Israeli researchers create AI to translate ancient cuneiform Akkadian texts

Arkeonews ^ | 4 May 2023 | Leman Altuntas

[SunkenCiv]

The multilingual inscription that allowed cuneiform to be cracked was (and is, I think) on a cliff face somewhere in the territory of the ancient Persian Empire.

[SunkenCiv]

“the last known example of written Akkadian dates from the 1st century AD.”

https://omniglot.com/writing/akkadian.htm

[SunkenCiv]

“Akkadian language inscription on the obelisk of Manishtushu”.

Peter Green even wrote a song about it. /rimshot

[SunkenCiv]

One problem with cracking Linear A is, there are no known multilingual inscriptions, or anything that may have been written on transitory materials. The second problem is, there aren’t a lot of tablets of Linear A, and a larger sample would be needed to try this technique.

A number of people (including Barry Fell) have claimed to have cracked it, but neither the people who have made the claims nor linguists agree that anyone has done it. :^)

[SunkenCiv]

Fortran, Forth, Ada, you name it...

[SunkenCiv]

:^)

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• ...Revolutionary Analysis Unlocking Mysteries of 500-Year-Old... [Voynich Manuscript] [01/25/2014]
• The internet mystery that has the world baffled [11/25/2013]
• Secret of Voynich Manuscript, an Ancient Book Written in 'Alien' Code, Partly Revealed [02/12/2011]
• University of Arizona experts determine age of book 'nobody can read' (Voynich manuscript) [02/10/2011]
• Top 10 uncracked codes [02/03/2011]
• Astronomy Picture of the Day [01/31/2010]
• The Mystery Of The Voynich Manuscript [02/12/2008]
• The Mystery Of The Voynich Manuscript (New) [06/27/2004]
• The Voynich manuscript - Another twist in the tale (((Democrat play book I'd guess))) [01/08/2004]
• World's Most Mysterious Book May Be A Hoax (Voynich) [12/17/2003]
• Strange Artifacts - Voynich Manuscript [01/18/2003]
• The Mysterious Voynich Manuscript (APOD) [08/27/2002]
• Astronomy Picture of the Day 8-26-02 [08/25/2002]

[Red Badger]

Klingon.........................

[SunkenCiv]

The topic linked in that list, regarding age of the manuscript, gave me a “deceptive site” nanny-message from Google, because of the presence of a GRAPHIC from some place called S*rious Cr*ft. The upshot is, the radiocarbon dating pushed out some of the possible explanations for the book’s origin, and the palette of colors used is consistent with a Renaissance date. So the two newest topics about it remain best info IMHO.

[imardmd1]

Well, I think the image used was just from the header of the blog. an image of the true cuneiform (triangular impressions only in clay) actually appears in the middle of the text of the originating article. Maybe that could be imported to the FR posts to show the reader what the AI engine has actually been designed to read, translate, and interpret to the English-speaking reader.

[imardmd1]

However, I just want to make sure that you know I am very appreciative and grateful for all the expert labors that you invest into finding and republishing so many links to these informative researches into our past that made us what we are now!

Thank you again and again and again!

[SunkenCiv]

I did think about using that one, but figured the negative “they don’t no nuthin’” and “science is fake” reactions that are common around here would result. :^)

[SunkenCiv]

My pleasure, and thanks for your contributions and kind remarks!

[SunkenCiv]

Klingons... don’t they live on Uranus.

[face it, it’s the universal joke]

[arthurus]

I like Barry Fell’s books. He seems to stretch his conclusions a bit beyond safe reasoning sometimes but I think he is basically sound. I have been to see the structures in New Hampshire. Translating linear A by AI might be like climate “models” and depend on the assumptions put in.