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cybalist@egroups.com, "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...> wrote:
> John,
>
> There is really no need to "decipher" Etruscan or Lydian, let alone
any Greek texts. They have already been deciphered by competent
scholars. Etruscan and Lydian are difficult to interpret because the
surviving documents are short and contain a restricted register of
words, but otherwise there's nothing mysterious about these languages.
Take this advice from a brother Slav: if you continue like this you'll
make yourself the laughing-stock of this list.
>
> Happy New Year,
>
> Piotr
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: oko@...
> To: cybalist@egroups.com
Thank you for your advice. But it is not easy for me to follow your
advice. Let me explain why. In my home page I posted my version how to
read and understand Etruscan, Lydian and Greek inscriptions. For many
years I hesitated what to do with it. I know that I am 180 deg out of
phase with the established knowledge among the Linguists. Because I
am lost with all the knowledge published by Linguists and can not get
explanation why I got such result. To solicit the answer I posted what
I have for honest evaluation.
This was not easy task for me, because I knew that the evaluation
would be done by one of two methods.
Political - by simple statement. "I am right and you are wrong"
without any
explanation.
By established linguistic method. Competent Linguist who has patent on
whole linguistic knowledge has done it.
While the above evaluation from the present day knowledge is valid it
does not explain to me where and why I made mistake. I thought that
the forum exist for every one to make honest comments and explain why
one agrees or disagrees. Such a method will not stop progress in
linguistic field but increase the knowledge of each one whether he
agrees or disagrees. With such a thought in mind I posted my version
for comments.
When I deciphered Etruscan I began to evaluate obtained result by
asking myself many questions. I could not get satisfying answer
because, to be 180 deg out of phase with the accepted linguistic
knowledge, this must be coincidence. But again, how it could be with
so many Etruscan inscriptions that I red. I again reviewed my
decipherment but the result did not change. Studying the existing
knowledge I decided to investigate Lydian inscriptions. Herodotus
wrote that the Etruscans come from Lydia. If so than the Etruscan
should speak the same language.
With the help of Etruscan alphabet I was able to read name in
bilingual grave inscription and soon after all the Lydian inscriptions
that I had. But the thought of coincidence was still there. To prove
to myself that this is coincidence I decided to decipher Greek
inscriptions with respect to Etruscan and Lydian alphabets. But again
the same coincidence was there.
In my home page I posted Greek inscriptions and included alphabet for
every one who won't's to check my results. In Lydian posting I did not
give alphabet but it can be easily produce by stripping vowels from
Ukrainian writing. By doing that one will have one to one relation of
Ukrainian letter to Lydian cipher. The same is true for Greek and
Etruscan.
My home page is
http://home.att.net/~oko/home.htm
I do believe that I am in right place to receive honest comments.
Thank you.
John
> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 4:37 AM
> Subject: [tied] Re: etruscan, Lydian and Greek inscriptions
>
>
>
> I deciphered Etruscan writing and can read and understand.
> I also deciphered Lydian and Greek inscription with respect
> to Etruscan alphabet and language.
> Please visit http://home.att.net/~oko/home.htm
> where I posted about stated information
>
> John