Posted on 07/21/2010 12:27:41 PM PDT by Red Badger
Scientists have used a computer program to decipher a written language that is more than three thousand years old.
The program automatically translated the ancient written language of Ugaritic within just a few hours.
Scientists hope the breakthrough could help them decipher the few ancient languages that they have been unable to translate so far.
Ugaritic was last used around 1200 B.C. in western Syria and consists of dots on clay tablets. It was first discovered in 1920 but was not deciphered until 1932.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology told the program that the language was related to another known language, in this case Hebrew.
The system is then able to make assumptions about the way different words are formed and whether they consist of a prefix and a suffix, for example. FIVE OF THE WORLD'S UNDECIPHERED SCRIPTS
* Etruscan - Repeated attempts to decipher this language have led little further than the numbers one to six. * The Rohonc Codex - Discovered in Hungary, it contains 10 times more symbols than any other known alphabet * Rongorongo - Discovered on Easter Island, scientists are not even sure if it is language * Linear A - An ancient Minoan script from Crete from around 1900-1800 BC * Vinca symbols - Believed to be the earliest 'proto-language' known to man, these symbols were found in Hungary in 1875. They date from around 4000 BC
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Name it and claim it.
Blab it and grab it.
From cave wall..
“Here I sit broken hearted, found this corner and only farted.”
“Good night. I expect more respect tomorrow.”
Tried of working the fields uncomfortable? Are you irritable? Is your donkey more regular than you? Then try NEW CONSTIPATION B GONE!
“Etruscan - Repeated attempts to decipher this language have led little further than the numbers one to six.”
“I hope the computer is working on this one now. Tons of great history that hasn’t been “read” in almost 2,000 years. Emperor Claudius (Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus) was the last known person to be able to read it, and he died in 54 AD”
I’m with you. Wonder how Claudius learned it? Wonder if there are any of the scrolls he learned it from still about?
Just as I thought, we’re screwed!
Claudius was, from an early age, an avid scholar who actually taught it to himself, in other words, deciphered the code that no one since has been able to.
As for the scrolls, I sure hope at least some of the ones he read from have been saved, they contain a treasure trove of early government workings that Claudius used to his advantage when he became emperor.
As long as they don’t discover a prophecy that says the world will end in 2012...............
A man walks into a bar.
Why the long face?
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Thanks Red Badger! Thought this had been posted, but I couldn't find it. Must have appeared on Delphi or Facebook instead. :') |
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My only point of contention as a layman, why use only Biblical Hebrew, when Biblical Aramaic and Punic Phoenician are known languages of the same language group that have the same base language, the Akkadia language.
I hope the translation software is more accurate than Babelfish.
:’)
“klaatu barada nikto”
“Mr. Carpenter” alias klaatu: If anything happens to me, go to Gort and tell him
“klaatu barada nikto”
Helen: Will he come to your aid?
Klaatu: No. I’ve given him permission to hump the earth girl.
Science and the Happy Coincidences. Sounds like a video from an adult bookstore.
YOU'RE FIRED!
Words don't always solve problems. Sometimes you just have to punch an alien in the face.
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