Knox:
I omitted a wonderful reference regarding the existence and indeed even primacy of Dacian/Getae writing over Greek, and that is the history of Carolus Lundius! I can't believe I forgot this in the first post. Here is an excellent link to the translation as PDF:
http://www.dacia.org/lundius/clundius-eng.pdf
Yes, indeed. I should stay away.
Page 6 of 89 states the issue directly, although one must be wary of the nationalistic motivation potentially.
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