MysteriesEteocretan and EteocypriotArtifactsThe Dreros bilingual (Dreros 1)The Dreros bilingual: transcription
CPY0DEDY4ZTFEQ9·Copy · inscription
The Dreros bilingual: transcription
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A grey schist block, 750 x 260 x 245 mm, found in autumn 1936 in the Hellenistic cistern beside the east wall of the Delphinion at Dreros. Two deeply cut lines of Eteocretan with word dividers (et, isalabre, komn, men, inai, isaluria, lmo) stand above three worn boustrophedon lines of Cretan Greek containing ewade, "it was decided", and turon, "cheese". Kept at Neapoli, it was lost during the occupation of Crete in the Second World War and is known from van Effenterre's drawings and photographs.
Raymond A. Brown. Public domain
Copies 1
TranscriptionRaymond A. Brown · carolandray.plus.com · 2003 · Copyright Ray Brown; the ancient text itself is public domainPrimary source: Inscriptions archaïques crétoises1 step from the original
Where it was made
Dreros · Ancient city
Sources 4
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The Dreros bilingual: transcription [Copy CPY0DEDY4ZTFEQ9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0DEDY4ZTFEQ9
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