tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962226729961496148.post3423060445079874478..comments2024-03-03T16:35:07.668-08:00Comments on Roman Times: Could New MIT program use Pyrgi Tablets to Decipher Etruscan?Mary Harrschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01812961655356354800noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962226729961496148.post-71444153019031827282010-07-23T08:00:23.435-07:002010-07-23T08:00:23.435-07:00Thanks, Traci. I was aware that Etruscan had been...Thanks, Traci. I was aware that Etruscan had been partially deciphered and it's my understanding we have decoded their numeral system and about two hundred words as well as identified crossover words that were adopted by the Romans and others but as you point out much of their literature and thousands of their inscriptions remain a mystery.Mary Harrschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01812961655356354800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962226729961496148.post-31650223947330123172010-07-23T07:30:36.166-07:002010-07-23T07:30:36.166-07:00I disagree with the previous comment. Although a ...I disagree with the previous comment. Although a portion of the Etruscan language has been deciphered, much remains to be learned. The program mentioned in the blog could be a useful tool for trying to fill in the gaps in our knowledge.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed your post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240719494747780399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962226729961496148.post-18231912634964564072010-07-22T21:55:19.098-07:002010-07-22T21:55:19.098-07:00Don't get over-excited.
Etruscan is fully dec...Don't get over-excited.<br /><br />Etruscan is fully deciphered for years and about understood.<br /><br />Ugaritic is also fully deciphered for decades.<br /><br />I can see no advance here at all.France_LGChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169145428521942518noreply@blogger.com