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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Duncan Head on Aug 01, 2026, 05:02 PM

Title: Linear A decipherment claim
Post by: Duncan Head on Aug 01, 2026, 05:02 PM
https://greekreporter.com/2026/07/30/ai-engineer-claim-decipher-linear-a/
Title: Re: Linear A decipherment claim
Post by: stevenneate on Aug 02, 2026, 06:26 AM
Interesting if he has solved it.

Comic if the prayer verb deciphers as "holy cow!".
Title: Re: Linear A decipherment claim
Post by: Jim Webster on Aug 02, 2026, 09:04 AM
Yes it would be interesting. Mind you I wonder how many claims even I remember  :-[
Yet sooner or later I suspect somebody will do it and he probably has as much chance as anybody at the moment.
Title: Re: Linear A decipherment claim
Post by: Duncan Head on Aug 15, 2026, 10:07 AM
And now:

https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/08/a-linear-a-inscription-found-on-the-island-of-crete-reveals-a-minoan-ritual-and-the-name-of-a-god-predating-dionysus/

This time, deciphering of a short inscription, by someone else - who seems to be working with Indo-European parallels, not Semitic.