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    Can modern Greeks understand the inscription without looking at translations?
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    http://www.earlheinrich.com/Ancient%...na%20Inscr.pdf

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    Quote Originally Posted by Synapsid View Post
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    I can understand some words, the problem is there is no gaps between the words, which difficults me.
    If there was a gap, i think i could understand 70-80% of the words.
    What is Axumite Greek?

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    About 60% of it

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    Yes in the context of it being ancient.
    Ζήτα και ότι ζητάς θα σου δοθεί
    Ψάξε και ότι ψάχνεις θα το βρεις
    Χτύπα την πόρτα κι αυτή θα σου ανοίξει

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anaximander View Post
    I can understand some words, the problem is there is no gaps between the words, which difficults me.
    If there was a gap, i think i could understand 70-80% of the words.
    What is Axumite Greek?
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Aksum

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    Quote Originally Posted by Konstantinos View Post
    Yes in the context of it being ancient.
    Like middle english for greeks?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Synapsid View Post
    Like middle english for greeks?
    Could be, we're lucky to have such continuity even Ancient Greek is recognizable.
    Ζήτα και ότι ζητάς θα σου δοθεί
    Ψάξε και ότι ψάχνεις θα το βρεις
    Χτύπα την πόρτα κι αυτή θα σου ανοίξει

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