 Description: The gold sheet, discovered in Pyrgi Italy, is written in the Phonecian language, another sister language to Hebrew, and is written in parallel with an Etruscan inscription. Era: Middle Semitic Script Image Credit: Unknown Date of Inscription: c. 500 BCE Location of Discovery: Pyrgi, Italy (Modern day Santa-Severa) Date of Discovery: ? Current Location: National Etruscan Museum, Rome Language: Phonecian Writing Surface: Gold Sheet Transliteration: TBD Translation: TBD Comments: The entire tablet consists of three leaves written in Phonecian and Etruscan and was instrumental in deciphering the Etruscan alphabet. |