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John Camp camp at 1i1ZfoOQV8UETQ31xXRVaB4otY_9f2iJkduWbiDajzFe-peEI9QZ-VSb5rRE-SI0uWkevUxQ81Ev3NA.yahoo.invalid
Sun Apr 15 21:47:01 BST 2007


At 21:32 on 15 April 2007, David Cawley wrote:
> If the original was

> MISSI DE CELIS HABEO NOMEN NOMEN GABRIELIS

> Then the translation would be 

> I HAVE THE NAME OF GABRIEL SENT FROM HEAVEN

But we are told that the inscription is 'Celis Nomen Gabrielis'.  So why
should we assume a different original?  (And why is 'nomen' needed
twice?).


John Camp


           



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