Archaeologists have found an ancient tablet. That happens frequently, but this tablet is different. It contains 39 letters and they don’t belong to any known language. So they can’t read it to find out what it says.
The tablet is made of
basalt and is about the same size as a piece of paper. The unknown script
characters have been expertly etched onto its surface. It was discovered in the
Bashplemi Lake region of George. This is the same site where a
1.8-million-year-old hominin was discovered.
Their study revealed
the tablet measured 9.4 inches by 7.9 inches and was made from local basalt. It
contained 7 rows of writing for a total of 60 characters, 39 of them different.
The initial comparison
to over 20 languages revealed that the characters have some similarities with
Semitic, Brahmani, and North Iberian languages. Most of the symbols resemble
ones found in the Middle East, as well as from geographically remote areas such
as India, Egypt, and West Iberia.
It is believed that
some of the characters are numbers and punctuation marks, so the tablet may
contain an alphabet.
The tablet was found in
an archaeologically rich location. Adding an unknown language only enhances the
intrigue of Bashplemi Lake. The characters showed intensely skilled
craftsmanship, and were made with advanced tools for the time.
Speculation on what it
says is all there is to go on for now.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/archaeologists-found-an-ancient-tablet-with-39-letters-that-don-t-belong-to-any-known-language/ar-AA1QX5mP?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=69221bfae7f04677b263e2f08d519fc2&ei=85
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