The Ring from Ezero

The Ring from Ezero (Bulgaria) bears a Thracian inscription written in the V-th century BCE in Greek characters which runs left to right in unseparated words. Its content has been a mystery up till now, so I hope that this decipherment may be a real help for the linguists and Thracology.

Here is its inscription

                                                                                  

ΡΟΛΙΣΤΕΝΕΑΣΝ  

ΕΡΕΝΕΑΤΙΛ
ΤΕΑΝΗΣΚΟΑ
ΡΑΖΕΑΔΟΜ
ΕΑΝΤΙΛΕΖΥ
ΠΤΑΜΙΗΕ
ΡΑΖ
ΗΛΤΑ 

                     

Transliterated in Latin alphabet:

rolisteneasn

ereneatil

teanēskoa

razeadom

eantilezu

ptamiēe

raz

ēlta

By the Albanian point of view, we can give shape to the words of this inscription, getting out these Albanian alike words:

Roli ste ne asneren e atil.

Te anes koa.

Ra Zea dom (or: Razea dom).

Ean tilez upt, a mie e razelta!

Translated in English:

The role stays in no one like this.

Of the margine these (these are secondary).

The Ra God we love [or: Ray (light) we love]

Even if this one lose, the sparkle would be mine (is mine; belongs to me)!

Of course, the sparkle belongs to the ancient Thracian who has written this marvelous inscription.  

Translated in Gegean Albanian:

Roli çendron ne asneren e atill

Te anes kto

Zotin Ra dom (dum)

E n’e tilla upt (hupt), e imia esht (asht) rrazəllitia!

Translated in standard Albanian:

Roli qëndron në asnjerën e atillë

Të anës këto

Zotin Ra duam [Rreze (dritë) duam]

E në e tilla humbt, e imja është rrëzëllitja

1- Roli  ste  ne asneren  e  atil.

Roli tʃəndron ne asneren e atill.

The role stays in none like this.

2- Te  anes  koa.

Te anes kto.

Of the margine these (these are secondary).

3- Ra Zea dom (or: Razea  dom)

Zotin Ra dom (or: Reze dom)

The Ra God we love [or: Ray (light) we love]

4- Ean  tilez  upt,  a  mie  e  razelta.

E n’e tilla upt, e imia esht razəllitia   

Even if this one lose, the sparkle would be mine (is mine; belongs to me).  

And now let’s analyse all the words of this text 

Roli        = the role. This word survives in Albanian roli = the role. It survives in almost all European languages too.

Ste          = stays (stands). This word does not survive in Albanian. It survives in almost all European languages.

Ne           = in, on. Survives in Albanian ne/nə = in, on.

Asnera    = the no one. Ne asneren = in no one. Survives in Gheg Albanian asnera = the no one; ne asneren = in no one. In standard Albanian: asnjera = the no one; nə asnjerən = in no one.

E              = Survives in Albanian e (article used before feminine nouns and         adjectives, etc).

Atil          = Such (like sb/sth). Survives in Albanian atill = such (like sb/sth).

Te            = of. Survives in Albanian te/tə = of (article used before: both singular and plural   nouns; nouns of the genetive case; articled adjectives; adjective nouns etc).

Ane          =  margine, side. Survives in Albanian ane/anə = side; margine. Te anes = of the margine,   secondary (plural). In Albanian: Te/tə anes/anəs = of the margine; secondary. [i anes = of the margine (singl)].

Ko           = this. (fem.). Survives in Albanian kio (kjo) = this (fem);  Koa = these (fem.). In nowadays Albanian: kəto = these (fem). It is understandable that koa is in plural because its antecedent te anes is in plural too.

Ra           = The ancient Egiptian god of the sun.                                                         

Zea          = god. In ancient Greek: Zeus = God. In Etruscan: Zea = God.  See   
 http://etruscantranslation.blogspot.com  “Ešt ac Velθina; aci lun e tu ru ne šcu ne Zea = There is Velthina, there he mooves and guarding us, goes to the God”). In nowadays Albanian: Zot = God. Here are some words for God (Greek & Latin): Zea (zeus), dzea (dzeus), dea (deus), dia (dius), dio (dios).  

Razea      = ray, beam. Survives in Albanian reze (ra+zea) = ray. Remember the Latin radio = ra + dio (ra+god). Even the English light and right[Albanian drit and dreit (ital: diritto)] descend from Ra. Etrucans called themselfs Rasea (Ra+Zea). Both Rasea (or Rasean, Rasnea) and Raetia contain Ra.  

Dom        = love, want (first pers. plur.). Survives in Albanian dom/dum/duam = love, want (first person, plural).

Ean            = if. In Greek: εάν = if.  

Tilez         = the such a one (n). Survives in the Albanian adjective noun: e tilla = the such a one.   

Up            =   lose. Survives in Geg Albanian up/hup = lose, in standard Albanian: humb = lose. The verb upt (third. pers. singl.) is the optative mood of up and survives in nowadays Albanian: upt/hupt/humbtə.

A mie       = mine (femin, singul.). Survives in Italian: a mia. In Albanian:e imia.

E               = is. Survives in Italian e = is.  

Razelta     = sparkle (n). Survives in Albanian: rəzəllitia (razelitia) = sparkle.

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