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An ancient Iranian mystery has finally been solved, according to a French archaeologist who reports successfully cracking the code to an enigmatic, undeciphered writing system.
Known as Linear Elamite, the 4000-year-old script—once considered impossible to decode—has now been unlocked by François Desset, in an achievement that has drawn comparisons to Jean-François Champollion’s famous deciphering of the enigmatic Rosetta Stone.
Desset, a 43-year-old archaeological researcher based at the University of Liege in Belgium, says the remarkable ancient script is the only truly “local” writing system from the country’s early history, which is currently embattled. Others that have been used there over the millennia—from cuneiform to the Arabic and Greek alphabets—all have Western origins.
Originally discovered more than a century ago during archaeological reconnaissance at the Iranian Susa site, Desset’s first encounters with the ancient script occurred two decades ago, while working in the country’s southern region.
There, he and other archaeologists participated in discoveries very much like something out of an Indiana Jones film—the uncovering of ancient tablets covered in an enigmatic, undeciphered language.
thedebrief.org
Known as Linear Elamite, the 4000-year-old script—once considered impossible to decode—has now been unlocked by François Desset, in an achievement that has drawn comparisons to Jean-François Champollion’s famous deciphering of the enigmatic Rosetta Stone.
Desset, a 43-year-old archaeological researcher based at the University of Liege in Belgium, says the remarkable ancient script is the only truly “local” writing system from the country’s early history, which is currently embattled. Others that have been used there over the millennia—from cuneiform to the Arabic and Greek alphabets—all have Western origins.
Originally discovered more than a century ago during archaeological reconnaissance at the Iranian Susa site, Desset’s first encounters with the ancient script occurred two decades ago, while working in the country’s southern region.
There, he and other archaeologists participated in discoveries very much like something out of an Indiana Jones film—the uncovering of ancient tablets covered in an enigmatic, undeciphered language.
A Mysterious 4000-Year-Old "Lost" Writing System Has Finally Been Decoded, in a Modern “Rosetta Stone” Breakthrough
An ancient mystery has been solved by a French archaeologist who successfully cracked the code to an undeciphered Iranian writing system.
thedebrief.org
