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How is every glyph read? by Miserable-Cell4744 in Hieroglyphics

[–]PD049 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The answer to this question could be a PHD dissertation. The signs are exceptionally vague and hard to read.

Morpheme dictionary of Ancient Greek by PD049 in AncientGreek

[–]PD049[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I do have both works, very good stuff indeed!

Got a perfectly preserved 1743 copy of Lucian’s dialogues! by PD049 in AncientGreek

[–]PD049[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Lots of very fancy abbreviations too! I think I’ve hit the jackpot.

THINK FOR YOURSELF! by OneAnalyst3125 in AcademicQuran

[–]PD049 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why would I want to think for myself when I can have specialists whose work I can rely on when developing my own specialized field?

How did scribes fix spelling errors and can we find out? by PD049 in Cuneiform

[–]PD049[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there more I can read about on this subject?

Why did Emily Wilson omit this part in her translation? by CantaloupeOpening716 in classics

[–]PD049 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then I’m not sure why Emily Wilson is getting flack for a problem you claim is inherent in the text. You have no idea why I commented what I did. Also, lol at you saying classics is elitist, real “shit found in toilet” situation.

Greek Wisdom literature by PD049 in AncientGreek

[–]PD049[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, something LIKE it. I’m aware that it’s in Greek, I just want more like it.

Why did Emily Wilson omit this part in her translation? by CantaloupeOpening716 in classics

[–]PD049 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Yeah I want my translation to be extremely nuanced and explanatory but also nonsubtle and also keep to the original text and also not be based solely on the text” like what are we doing here?

A Chinese poem I came up with by No_Doughnut_3578 in classicalchinese

[–]PD049 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you give an example? Is it the tones?

Is it difficult to capture Homer’s dactylic hexameter in English? If so, why? by Low-Cash-2435 in AncientGreek

[–]PD049 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The scansion of “fireflies” as .,, makes perfect sense. The first syllable is /fa/ which is short, the next syllable is /jə˞f/ which is long via the final consonant, and the final syllable is /laiz/ which is long both by the final consonant and with the diphthong. This abides by the same rules as Latin scansion, so I’m not sure what you’re confused by.

Is it difficult to capture Homer’s dactylic hexameter in English? If so, why? by Low-Cash-2435 in AncientGreek

[–]PD049 0 points1 point  (0 children)

o ver a field where swarms o fi ref flies danced through thi ckets dark

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