The Lemnian language was spoken on the island of Lemnos, Greece, in the second half of the 6th century BC. [1] It is mainly attested by an inscription found on a funerary stele, termed the Lemnos stele, discovered in 1885 near Kaminia. Fragments of inscriptions on local pottery show that it was spoken there by a community. [2]

Sep 14, 2020 · In 1885, a unique stele was found as part of the walls of a church in the town of Kaminia on the Greek island of Lemnos. It has been dated to the 6th century BC, prior to the conquest of the island by the Athenians in 510 BC to the Pelasgians.

May 11, 2024 · Discovered on the Greek island of Lemnos, this ancient stone stele offers a rare glimpse into the Iron Age linguistic and cultural connections between different Mediterranean civilizations.

A stele, an upright gravestone with inscription and sculpture erected at the grave of a deceased person, was found in 1885 at Kaminia on the island of Lemnos in the Aegean Sea. This stele which is dated as having been made in the 6th century B.C., is now in the National Museum in Athens, Greece.

The Stele, or funerary tablet, is dedicated to a dead warrior buried on the Greek Island of Lemnos. It shows his head in profile, and carries two inscriptions incised in characters which resemble those of Old Phrygian of about the 7th century BC.

Feb 26, 2024 · The discovery of the Lemnos Stele implies one of two scenarios: (1) a group of Tyrrhenian speaking peoples migrated to the island sometime during the Late Bronze Age or (2) the Etruscans established a trading colony on the island during the Iron Age.

The Lemnos stele was found on the island of Lemnos in 1885. The stele was built into the wall of a church in the village of Kaminia, that’s why the stele is also known as the stele of Kaminia (see Fig.1). The stele is supposed to be a funerary monument with an inscription in the Lemnian language, that is considered to be close to Etruscan.

The Lemnos Stele was found on the island of Lemnos, containing a writing style that is similar to the Etruscan texts found in Italy. It differs somewhat in the use of the punctuation marks. Etruscan texts tend to separate words and phrases using a dot or a colon.

Introduction The Lemnos stele was found on the island of Lemnos in 1885. The stele was built into the wall of a church in the village of Kaminia, that’s why the stele is also known as the stele of Kaminia (see Fig.1). The stele is supposed to be a funerary monument with an inscription in the Lemnian language, that is considered to be close to ...

A little north of Poliókhni lies that village of Kaminia where, in 1885, as part of a church wall, the so-called Stele of Lemnos was discovered. This stele is generally dated at an epoch (shortly) before the Attic conquest of the island, and is now on …