(February 10, 2024) This former column base of a Pagan temple has three inscriptions, each with their unique letter style. The Pagan temple was destroyed and its parts used in the building of a Christian church. The date on this early photo is wrong. The letter styles date it to about 499 BCE and they all talk about the 499 BCE drought.
The top text (1) is in the Etruscan/Aegean island letter style. It is a defense of astrology magic and the motion powers (Su, Selene, Thu) against claims they are the cause of the drought. It instead blames the drought on the life powers of Yahu, Hu, and Alu. It says:
The middle text is in the Greek letter style, the same style used in the Rosetta Stone. It blames the astrological powers directly. It says
The bottom text (3) is in the letter style of the Phoenician/Punic subculture being halfway is style between its beginning around 1200 BCE and end around 150 BCE. It is defending emotion magic by separating it from the astrological powers and astrology magic. Both affect the motion powers which move the fertility fluids through the life network. These fertility fluids trigger the manifestions of life forms. It says:
Photo from: Wright, William (editor) (1875) The Paleographical Society Facsimiles of Manuscripts and Inscriptions, page 388. Printed by W. Clowes. Online at: https://archive.org/details/gri_33125010468029/page/n387/mode/2up?view=theater
(February 19, 2024) Drawing by priest Giovani Spano (Spano 1862) on how he originally found the inscription on the base of a bronze column. It was discovered in the ruins of an ancient city on the eastern side of the Sardinian sub-island of Santuiaci (Sant’Antioco) in February 1860, and was deposited in the house of the Royal Academy of Turin. The base and column originally belonged to a Pagan temple.
(February 19, 2024) This is a different inscription from the same sub Island of Sant'Antioco. While the 2 texts can't be reliably read from this low resolution photo the top text seems to be late Etruscan in style while the bottom text is mostly Punic dating this to about 350 BCE.
The Museum's website introduction describes its collections:
The main topographic units are divided in three different exhibition halls: the first is dedicated to the built town contexts, the second and the third to funerary contexts, respectively with the cemeteries of adults and with the sanctuary with also a funeral function of the ‘tofet’.
Map of southern Sardinia showing the sub-island of Saint'Antioco on the lower left. The island is about 7 miles wide. (from Google Maps)
(February 10, 2024) This lettering style is late Etruscan dating it to about 500 BCE which assigns it to the 499 BCE drought. This text is a defense of astrology magic against claims it is the cause of the drought.
(February 10, 2024) This lettering style is late Etruscan dating it to about 500 BCE which assigns it to the 499 BCE drought. This text is a defense of astrology magic against claims it is the cause of the drought.
(February 10, 2024) This lettering style is one of the first examples of Mainland Greek (Attica) texts yet its language is not Greek but Druid Akkadian.
(February 11, 2024) Incredably, these texts were seen as Latin and Greek respectively. This was only possible with outright translation fraud by adding letters and ignoring other ones. Of course, many names were also used which is the favorite methodology of fake translations.
Wright, William (editor) (1875) The Paleographical Society Facsimiles of Manuscripts and Inscriptions, page 388. Printed by W. Clowes. Online at: https://archive.org/details/gri_33125010468029/page/n387/mode/2up?view=theater
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauli_Gerrei_trilingual_inscription
The top 2 texts as they appear in Wright (1875).
Top Translation: Cleon, a salari(ed) s(lave) of (the) comp(any), dedicated (this altar) as a gift to Asclepius-Merre, to whom thanks is deserving.
Bottom Translation: For Asclepius-Merre this altar was erected, by salt-man Kleon, as (he was) commanded.
(February 8, 2024) This lettering style is half Phoenician and half Punic dating it to between 700 and 500 BCE.
(February 8, 2024) This lettering style is half Phoenician and half Punic dating it to about 700 BCE.
(February 9, 2024) This lettering style is half Phoenician and half Punic dating it to about 700 BCE.
(February 9, 2024) This lettering style is half Phoenician and half Punic dating it to about 700 BCE.
This translation was from a time when everything was assumed to be derived from Hebrew (not a whole lot better now). It has a few incorrect letter assignments, seems to make up Hebrew words when the letters are just not there and ignores other letters. Finally it has a lot of names which are like wildcard being able to cluster any sort of letter pattern.
Wright, William (editor) (1875) The Paleographical Society Facsimiles of Manuscripts and Inscriptions, page 388. Printed by W. Clowes. Online at: https://archive.org/details/gri_33125010468029/page/n387/mode/2up?view=theater
The bottom Phoenician text as it appears in Wright (1875). Hebrew letters are: L’DN L’ŠMN M’RḤ M-ZBḤ NḤŠT MŠQL LṬRM M’T Y. ’Š NDR ’KLYN Š’SGM ’Š B MMLHT. ŠM[῾] [Q]L’ RPY’. BŠT ŠPṬM ḤMLKT W῾BD’ŠMN BN ḤMLN.