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Файза, Вулосуд
Sep 11, 2009 19:41
14 yrs ago
Russian term

с неясной греческой надписью

Russian to English Art/Literary Archaeology
In what sense неясной? Can't be read, or doesn't make any sense?

Thanks!

(the little squares are Greek words that didn't copy, just ignore)


Что среди аваров были христиане, то ли свои, то ли византийские, следует из материалов раскопок: в аварском могильнике VI в. на Балатоне найден посеребренный крест с надписью («свет жизни») и серебряная капсула с изображением св.Петра и надписью , а у Завода, в погребении VII-VIII вв., крест с неясной греческой надписью.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 illegible greek inscription
4 +3 unintelligible
4 with an indecipherable Greek inscription
3 см.
3 with vague Greek lettering
3 with indistinct inscription

Proposed translations

+3
17 hrs
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illegible greek inscription

Two lines of illegible ancient inscriptions found just below the Buddha image are most probably “Proto-Bengali” style. The illegible inscriptions are most probably of 10-11 century AD, researchers said.
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/bangladeshi-a...

Rev/ beardless archer seated right on throne, below bow monogram 50; illegible Greek inscription
http://www.parthia.com/phraates4.htm
Peer comment(s):
agree Anton Kunin : "Illegible" sounds logical here, because in this sentence we already had an inscription with a translation, then an inscription without a translation, and the last one is not mentionned at all. I think it was just illegible
3 hrs
Thank You! that was my thinking too, as well as having come across illegible+inscription in archeology books.
agree glazein : yes, illegible, pretty sure thats what they mean. it may mean that it was unintelligible but then they would say - непонятная надпись. in this case is very likely the inscription was so damaged that only some parts were legible.
5 hrs
yup. thank you!
agree engltrans : в смысле неразборчивой illegible is very good
6 hrs
thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
5 mins

см.

1) не смогли прочитать
2) прочитать смогли, но не смогли понять прочитанное.

Уж не знаю на какой стадии у них проблемы начались...
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2 hrs

with an indecipherable Greek inscription

Perhaps this is more precise than the Russian.
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+3
6 mins

unintelligible

That would cover both meanings, wouldn't it?

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Note added at 1 day37 mins (2009-09-12 20:18:44 GMT)
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A google search turns up many, many "unintelligible inscriptions" in archaeological contexts:
http://www.google.com/search?q=unintelligble inscription&ie=...
Peer comment(s):
agree AlisaIWW : yes, it should.
9 mins
Thanks, Alisa.
agree Jack Doughty
11 mins
Thank you, Jack.
agree DTSM
15 mins
Thank you, Dmitry.
agree Dr Lofthouse
1 hr
Thank you, Dr. Lofthouse.
disagree Stephen C. Farrand : Sorry to be picky, but unintelligible really comments on the receiver, not the source. This quote says that it's Greek, so it's not unintelligible. Illegible or badly damaged is better
2 hrs
An interesting way of looking at it. Thank you, Stephen.
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1 day 51 mins

with vague Greek lettering

or vague lettering in Greek
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4 days

with indistinct inscription

It stays unclear whether this inscription was impossible to see or to understand. What about indistinct?
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