[B-Greek] Mysterious CRESTOU inscription
Bryant J. Williams III
bjwvmw at com-pair.net
Thu Sep 18 11:47:42 EDT 2008
Dear Wieland,
A colleague and I both agree after looking at the front panel of the cup that
the letter following the RHO is an ETA. Thus, it should read CRHSTOTHS, meaning
"goodness" or "kindness" not the adjective CHRESTOS.
En Xristwi,
Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
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From: "Wieland Willker" <wie at uni-bremen.de>
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Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Mysterious CRESTOU inscription
> I have asked "Der Spiegel" and they sent me an image of the back.
> Thank you very much!
>
>
> Have a look here:
> http://tinyurl.com/6amr2e
>
> What does that mean?
> Comments welcome!
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>
> [PS: Sorry, I forgot the subject line in the previous post.]
>
> Best wishes
> Wieland
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