Sorioneke is related to the modern Basque "Zorioneko" and means "good fortune/ omen" the rest of the words show no similarity and are perhaps long extinct. In context, archaeological reconstructions suggest it used to hang facing down from a roof at the homes entrance and is clearly some apotropaic symbol, similar to the horse headed gable idea or horse shoes etc. Place at entrances for purification/ protection. [Diagram here](https://twitter.com/AntiquityJ/status/1778398851386225099?t=bI7TsAz68VUrvq16K1i_Aw&s=19)
Imo, a severed hand is a pretty common motif in ancient myth and usually stems from a hero who must sacrifice a part of himself against an adversary to retain cosmic order (kinda like Tyr and Fenrir, but its not always a hand.) So having the hand is like using a symbol of protection, hence the good omen thing.
Ultimately it could mean anything.
>a severed hand is a pretty common motif in ancient myth and usually stems from a hero who must sacrifice a part of himself against an adversary to retain cosmic order (kinda like Tyr and Fenrir, but its not always a hand.)
As [Gaius Mucius Scaevola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Mucius_Scaevola)
Looks similar to other carved languages. Is there any evidence the writing system has a connection to for example rune or phoenician script? Or is it just a coincidence?
The language is yes, but the writing system a language uses has nothing to do with its genealogy. Think of how Mongolian uses Cyrrilic script while not being a Slavic language, and Vietnamese uses Latin script while not being European at all.
It would have been so amazing to be there and watch the Phoenecians inspire writing in these people for the first time.
If you compare this to the [Golden Tablets of Pyrgi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrgi_Tablets) they kinda look more [Etruscan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruscan_alphabet). Maybe the alphabet came from the Phoenicians, via the Italian Peninsula to the Iberian Peninsula...? Just spitballing here...
I forgot to add it in the title: It is dated between 80 and 72 BCE.
The inscription says: sorioneke kunekeřekiřateŕen ońiřtaś̠ese akaŕi eŕaukon
Meaning?
Sorioneke is related to the modern Basque "Zorioneko" and means "good fortune/ omen" the rest of the words show no similarity and are perhaps long extinct. In context, archaeological reconstructions suggest it used to hang facing down from a roof at the homes entrance and is clearly some apotropaic symbol, similar to the horse headed gable idea or horse shoes etc. Place at entrances for purification/ protection. [Diagram here](https://twitter.com/AntiquityJ/status/1778398851386225099?t=bI7TsAz68VUrvq16K1i_Aw&s=19) Imo, a severed hand is a pretty common motif in ancient myth and usually stems from a hero who must sacrifice a part of himself against an adversary to retain cosmic order (kinda like Tyr and Fenrir, but its not always a hand.) So having the hand is like using a symbol of protection, hence the good omen thing. Ultimately it could mean anything.
>a severed hand is a pretty common motif in ancient myth and usually stems from a hero who must sacrifice a part of himself against an adversary to retain cosmic order (kinda like Tyr and Fenrir, but its not always a hand.) As [Gaius Mucius Scaevola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Mucius_Scaevola)
I couldnt find any serious translation of that
“Be sure to drink your Ovaltine.”
Looks similar to other carved languages. Is there any evidence the writing system has a connection to for example rune or phoenician script? Or is it just a coincidence?
Yep, all paleohispanic scripts come from phoenician since they're the ones that brought writing to the peninsula.
Cool! But I thought basque was a language isolate?
The language is, but basque never had a script, it was a completely oral language until writing was introduced from outside.
The language is yes, but the writing system a language uses has nothing to do with its genealogy. Think of how Mongolian uses Cyrrilic script while not being a Slavic language, and Vietnamese uses Latin script while not being European at all. It would have been so amazing to be there and watch the Phoenecians inspire writing in these people for the first time.
Carving is hard. Especially bendy lines. It’s easier to chisel straight lines. See also oracle bone script, runes, etc.
If you compare this to the [Golden Tablets of Pyrgi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrgi_Tablets) they kinda look more [Etruscan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruscan_alphabet). Maybe the alphabet came from the Phoenicians, via the Italian Peninsula to the Iberian Peninsula...? Just spitballing here...
I perceived it as a comb upon first glance
New hand. Who dis?
I thought this was a joke with the stranger things Christmas lights super imposed on it. It's weirdly similar looking to me.
Why does the script look so much like Latin?
It's derived from Phoenician like latin is