Epigraph

Epigraph

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Transcript of handwritten letters (No spoilers)
By Ranamo Boy
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Cher ami,
So far I've had no luck deciphering the Nari language, there simply may not be enough material in the 7 artifacts recovered so far, however I've included my notes in the hope you might succeed where I failed.
Bonne chance!

I found some very brief mentions of the Nari in ancient Roman and Greek texts, they include the names of two kings "Makudovu" and "Bakuzhati" as well as a place called "Pagomaru". If we can match these up with an inscription we might be able to start there.

The Stele is particularly exciting... could this be our Rosetta stone? I've had an expert look at the cuneiform on the back and they provided the following translation;


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"Others must continue our work. We fear we will be conquered by another tribe. This must not stop the great work. Speak the old tongue and contact the Gods."

It's also highly likely the Nari language is related to the neighboring Shori language of Which some tiny fragments have been deciphered. Here are the few known Shori words:

BOKE = gift
FEBEJA = king
FOWA = power
GOJA = village
JOWENA = sky
JOWO = stone

KONO = hide
NOFOJO = temple
SHEKA = wise
TOKE = all
WABO = conquer
WOJE = fight
10 Comments
camradex 3 Jul @ 6:57pm 
ty so much, im too bllind for this
SlothBear 2 Apr @ 8:46pm 
Thank you for this.
Добрый 12 Feb @ 1:47pm 
Hello , I have the problem - the game is showing 100%, the artifact is open, but for some reason I didn't get the "Champollion" achievement. Tell me, please, what could be the problem? I would really appreciate it, thank you.
zjjcaa 2 Jan @ 10:53am 
Thank you! this is what I need! I have trouble reading cursive since I was young, could never figure it out properly all these years
Myriad Destiny 1 Mar, 2024 @ 10:48am 
thanks, had transcribed the sample words out onto a piece of paper but wasn't sure I read it right
megazver 29 Feb, 2024 @ 2:05pm 
TBH I first thought it was an F. (Then realized there was a different F.)
Ranamo Boy  [author] 29 Feb, 2024 @ 7:38am 
Thanks, I changed it. I can't read cursive script!
megazver 29 Feb, 2024 @ 5:50am 
Not that it inherently matters (it shouldn't actually change anything about the puzzles), but I also think it's supposed to be J not Z.

You can tell because the rest of the words are in alphabetical order and JOWENA and JOWO are between G and K.

Either way, thank you for posting this.
5ully_ 28 Feb, 2024 @ 3:28pm 
Wouldn't J fit better as the letter? The Z in "Bakuzhati" is written very different in the letter.
Ranamo Boy  [author] 25 Feb, 2024 @ 9:13am 
I am not sure whether the Z in the Shori word is correct.