It's just that I'm sure someone's done this before, but I want to try translating the glyphs into an ancient...
It's just that I'm sure someone's done this before, but I want to try translating the glyphs into an ancient language to recite them in and I'd like help narrowing the options. Then I'll post the top 3 as a poll on the Ingress home page and trust the wisdom of the crowd
Nice idea. Some time ago was an intresting job for me too.
ReplyDeleteRight now, i suggest norse runes. For their own attitude, glyphs are short "scratches", segments and lil icons.
About their grammar and meaning, i think is posizional. The sequences have different meaning when internal glyphs are moved in other positions.
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Daeniem Loidlan Thanks! I'll definitely check in with you when I the project starts to come together
ReplyDeleteJT Im here to serve.
ReplyDeleteDaeniem Loidlan It's actually really cool that you mention the Elder Futhark. That's exactly what I'm working on, translating the archetypes into a language more conducive to activating them. I hadn't even considered grammar...
ReplyDeleteJT you know, i come from a grammar school, so, i often find myself analyzing things on this lever - grammar, logic, semeiotic.
ReplyDeletethis is very interesting study for me I have thought glyphs aresimilar to Runes.
ReplyDeleteBut I have no knowledge about them.
tetsuo takahashi Most alphabets are derived from 24 Egyptian Hieroglyphs converted into short-hand by a people known as Phoenicians. For instance the letter A is derived from the Hieroglyph for a Bull. If you look at an upsidedown A it still looks like a Bull.
ReplyDeleteThe Runes are one adaptation of that Alphabet arranged into an order that tells a story. Glyphs are similar to Runes and letters in that they are signs, but differ in that they are not derived entirely from the same Alphabet and are not organized to tell a story. However, the English language does not seem to be the best language to recite the glyph sequences in. Greater depth may be attainable by using an older language
Given that Sanskrit is the first language on which some linguistic work was make, even if it was for religious reasons, and it's the only of the ancient countries that we have a complete phonological account made by its speakers and scholar, I think it would be the best choice.
ReplyDeleteAlso, because its area of speaking and influence is closer to the "Magnus" and "Anti-Magnus" families/clans the Azmati and the Jahanite. So, it is more probably that glyphs had actually been read in Sanskrit at some point in the Magnus history.
Taking this two things into account, Sanskrit was considered a sacred language, its phonological system was perfectly studied and described because of the believe that mispronouncing the words would not have the intended effect when praying or meditating or any other type of religious endevour. Therefore, I'm pretty sure many Magnus "ceremonies" involving glyphs were carried out in Sanskrit.