Posted on Jun 8, 2022
A marble slab in storage turned out to be an ancient Greek yearbook
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Researchers in the United Kingdom have found that an ancient Greek inscription on a 2,000-year-old marble tablet is actually something resembling a yearbook for a graduating class, according to a new translation.
The inscription sat in the National Museums Scotland collection for over 130 years without being properly looked at until researchers discovered the document, according to Peter Liddel of the University of Manchester.
"This is one of a small number of inscriptions in Scotland, one of three ancient Athenian inscriptions in the city of Edinburgh, so it's absolutely exciting," Liddel told NPR's All Things Considered.
Liddel is on the editorial committee of the project Attic Inscriptions Online, which published the new translation on May 31.
He referred to the inscription as a concise "class book," which lists the names of young men within a cohort who finished their year-long civic and military training in what was called the ephebate.
Researchers in the United Kingdom have found that an ancient Greek inscription on a 2,000-year-old marble tablet is actually something resembling a yearbook for a graduating class, according to a new translation.
The inscription sat in the National Museums Scotland collection for over 130 years without being properly looked at until researchers discovered the document, according to Peter Liddel of the University of Manchester.
"This is one of a small number of inscriptions in Scotland, one of three ancient Athenian inscriptions in the city of Edinburgh, so it's absolutely exciting," Liddel told NPR's All Things Considered.
Liddel is on the editorial committee of the project Attic Inscriptions Online, which published the new translation on May 31.
He referred to the inscription as a concise "class book," which lists the names of young men within a cohort who finished their year-long civic and military training in what was called the ephebate.
A marble slab in storage turned out to be an ancient Greek yearbook
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..."A marble slab in storage turned out to be an ancient Greek yearbook by Shauneen Miranda Jun, 06 2022 (All Things Considered) The marble slab that had been stored for over 130 years turns out to be a list of young men who finished the ephebate, a year-long civic and military training for young men. Image: National Museums Scotland Listen".
..."A marble slab in storage turned out to be an ancient Greek yearbook by Shauneen Miranda Jun, 06 2022 (All Things Considered) The marble slab that had been stored for over 130 years turns out to be a list of young men who finished the ephebate, a year-long civic and military training for young men. Image: National Museums Scotland Listen".
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