Re: *** SPAM *** Re: VMs: modi script

["Jeff" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for that. It seems to confirm what I have been finding on various
sites. It's so interesting to see the progression of language. I think we
underestimate the capabilities of ancient civilisations more than we would
care to admit. I believe that more cultural interchange went on than anyone
has yet discovered. Also earlier than anyone currently believes. Research is
finding new links between ancient civilisations all the time.

Jeff


----- Original Message -----
From: <illumin8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: 07 July 2004 02:22
Subject: *** SPAM *** Re: VMs: modi script


> Jeff wrote:
> >
> > http://www.ancientscripts.com/modi.html
> >
> > http://www.ancientscripts.com/devanagari.html
> >
> > http://www.ancientscripts.com/meroitic.html
> >
> > All these scripts seem to share a history. Is there a dead script out
there
> > that no one has found? An intriguing thought.
> >
> Well, it's called Egyptian hieroglyphs.
>
> The hieroglyphs (Gk. sacred writing) have an early cursive form called
> hieratic and a later cursive form called demotic. All three with Greek
> have been found on various tablets that caused & proved Champollion's
> translations.
>
> Hieroglyphs are the root of a vast alphabetic family tree. Hieratic led
> to the Meroïtic, Phoenician, Canaanite, Hebrew, Syrian, & Arabic
> alphabets. In the West these lead to Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Runic,
> Russian, &c. In the East they lead to Brahmi, Sanskrit, Tocharian, &
> Mongolian. Brahmi lead to most of the 50 or so East Asian
> alphabets/syllabaries. There's even a pre-Spanish Philipine syllabary
> derived from Brahmi!
>
> http://www.bibingka.com/dahon/
>
>
> illumin8
>
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