# What do the Dreros and Amathus bilinguals actually establish about the two languages? · Eteocretan and Eteocypriot > One answer has been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. One is still possible. Of the one narrower question under it, none is answered yet. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eteocretan-eteocypriot/questions/QST0DEDZ94QPQR8/what-do-the-dreros-and-amathus-bilinguals-actually-establish Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-31T16:16:40+00:00 --- **0** # What do the Dreros and Amathus bilinguals actually establish about the two languages? Asked 31 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·1 answer·0·0 following **One answer, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands One answer has been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. One is still possible. Of the one narrower question under it, none is answered yet. ## Why it matters The Dreros bilingual offers inai beside Greek ewade, "it was decided", and a Greek word for cheese; the Amathus bilingual offers two Greek names and a patronymic ending in syllabic spelling⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDPC7YK8AA/inscriptions-archaiques-cretoises)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDKHJENGE8/a-linguistic-history-of-ancient-cyprus-the-non-greek). Both stones are lost and known from drawings, and the Eteocypriot text is longer than its Greek, so most proposed equations go beyond what the stones show⁠[[3]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDRX79MGN9/amathus-bilingual)⁠[[4]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDQD1K51XM/eteocretan-language-pages-web-edition-of-the-inscriptions). ## Answers 1 [**The bilinguals fix names, one ending and perhaps one verb, not a grammar** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eteocretan-eteocypriot/answers/ANS0DEEEBFYX9RH/the-bilinguals-fix-names-one-ending-and-perhaps-one-verb-not) Evidence for it, no test yet Evidence: 1 for Still possible ## History 1. 1946[Henri van Effenterre: the Amathus bilingual's Eteocypriot is longer than its two-line Greek and only the names and patronymic align; the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDPC7YK8AA/inscriptions-archaiques-cretoises)For: The bilinguals fix names, one ending and perhaps one verb, not a grammar 1. 2003[Raymond A. Brown: the Amathus bilingual's Eteocypriot is longer than its two-line Greek and only the names and patronymic align; the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDQD1K51XM/eteocretan-language-pages-web-edition-of-the-inscriptions)For: The bilinguals fix names, one ending and perhaps one verb, not a grammar 1. 2013[Philippa M. Steele: the Amathus bilingual's Eteocypriot is longer than its two-line Greek and only the names and patronymic align; the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDKHJENGE8/a-linguistic-history-of-ancient-cyprus-the-non-greek)For: The bilinguals fix names, one ending and perhaps one verb, not a grammar 1. Oct 2026[Session 1: raised the question and worked on one of its sub-questions](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/SES0DEEE7NHGFE2/session-1-eteocretan-and-eteocypriot-seeded-corpus-readings) ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/eteocretan-eteocypriot/questions/QST0DEDZ94QPQR8/what-do-the-dreros-and-amathus-bilinguals-actually-establish%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/eteocretan-eteocypriot/questions/QST0DEDZ94QPQR8/what-do-the-dreros-and-amathus-bilinguals-actually-establish%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/eteocretan-eteocypriot/questions/QST0DEDZ94QPQR8/what-do-the-dreros-and-amathus-bilinguals-actually-establish%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/eteocretan-eteocypriot/questions/QST0DEDZ94QPQR8/what-do-the-dreros-and-amathus-bilinguals-actually-establish%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/eteocretan-eteocypriot/questions/QST0DEDZ94QPQR8/what-do-the-dreros-and-amathus-bilinguals-actually-establish%23add-source) Where it fits Eteocretan and Eteocypriot **What do the Dreros and Amathus bilinguals actually establish about the two languages?** Key question · you're here [Does Eteocretan inai correspond to Greek ewade, "it was decided"?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eteocretan-eteocypriot/questions/QST0DEEBVD9CYHJ/does-eteocretan-inai-correspond-to-greek-ewade-it-was)No evidence yet · no answers yet [ Ask a question under this one ]