The Undeciphered Inscription of the Baptistery of Pisa

Francesco PERONO CACCIAFOCO

doi:10.20935/AL3359

The Undeciphered Inscription of the Baptistery of Pisa

Francesco PERONO CACCIAFOCO^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Applied Linguistics

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Abstract

This short communication is aimed at popularizing the puzzle of the undeciphered inscription engraved on a wall of the Baptistery of Pisa (Tuscany, Italy), which appears also in other religious monuments in Tuscany. The inscription is written in an unknown script and, being very short and without other examples with the same symbols all over the world (apart from some equivalent epigraphic documents from the same area), is still undeciphered. The goal of the following note, which absolutely does not aim to be original, and which is just recapitulative, is to trigger a discussion about the inscription and to encourage possible interpretations and, ultimately, new deciphering attempts.

Original language	English
Article number	3359
Pages (from-to)	1-6
Number of pages	6
Journal	Academia Letters
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.20935/AL3359
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2021

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Keywords

Language Deciphering
Epigraphy
Pisa's Inscription
Pisa's Baptistery
History of Writing

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The Undeciphered Inscription of the Baptistery of Pisa

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