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This was the case for linear-b. But the biggest problem there is that
noone could get it through their minds that it was, in fact, Greek. The
insistence that it was "Minoan" slowed down their translation efforts.
****************************** Larry Roux Syracuse University lroux@xxxxxxx ******************************* >>> kazil@xxxxxxxxxx 03/04/03 02:30PM >>> > One of my long-held suspicions is that the VMS may simply be an obfuscated > shorthand, or (more precisely) an obfuscated tachygraphic ("fast writing") > system. In fact this would fit the "monoalphabetic substitution of N-character glyphs" theory. One shorthand symbol would probably stand for one syllable. So an N:M substitution. If you take into account the "latin abbreviation" culture of the times it woudn't even be so innovative. I read some books on deciphering and codes but they don't often mention syllable-based encoding schemes. Wasn't the problem with hieroglyphics and linear-b that they encoded syllables and *not* words or single characters? ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send mail to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxx with a body saying: unsubscribe vms-list |