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Title: Greek poem found in Roman-era Egyptian tomb
Post by: Duncan Head on Sep 30, 2026, 01:32 PM

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/listen-father-1-700-year-old-tomb-discovered-in-egypt-contains-a-poem-in-ancient-greek-and-spells-to-protect-the-dead

Title: Re: Greek poem found in Roman-era Egyptian tomb
Post by: Justin Swanton on Sep 30, 2026, 02:06 PM

If fame you seek
Then write in Greek,
If idiotic,
Then Demotic.

Title: Re: Greek poem found in Roman-era Egyptian tomb
Post by: Duncan Head on Sep 30, 2026, 11:16 PM

To call the cat in,
Use your Latin.

A bit like Charles V:

"I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse"

Title: Re: Greek poem found in Roman-era Egyptian tomb
Post by: Justin Swanton on Oct 01, 2026, 05:25 AM

Quote from: Duncan Head on Sep 30, 2026, 11:16 PMTo call the cat in,
Use your Latin.

Then what's dog Latin for? 🤔

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