Posted on 10/26/2014 7:04:29 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A mysterious symbol-covered disc which was found in Greek ruins in 1908 has finally revealed its secrets after archaeologists battled to decode it for more than a century.
The Phaistos Disc - described as the ‘first Minoan CD-ROM’ is covered in 241 images, thought to be fragments of 45 mysterious symbols.
The language used is unknown, and the technology behind the disc is equally mysterious.
The disc was created in 1,700 BC - using pre-printed symbols to press a mysterious message into clay.
The disc pre-dates the printing press by thousands of years, but uses a similar technology - which experts believe died out as it had been developed ‘at the wrong time’.
Dr Gareth Owens of the Technological Educational Institute of Crete believes that he has at least partially solved the riddle - one of the most common symbols means ‘Mother’.
(Excerpt) Read more at uk.news.yahoo.com ...
A crummy commercial!? SON OF A B!T*H!
Archaeologists will soon begin efforts to decode other discs discovered at the site, which are believed to be part of an ancient boxed set.
On the disk, its author asserts that he likes large backsides(?), and then he asserts his veracity, and says that others of his tribe cannot dispute what he says. When he is approached by a hungry goddess, who then turns away from his face, he is undone.
“I like big butts and I cannot lie...”
There is clearly a strip of bacon on the outer edge at seven o’clock. Next to a ghost.
Yes! I saw the ritz cracker symbol several times and was going to comment on it!
Her name was Bertha. hHe was one of the Butt sisters.
I don’t think there is enough text on which to base a translation — but heaven knows I’m no expert.
Looks delicious!
Would have been better witha picture of an AOL CD.
Thanks BenLurkin. Barry Fell's translation remains the one to beat; this current claim appears to be some anachronistic cryptofeminist axegrinding, inventing a Minoan mother goddess. Those interested should check the phaistosdisk keyword.
The disk is a desert menu. The most common is a seven chipped toll house cookie
Back-up Files for an ancient Greeting Card Company’s designs for Mother’s Day cards.
Always Save your Data. You never know when you might need it again.
I read it as saying “Dude! Put your beer mug down on this! Not the table! and maybe mom will quit hitting you upside the head with a brick!”
Could be porn?
OK, I accept the mother goddess thing is a bunch of hooey, but please don’t tell me Minoan women didn’t walk around topless!
(’: The “Snake Goddess” figurine found by Evans proves that the “palace” was really just a hotel, strip joint, and brothel. :’)
sort of an update:
Archaeologist Claims to Have Unlocked Phaistos Disk Mystery
By Philip Chrysopoulos
Dec 16, 2015
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/12/16/archaeologist-claims-to-have-unlocked-phaistos-disk-mystery/
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