Part 4 – Assumptions

Part 4 – Assumptions

Academics Tome Boshevski and Professor Dr. Aristotel Tentov were not satisfied with past results of the Rosetta stone center text translation.

Initially the three scripts on the Rosetta stone were assumed to belong to three different languages. Later it was deduced that the three scripts belonged to the two languages spoken in Egypt at that time. The first was hieroglyphic which was the script used for important or religious documents. The second was demotic, which was the common script of Egypt and the third was Koine or Greek which was assumed to be the language of the rulers of Egypt at that time. The Rosetta stone was written in all three scripts so that the priests, government officials and rulers of Egypt could read what was said.

It was also assumed that all three texts contained the same message, thus giving Champollion a basis of comparison to verify his translation of the hieroglyphs. But why were there two “Egyptian texts” with the same message? Surely the Egyptian priests could read the demotic text? Why go through the effort and expense to give the same message twice? This looked a bit suspicious to Boshevski and Tentov who had other ideas about the center text.

Another assumption was that the Ptolemais were “Greek” and spoke “Greek”. It may be true that they did speak the Koine or so-called “Greek” language but only because it was a common language to many people. The Koine or so-called “Greek” language of that era was the international language that was spoken by all “educated” people throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. The Koine language was the “lingua franca” of that era.

The modern assumption that the Ptolemais were “Greek” also looked suspicious to Boshevski and Tentov. It is well known that the Ptolemais were Macedonians, not Greeks. It is well documented that the Ptolemaic dynasty maintained its Macedonian purity by marrying other Macedonian royals.

Another assumption made by modern science is that Koine or so called “Greek” was the language of the rulers which seemed odd because the Rulers were definitely Macedonian and the Macedonians were bi-lingual. So why wouldn’t the language of the rulers be Macedonian? Again the assumption that modern science provides is that the Macedonians were illiterate. If that were true then how could an illiterate people rise to create an Empire and a civilization rivaled to this day? How could an illiterate people perform engineering marvels, conduct scientific research and create the largest and richest libraries, like the one in Alexandia in Egypt, the world had even seen? How did they communicate with one another before they knew Koine? It is well known that Koine, at least in its humble beginnings, was not a Macedonia language, it was an international language that Macedonians learned in school. It was a language acquired by learning and it was only for those who could afford to learn it. So, did every Macedonian speak Koine, including the foot soldiers? Obviously not! History tells us that Alexander’s soldiers could not understand Koine. It was not their mother tongue!

Boshevski and Tentov could not accept the idea that the Macedonians were illiterate and thus set out to disprove it.

The Rosetta stone is not only a very important archeological discovery, it is also the key that helped science unlock a very important source of knowledge, the hieroglyphs. Thus, properly deciphering the center text would add phenomenal value to the already very important stone. And to think the Ptolemais from Macedonia contributed to this was inspiration for Macedonians Boshevski and Tentov to begin their trek of discovery.

“What if the center text on the Rosetta stone is not Egyptian, what if it is Ancient Macedonian?” Boshevski and Tentov search for answers was no longer limited to Egypt. They widened their scope to look beyond.