[HN Gopher] Enigmatic Ancient 'Unknown Kushan Script' 60% Deciph...
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       Enigmatic Ancient 'Unknown Kushan Script' 60% Deciphered by
       Scientists
        
       Author : janandonly
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2023-07-14 19:58 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | pharmakom wrote:
       | Can someone explain in simple terms how decoding works?
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       | How do you know you have the actual decoding and not some valid
       | but incorrect one?
        
       | janandonly wrote:
       | Similar to the famous Rosetta Stone, it was the 2022 discovery of
       | a short bilingual inscription on a rock face in Tajikistan (along
       | with other such discoveries) that helped them decipher it, thanks
       | to the royal name "Vema Takhtu" along with the title "king of
       | kings" and other epithets appearing in both texts.
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       | The script was in use in Central Asia between 200 BCE and 700 CE.
       | It's associated with nomadic peoples like the Yuezhi, as well as
       | the ruling dynasty of the Kushans.
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       | What makes this a big deal is that the Kushan Empire of Central
       | Asia was incredibly influential. Among other things, it was
       | responsible for the spread of Buddhism to East Asia.
       | 
       | Source: https://ancientbeat.substack.com/p/ancient-beat-69-giant-
       | gro...
        
         | JoeAltmaier wrote:
         | How fortunate it was a phonetic script! If it had been simply
         | ideograms, it might never have been decoded.
        
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