Nishûnâc inscriptions - Revision history

Michaelmgoessler at 10:13, 19 April 2023

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	The '''Nishûnâc inscriptions''' or '''Nishûnâc stone carvings''' are a large collection of writings inscribed in the walls of the catacombs at [[Nishûnâc]], mostly religious and historical texts.		The '''Nishûnâc inscriptions''' or '''Nishûnâc stone carvings''' are a large collection of writings inscribed in the walls of the catacombs at [[Nishûnâc]], mostly religious and historical texts.
	==Description==		==Description==
	The caves and extended catacombs below the hill of Nishûnâc contain a large number of decorated chambers and presumed cult sites. The complex is adorned by stone carvings of animals and humans, many illustrating religious narratives, reliefs and statues of creatures, most prominently donkeys and horses, and a large number of stelae, tablets, and walls bearing writing. The inscriptions use the [[Old Besokian writing\|Old Besokian abugida]] and are almost entirely written in the [[Old Besokian language]], except for the site’s oldest and most famous texts, the [[Besokian Cosmogony]] and the [[Old Besokian World Map]], which are presumed to be written in [[Proto-Besokian]]. Consequently, the greater part of the inscriptions are dated to the [[Old Besokian period]] (c. 2200–1750 B.E.B.), but the oldest extant texts are considerably older, dating to up to 2900 B.E.B. in the case of the Besokian Cosmogony.		The caves and extended catacombs below the hill of Nishûnâc contain a large number of decorated chambers and presumed cult sites. The complex is adorned by stone carvings of animals and humans, many illustrating religious narratives, reliefs and statues of creatures, most prominently donkeys and horses, and a large number of stelae, tablets, and walls bearing writing. The inscriptions use the [[Old Besokian writing\|Old Besokian abugida]] and are almost entirely written in the [[Old Besokian language]], except for the site’s oldest and most famous texts, the [[Besokian Cosmogony (text)\|Besokian Cosmogony]] and the [[Old Besokian World Map]], which are presumed to be written in [[Proto-Besokian]]. Consequently, the greater part of the inscriptions are dated to the [[Old Besokian period]] (c. 2200–1750 B.E.B.), but the oldest extant texts are considerably older, dating to up to 2900 B.E.B. in the case of the Besokian Cosmogony.
	[[Category:Literature]][[Category:Besokian religion]]		[[Category:Literature]][[Category:Besokian religion]]

Michaelmgoessler at 10:12, 19 April 2023

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	The '''Nishûnâc inscriptions''' or '''Nishûnâc stone carvings''' are a large collection of writings inscribed in the walls of the catacombs at Nishûnâc, mostly religious and historical texts.		The '''Nishûnâc inscriptions''' or '''Nishûnâc stone carvings''' are a large collection of writings inscribed in the walls of the catacombs at [[Nishûnâc]], mostly religious and historical texts.
	==Description==		==Description==
	The caves and extended catacombs below the hill of Nishûnâc contain a large number of decorated chambers and presumed cult sites. The complex is adorned by stone carvings of animals and humans, many illustrating religious narratives, reliefs and statues of creatures, most prominently donkeys and horses, and a large number of stelae, tablets, and walls bearing writing. The inscriptions use the Old Besokian abugida and are almost entirely written in the Old Besokian language, except for the site’s oldest and most famous texts, the Besokian Cosmogony and the Old Besokian World Map, which are presumed to be written in Proto-Besokian. Consequently, the greater part of the inscriptions are dated to the Old Besokian period (c. 2200–1750 B.E.B.), but the oldest extant texts are considerably older, dating to up to 2900 B.E.B. in the case of the Besokian Cosmogony.		The caves and extended catacombs below the hill of Nishûnâc contain a large number of decorated chambers and presumed cult sites. The complex is adorned by stone carvings of animals and humans, many illustrating religious narratives, reliefs and statues of creatures, most prominently donkeys and horses, and a large number of stelae, tablets, and walls bearing writing. The inscriptions use the [[Old Besokian writing\|Old Besokian abugida]] and are almost entirely written in the [[Old Besokian language]], except for the site’s oldest and most famous texts, the [[Besokian Cosmogony]] and the [[Old Besokian World Map]], which are presumed to be written in [[Proto-Besokian]]. Consequently, the greater part of the inscriptions are dated to the [[Old Besokian period]] (c. 2200–1750 B.E.B.), but the oldest extant texts are considerably older, dating to up to 2900 B.E.B. in the case of the Besokian Cosmogony.
	[[Category:Literature]][[Category:Besokian religion]]		[[Category:Literature]][[Category:Besokian religion]]

Michaelmgoessler at 10:10, 19 April 2023

2023-04-19T10:10:22Z

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	==Description==		==Description==
	The caves and extended catacombs below the hill of Nishûnâc contain a large number of decorated chambers and presumed cult sites. The complex is adorned by stone carvings of animals and humans, many illustrating religious narratives, reliefs and statues of creatures, most prominently donkeys and horses, and a large number of stelae, tablets, and walls bearing writing. The inscriptions use the Old Besokian abugida and are almost entirely written in the Old Besokian language, except for the site’s oldest and most famous texts, the Besokian Cosmogony and the Old Besokian World Map, which are presumed to be written in Proto-Besokian. Consequently, the greater part of the inscriptions are dated to the Old Besokian period (c. 2200–1750 B.E.B.), but the oldest extant texts are considerably older, dating to up to 2900 B.E.B. in the case of the Besokian Cosmogony.		The caves and extended catacombs below the hill of Nishûnâc contain a large number of decorated chambers and presumed cult sites. The complex is adorned by stone carvings of animals and humans, many illustrating religious narratives, reliefs and statues of creatures, most prominently donkeys and horses, and a large number of stelae, tablets, and walls bearing writing. The inscriptions use the Old Besokian abugida and are almost entirely written in the Old Besokian language, except for the site’s oldest and most famous texts, the Besokian Cosmogony and the Old Besokian World Map, which are presumed to be written in Proto-Besokian. Consequently, the greater part of the inscriptions are dated to the Old Besokian period (c. 2200–1750 B.E.B.), but the oldest extant texts are considerably older, dating to up to 2900 B.E.B. in the case of the Besokian Cosmogony.
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The '''Nishûnâc inscriptions''' or '''Nishûnâc stone carvings''' are a large collection of writings inscribed in the walls of the catacombs at Nishûnâc, mostly religious and historical texts.
==Description==
The caves and extended catacombs below the hill of Nishûnâc contain a large number of decorated chambers and presumed cult sites. The complex is adorned by stone carvings of animals and humans, many illustrating religious narratives, reliefs and statues of creatures, most prominently donkeys and horses, and a large number of stelae, tablets, and walls bearing writing. The inscriptions use the Old Besokian abugida and are almost entirely written in the Old Besokian language, except for the site’s oldest and most famous texts, the Besokian Cosmogony and the Old Besokian World Map, which are presumed to be written in Proto-Besokian. Consequently, the greater part of the inscriptions are dated to the Old Besokian period (c. 2200–1750 B.E.B.), but the oldest extant texts are considerably older, dating to up to 2900 B.E.B. in the case of the Besokian Cosmogony.
[[Category:Literature]][[Category:Besokian culture]]