Ancient African Writing Systems and Knowledge: The Decipherment of Meroitic

I have deciphered all of the major Meroitic inscriptions. My articles on Meroitic have been published in many journals including the Meroitic Newsletter, which is a journal that publishes articles om Meroitic language.

C.A. Winters. (1984). "A note on Tokharian and Meroitic", Meroitic Newsletter, 23, 18-21.

__________. (1989). "Cheikh Anta Diop et le déchiffrement de l’écriture Méroïtique,"Revue

Martiniguaise de Sciences Humaines et de Litterature, No. 8, 149-152.

_________.(1998a). Meroitic Funerary text: Temple architecture and mortuary practices, InScription: Journal of Ancient Egypt,1 (1), 29-33.

_________.(1998a). Meroitic Funerary text: Stelae and funerary tables, InScription: Journal of Ancient Egypt,1 (2), 41-55.

___________ (1998c). The inscriptions of Tanyidamani. Nubica et Ethiopica IV \ V,355-388.'

Sorry I do not write or speak Arabic as well as I use too. Between 2004-2005 Dr. Osama Elnur, published several of my articles in ARKAMANI Sudan Electronic Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology. I do not know if the Arabic translation is fine because I can not read Arabic. These translations may help you understand the vocabulary items I use to read Meroitic Inscriptions. If you want to discuss these terms I can only discuss them in English, as a result I provide the English and Dr. Elnur Arabic translations of my articles.

In 2004, my article MEROITIC EVIDENCE FOR A BLEMMY EMPIRE IN THE DODEKASCHOINS, was published by Osama Elnur in ARKAMANI Sudan Electronic Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology, http://web.archive.org/web/20071012195029/http://www.arkamani.org/arkamani-library/meroitic/Kalabsha.htm the paper was Translated into Arabic by Osama Elnur see: http://web.archive.org/web/20071012193333/http://www.arkamani.org/meroitic_studies/kalabsha_arabic.htm

Osama Elnur also published my paper Meroitic Religion , in ARKAMANI in both English and Arabic http://web.archive.org/web/20071012233613/http://www.arkamani.org/arkamani-library/meroitic/meroitic-religion.htm Dr. Elnur also published the article in Arabic http://web.archive.org/web/20071012192414/http://www.arkamani.org/cushitic_religion/meroitic-religion1.htm

Osama Elnur published my paper , NATAKAMANI AND AMANITORE IN THE MEROITIC SUDAN, http://web.archive.org/web/20070927235146/http://www.arkamani.org/arkamani-library/meroitic/natakamani-and-amanitore.htm Dr. Elnur also published this article in Arabic http://web.archive.org/web/20080331060540/http://www.arkamani.org:80/meroitic_studies/natakamani-and-amanitore.htm