The incredible art of translating pre-Roman languages without a Rosetta Stone
In the mid-20th century, Spanish epigrapher Manuel Gómez-Moreno deciphered the writing of the peoples of Hispania, making it possible to read inscriptions, such as the recently found Hand of Irulegi
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-12-31/the-incredible-art-of-translating-pre-roman-languages-without-a-rosetta-stone.html
#Archaeology #Translation #HandOfIrulegi #Spain #Vascona

‘#HandOfIrulegi, prueba q sólo un #zoquete político/indocumentado intelectual puede pretender tirar toda esa herencia social/histórica/humana/cultural/lingüística de #Navarra a la basura. La verdad es más tozuda.’

https://noticiasdenavarra.com/opinion/2022/11/15/mano-irulegi-6233842.html

#linguanavarrorum #sorioneku #fulbright

#ManodeIrulegi #IrulegikoEskua #sorioneku

Ok, give it a try: a more (if any) acurate and easy version of The Guardian's (maybe not intencionally) misleading headline:

#HandofIrulegi: ancient Basque artifact could help trace of Spanish language(s).

The original:

Hand of Irulegi: ancient Spanish artefact could help trace origins of Basque language | Spain | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/15/hand-of-irulegi-ancient-spanish-artefact-rewrites-history-of-basque-language

#Soziolinguistika #linguistics #hizkuntzalaritza #diakronia

Unfolding #Basque language 2100 years back given the unprecedented discovery: #HandOfIrulegi and more surprisingly, the first ever word in our old language, in #Euskera:

#Sorioneku meaning #GoodFate

https://theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/15/hand-of-irulegi-ancient-spanish-artefact-rewrites-history-of-basque-language

Unfolding #Basque language 2100 years back given the unprecedented discovery: #HandOfIrulegi and more surprisingly, the first ever word in our old language, in #Euskera:

#Sorioneku meaning #GoodFate

https://theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/15/hand-of-irulegi-ancient-spanish-artefact-rewrites-history-of-basque-language