Re: Thracian inscription "Geretos, Seusa"

Thanks. Does word EG exist in Greek language? Are there more
examples of IE texts, which must be read the other way round?

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "hwhatting" <hwhatting@...> wrote:
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> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Aigius" <segijus@> wrote:
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> >
> > My question is, how "Geretos Seusa" can be translated as "The
> > Saviour of Asia"?
> >
>
> I don't recall the details, but IIRC, the inscription is engraved
in a
> circle along the surface of the ring and it was suggested that it
> ought to be read the other way round (backwards), i.e. something
like
> ASUES SOTER EG, with ASUES = ASIAS and SOTER as the Greek
> so:te:r "saviour". This interpretation assumes that it's just
wrongly
> written Greek, not Thracian.
> Best regards,
>
> Hans-Werner
>