Archaeologists Have Discovered The World's Oldest Inscription In Jiroft

CAIS ^ | 11-5-2007

[blam]

Archaeologists have Discovered the World's Oldest Inscription in Jiroft

05 November 2007

LONDON, (CAIS) -- Archaeologists have discovered the world's most ancient inscription in the Iranian city of Jiroft, near the Halil Roud historical site.

"The inscription, discovered in a palace, was carved on a baked mud-brick whose lower left corner has only remained,” explained Professor Yousof Majid-Zadeh, head of the Jiroft excavation team.

“The only ancient inscriptions known to experts before the Jiroft discovery were cuneiform and hieroglyph,” said Majid Zadeh, adding that,”the new-found inscription is formed by geometric shapes and no linguist around the world has been able to decipher it yet.”

Archaeologists have found many artefacts confirming the existence of a rich civilization dating back to the third millennium BCE, during the 5 previous seasons.

The sixth season of Jiroft excavations will focus on the temple and the sites where the tablets were found during previous phases.

Archaeologists believe the discovered inscription is the most ancient written script found so far and that the Elamite written language originated in Jiroft, where the writing system developed first and was then spread across the country.

[R.W.Ratikal]

It has not been fully translated yet but experts believe it reads “Drink Coca Cola.”

[muawiyah]

Sumerian Reindeer - there were no Iranians in those days.

[muawiyah]

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/aramaic.htm

[MHGinTN]

Thank you ... my problem is I don’t know how to post a boxed out portion in which I could transfer proto-Hebrew from my computer. Nice link, BTW!

[G8 Diplomat]

Please throw me at that SOB Ahmadinejad's face and knock the little monkey out cold.

[G8 Diplomat]

LOL!!

[G8 Diplomat]

LOL!

[G8 Diplomat]

"I've invented a zero!"

[UCANSEE2]

TRANSLATION:

One THIN CRUST pizza

Half Pepperoni/Half Canadian-Bacon+ Extra cheese

For Delivery.

Paying by check.

Total: (rest of receipt missing)

[G8 Diplomat]

LOL! That’s a good one.

[null and void]

If I knew how to get it to image at FR I could post a few verses in paleo-hebrew for you.

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[MHGinTN]

Thanks ... how do I wrap text in a chart or box?

[SunkenCiv]

“Jiroft Inscription”, Oldest Evidence of Written Language
Persian Journal | Jan 12, 2006
Posted on 01/13/2006 1:24:48 PM EST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1557568/posts

[SunkenCiv]

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[null and void]

Text block:

< table bgcolor="white" cellpadding=8>
< tr>
< td>
< table bgcolor="black" cellpadding=1>
< tr>
< td>
< table bgcolor="white" cellpadding=8>
< tr>
< td>
< center>Text to go in block here< /center>
< /td>
< /tr>
< /table>
< /td>
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< /table>
< /td>
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< /center>


Displays this:

Text to go in block here

There is probably s simpler way, but I am ignorant of what that would be.

[Grimmy]

This one’s easy.

Reading from left to right, we first see a pie cut into quarters. This is followed by a second quarter cut pie but with the modification made by a quivering hand.

Then we see a diamond with a mark extending from the left high quadrant.

Next we see a stylized stick figure of a seated man, inverted.

Above that is squiggles.

Transliteration:
Pie = pie. The object of the piece of writing displayed.
Pie modified by quiver = pie in emotional context.
Diamond with mark = object of intense desire.
Stick figure of man inverted = representation of the writer, “I”. Also, possible evidence of dyslexia.
Squiggles = Joy noises.

Translation: I like pie.

[madison10]

It says: “Job,here is the remainder of your estates.”

[MHGinTN]

Thanks very much!

[null and void]

You're quite welcome!

[curmudgeonII]

So how do these hot-shots know it's the world's oldest inscription?

Is it not possible/probable that tomorrow, or the day after, or sometime in the future, someone will find a still older inscription?