Med 37 Runestone of Bensafrim (500 BCE)

Original runestone was sandstone, measuring 1.34 X 0.65 X 0.15 meters This is a replica of the stele of Bensafrim, Lagos, Portugal; 135x75 cm. Museum of Southwest Writing, Almodôvar. The original is in the Museum of Figueira da Foz. Photo by Angel M. Felicisimo at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/elgolem/51988832229/in/album-72157715068387073/

Runestone of Bensafrim - Portugal

(August 29, 2023) This text is talking about how fate can interfere with astrology-magic.

The original stele was discovered in 1882 in the town courtyard centered around the Old Fountain of Bensafrim, Portugal by archaeologists Estácio da Veiga and Santos Rocha. Bensafrim is a former civil parish in the city of Lagos on the southern coast of Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Bensafrim e Barão de São João.

The runes T and E are unique (so far) in that their cross lines are doubled. In contrast, Ḫ has no cross lines being just a box.

Its find was published by J. Leite de Vasconcellos in "The Portuguese Archaeologist III, 7. 1893."

References

https://de-lagos-a-bensafrim.blogspot.com/2011/09/bensafrim-estela-de-bensafrim.html

Photo of original stele as published by J. Leite de Vasconcellos in 1893.

(August 29, 2023, Updated March 19, 2025)

Translation of Outer Text in Akkadian (Med Text 37.1)

(read right to left. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Iberian
  1. LeTu  Šetu  ḪiTu  Nu.  Mu  MaRu.  A  ḪiTu  KaTu  APu.   A  Mu.  ANu  Gu  ALu.  E'u  LeTu  ZiTu.
  2. Nu  A  Ne'u.  Nu  A  Pa'u.  Gu  A  Qu.  MaNu  MaMu.  Nu  Zu  Tu  ITu  Ḫu.  
  3. Tu  MaMu  E'u.  Ru  TaṢu  A.  Re'u  A'u  E.  AṬu  MaMu.  Tu  TeNu  MaMu.   (The ayin /'/ is an /A/ when it begins a sentence)

In English

  1. Splitting-off the time-keeper (Su) can hit the revelations (of fate).  Fertility-fluids make rainstorms. Those can hit Kate/Hekate's veil of the Reed-boat (Ayu). Considerations (focused emotions of emotion magic) can energize Alu. Yahu (E') is being split-off from proper-allocations. 
  2. Revelations can result in emotional-affects.  Revelations can result in network-birds. Energize those life-thread-powers.  Support the waters.  Reveal the emanations with astrology-magic which foreshadow Hu.
  3. Astrology-magic can water Yahu (E').  Eagle-vultures can fool that. The shepherd's (astrology-magic crafters) motion-powers can be ineffective.  So monitor the waters. Astrology-magic can replace the waters.