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From: Journal article · Peter Z. Revesz · 2016
The "Minoan Sun Hymn" is an English translation of The Phaistos Disk in 2016 by Peter Z. Revesz. According to Revesz, the inscription on the Minoan artifact represents Cretan Hieroglyphs meant to be read from the inside-out. Moreover, the transliterated syllables may belong to the Proto-Hungarian or Proto-Finno-Ugric family of languages. According to Revesz's translation and transliteration, the inscription is a sun hymn, a form of proto-mythology, to a Minoan solar deity.
Full Translation, Transliteration, Collation (full)
Minoan ⟶ English a
| Line | Transliteration | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Side A | ||
| Collation added by redactor. | ||
| A-1 | f-3-͡ts m-13 u*-k-n-ʃ-ʃ-j*-k | Chief god of all, our ruler. |
| A-2 | f-3-͡ts n-t-d m-13-j*-k | Chief god, you protect all of us. |
| A-3 | j*-p-ɲ t-17-s-ɒ ʃ-s-l-m-ʃ-j*-k | Come light’s spring, shine again |
| A-4 | p-ɲ-j*-k m-l s-d-͡ts-o-ʃ-k | Shine warm and glorious rays. |
| A-5 | p-ɲ-j*-k d-h u*-k-n-ʃ-ʃ-j*-k | Light up strong, our ruler. |
| A-6 | p-ɲ-j*-k m-l s-d-͡ts-o-ʃ-k | Shine warm and glorious rays. |
| A-7 | i-ʒ f-d-l-j*-k v-40-ɟ͡ʝ-m n-t-ɟ͡ ʝ-j*-k | For our hot cover, to rise we pray. |
| A-8 | n-p-ɲ s-ɒ-j*-k ɛ-44-ʃ | Sunlight, our dear ancestor mother, |
| A-9 | j*-v-c͡ ç-ʃ h-40-4-j*-k m-j-j | Help our ships sailing on the seas |
| A-10 | v-c͡ ç-j j*-40-z s-m-13-j*-k | And all of us. |
| Side B | ||
| B-1 | v-c͡ ç o-d-m-j v-d-n-ɒ-k | Water flows westward. |
| B-2 | v-s-ʒ-b-n ɛ-v-r-j-g z-s-d-v | Takes you fast to Iberia by the evening. |
| B-3 | v-c͡ ç-v n-s-v o-d-m-ʃ ɛ-v-r-j-g | With water you … flow to Iberia. |
| B-4 | v-c͡ ç -j 13-ɛ-j | Its water swallows you. |
| B-5 | ɛ-v-r-j m-ʃ-n-k h-ʒ-l-n-ɒ | The Iberian king’s twenty daughters |
| B-6 | m-h-j s-m-16 n-20-z-z-j | Bend over and sadly watch the horizon. |
| B-7 | m-f-o-ʃ 40-r-p-k n-40-z-v o-42-k-g | Flying while shooting arrows Sagittarius |
| B-8 | s-m-13-v-s h-ʒ-m-13 | And the other stars chase you back. |
| B-9 | 43-s-d-16 j*-20-z-h ʃ-o-g | All drift away during the night to Asia, |
| B-10 | 5-d-k-k n-v-c͡ ç-ʃ v-40-g-j*-k | Where you, our light, … ascend. |
| Source(s) a Revesz, "Phaistos Disk Translation", 95-98 launch . | ||
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