Zompist Bboard Again

Raphael wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 4:08 am

hwhatting wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 10:46 am
Well, we actually have a considerable number of Gaulish inscriptions, but none of them seem to be medical treatises.

I can't really read French - what writing system(s) were they using?

It looks to be a mix of "Gallo-Etruscan", Greek, and Latin.

Thank you!

hwhatting wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 10:46 am

MacAnDàil wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 12:59 pm It's true that Gauls weren't much into writing things down as far as I can tell.

Well, we actually have a considerable number of Gaulish inscriptions, but none of them seem to be medical treatises.

I know that but druidic verses were not written and the ancient celts preferred orality in general. https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaulois_(langue)

Raphael wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 4:08 am I can't really read French - what writing system(s) were they using?

Mostly the Greek and Latin Alphabets - Latin is probably not surprising, but there was also Greek influence in Southern Gaul - Marseilles was a Greek colony. In Northern Italy (Gallia Cisalpina) there were also inscriptions in a local Alphabet, based on Etruscan, IRRC.