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Thread poster: Samy Boutayeb
Samy Boutayeb
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May 9, 2019

Hi,

On the coast of Brittany, in France, near the city of Plougastel, there is a mysterious inscription on a rock, which is said to have been engraved in the 18th century. Three dates (1786 and 1787 and 1920) are engraved on it.

To date, no one has been able to identify the language or languages of this inscription.

A challenge for proz.com linguists!

Various questions arise:

1. What is the language of the incriptions?
2. Wh... See more
Hi,

On the coast of Brittany, in France, near the city of Plougastel, there is a mysterious inscription on a rock, which is said to have been engraved in the 18th century. Three dates (1786 and 1787 and 1920) are engraved on it.

To date, no one has been able to identify the language or languages of this inscription.

A challenge for proz.com linguists!

Various questions arise:

1. What is the language of the incriptions?
2. What is the meaning of those incriptions?

More information:
https://ciphermysteries.com/2019/05/04/le-mystere-champollion-a-plougastel-daoulas



Here are 2 pictures of the rock:





Here is the transcript of the inscriptions:







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Samy Boutayeb
Samy Boutayeb  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 19:43
German to French
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TOPIC STARTER
Another transcription May 11, 2019

Here is another transcription, according to [1]:


GROCAR
dREAR DIOƧEEVbIO
ARVRFOИEƧLAΘENEL
PEИ AbEИEИEƧΘ182E
GEИbICEИG
EKGE (left-facing crescent moon shape)
AZOMOARΘ PA ꙋCDOFET
dAROA
AIELAChEODCET DA AOMA
CVLESELDdA RE IdIMEVƧMEƧ
ARPRIGILOd17(cross on top of a heart)87
ObIIE bRIƧbVILA
ALVQ4AKbORSIV . T
OSCARCLOIVEPRE 2 . T
ZOИREZE
VAR
dARAИdOL
A... See more
Here is another transcription, according to [1]:


GROCAR
dREAR DIOƧEEVbIO
ARVRFOИEƧLAΘENEL
PEИ AbEИEИEƧΘ182E
GEИbICEИG
EKGE (left-facing crescent moon shape)
AZOMOARΘ PA ꙋCDOFET
dAROA
AIELAChEODCET DA AOMA
CVLESELDdA RE IdIMEVƧMEƧ
ARPRIGILOd17(cross on top of a heart)87
ObIIE bRIƧbVILA
ALVQ4AKbORSIV . T
OSCARCLOIVEPRE 2 . T
ZOИREZE
VAR
dARAИdOL
AdREIRI9
1786 ИE12


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