Re: Not a z--it's a final s

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Post #160,330 by deSitter 6/17/04 9:53:53 PM Reply	Re: Not a z--it's a final s The final sigma is written like a standard Roman s - that character is "zeta". -drl
Post #160,362 by FuManChu 6/18/04 12:07:36 AM Reply	Bzuh? Greek zeta, after being mangled through the Etruscan alphabet, possibly became the letter I in the Roman alphabet. They (the Romans) didn't borrow Y and Z until after the conquest of Greece, 146 BC. Not to mention that Greek didn't have any lowercase letters until after 300 BC; the Roman alphabet (including that capital I) existed at least as early as the founding of Rome, supposedly 753 BC.
Post #160,368 by deSitter 6/18/04 3:52:51 AM Reply	Re: Bzuh? [link\|http://www.fact-index.com/g/gr/greek_alphabet.html\|http://www.fact-inde...eek_alphabet.html] Final sigma is not zeta, whatever zeta is. -drl

Anybody recognize this alphabet? - (inthane-chan) - (10) - June 17, 2004, 04:03:15 PM EDT

Looks like lowercase Greek. -NT - (Yendor) - (8) - June 17, 2004, 04:06:47 PM EDT

yes but "maz sotor?" -NT - (deSitter) - (7) - June 17, 2004, 04:15:59 PM EDT

Not a z--it's a final s - (FuManChu) - (6) - June 17, 2004, 04:24:57 PM EDT

"our savior" most likely... - (inthane-chan) - (2) - June 17, 2004, 04:28:47 PM EDT

Nahh - (Silverlock) - June 17, 2004, 04:48:36 PM EDT

Then they left out the first letter: - (FuManChu) - June 17, 2004, 06:26:14 PM EDT

Re: Not a z--it's a final s - (deSitter) - (2) - June 17, 2004, 09:53:53 PM EDT

Bzuh? - (FuManChu) - (1) - June 18, 2004, 12:07:36 AM EDT

Re: Bzuh? - (deSitter) - June 18, 2004, 03:52:51 AM EDT

Greek to English Babelfish translates to: "us sw'tor" - (a6l6e6x) - June 17, 2004, 04:36:14 PM EDT

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