.bsky.social, rules out Carian as an option.
I think we are dealing with an unidentifiable script. Maybe Rebuffat is right and this is a local thing 🤷
I think we are dealing with an unidentifiable script. Maybe Rebuffat is right and this is a local thing 🤷
June 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NB Discussion at the other site, incl. by @ignasiadiego.bsky.social, rules out Carian as an option.
I think we are dealing with an unidentifiable script. Maybe Rebuffat is right and this is a local thing 🤷
I think we are dealing with an unidentifiable script. Maybe Rebuffat is right and this is a local thing 🤷
This makes sense insofar as elder futhark comes probably from North Etruscan scripts. This kind of formal "familiarity" I noted regarding North Etruscan is also applicable to futhark. But I am unable to see any systemacity in the resemblances.
June 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This makes sense insofar as elder futhark comes probably from North Etruscan scripts. This kind of formal "familiarity" I noted regarding North Etruscan is also applicable to futhark. But I am unable to see any systemacity in the resemblances.
The shape of some letters may resemble the form of letters from the ancient alphabets of northern Italy (Raetic, Venetic), but there are no systematic correspondences, and there are other very different signs.
June 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The shape of some letters may resemble the form of letters from the ancient alphabets of northern Italy (Raetic, Venetic), but there are no systematic correspondences, and there are other very different signs.
It is not Etruscan at all. The alphabet, I mean.
June 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It is not Etruscan at all. The alphabet, I mean.