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Malakim Loyal user 206 Posts |
Hello,
this might be of interest to this community: http://io9.com/a-1-300-year-old-egyptian......61596138 It rather looks like "Ash" if you ask me. |
Brynmore14 Inner circle The Séance Chamber 1815 Posts |
Sweet find. I was wondering what language it was in and thought "it kind of looks like Greek". Then I read the article and learned it was Coptic, so it does indeed look kind of like Greek. Vindication
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Tzaddi93 New user 59 Posts |
Very cool find Malakim.
Brynmore - yep, can be hard at first glace to tell Coptic and Greek apart (unless you've studied Greek / Coptic). I've always been fascinated by ancient languages. There's a decent set of books: 'The Key of It All: An Encyclopedic Series to the Sacred Languages & Magickal Systems of the World' - not 'deep' but good for surface comparatives/study. |
weepinwil Inner circle USA 3828 Posts |
And when the interpreters got to the last line it read, "To translate these spells in other than the original language brings poverty and death to all who read it."
"Til Death us do part!" - Weepin Willie
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Tzaddi93 New user 59 Posts |
And here, I thought it said: "To Serve Man; A Cookbook for People"...
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Malakim Loyal user 206 Posts |
"Get off of your knees and prey" it says right on the first page.
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Prof_Fether New user 69 Posts |
The comments at the end of the article cracked me up.
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Astaroth New user 74 Posts |
Looks like a little kid wrote it maybe it was a school book.
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YitzhakNoDice Special user Portland, Oregon 517 Posts |
Nice, but an awfully young book (mock ridicule ensues). The pictographs are reminiscent of ancient Hebrew mystical writings appearing after the end of the 2nd Temple era - some 1800 or 1900 years ago. It was not uncommon for early mystics to scribble repetitive patterns or copy one or more Hebrew letters over and over as a meditative exercise in order to reach a high state of being. The practise is commonly its referred to as 'chariot exercises', since it is the chariot that symbolises the ascent to a higher conciousness.
As an aside, another 'chariot exercise' traced back (it is suggested as far back as 5000 years) through Hebrew oral traditions was to concentrate on one fixed spot – often the spaces between written words – and meditate. Does this technique sound familiar to anyone? (sarcasm complete.) Expect to hear more about this as the year (5775, that is!) progresses. Don't let go of your golden threads! Thank you, Malakim - all of however many there are of you - for sharing.
A wise man's question contains half the answer. - Solomon ben Judah, Philosopher
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Tzaddi93 New user 59 Posts |
Oy vey
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1908 Special user 882 Posts |
Basically its ancient greek or something similar but it is a bit nonsense, some of the words in translation are : AMEN-ANGEL-ANGEL-SPIRIT-ANGEL-PROTECTOR-SACRIFICE and I believe two Archangels names.
Don't wait for the perfect moment...Take a moment and make it perfect!!!
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