Phil Wang

Yeah, right.

Yeah, right.

Well, ideally you have some sort of key. You find some sort of key a la Rosetta Stone. Sure. Right? Something that just tells you what each symbol means. Aside from that, without that, I'm guessing you're looking for patterns. Sure. You're looking for structures, you're looking for sentences, and then looking for what repeats, where particular symbols lie, and seeing if there's a logic to them.

Well, ideally you have some sort of key. You find some sort of key a la Rosetta Stone. Sure. Right? Something that just tells you what each symbol means. Aside from that, without that, I'm guessing you're looking for patterns. Sure. You're looking for structures, you're looking for sentences, and then looking for what repeats, where particular symbols lie, and seeing if there's a logic to them.

This is good stuff, Phil, I think. That's exactly right.

This is good stuff, Phil, I think. That's exactly right.

It's just me and Phil. We're going to solve this. Well, my name is Philology Wang. Exactly. Philology Wang.

It's just me and Phil. We're going to solve this. Well, my name is Philology Wang. Exactly. Philology Wang.

Is Behistun similar to Rosetta Stone in that it's the same script in two or three different languages?

Is Behistun similar to Rosetta Stone in that it's the same script in two or three different languages?

No, I imagine there's a lot of beef. I imagine it was a Kendrick Lamar, Drake situation between the two.

No, I imagine there's a lot of beef. I imagine it was a Kendrick Lamar, Drake situation between the two.

Yeah, yeah, cuneiform songs about each other, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, cuneiform songs about each other, yeah.

No, you've got to have a little healthy competition, I think, in philology. Yeah. You've got to... That's the force that keeps the discipline moving forward, you know? You can't all just be friends.

No, you've got to have a little healthy competition, I think, in philology. Yeah. You've got to... That's the force that keeps the discipline moving forward, you know? You can't all just be friends.

I mean, there could be hundreds of others, but you've... I'm the only Phil Wang, anyway. I've buried at least three Phil Wang.

I mean, there could be hundreds of others, but you've... I'm the only Phil Wang, anyway. I've buried at least three Phil Wang.

Oh, man. Like a kind of spelling bee. Nice. Like a cuneiform spelling bee. And he's like, spell corn. Yeah. And Rollins and Hinks had to stand there and go, triangle, triangle pointing to the top left, triangle pointing to the top right. Is it something like that? I think that's great.

Oh, man. Like a kind of spelling bee. Nice. Like a cuneiform spelling bee. And he's like, spell corn. Yeah. And Rollins and Hinks had to stand there and go, triangle, triangle pointing to the top left, triangle pointing to the top right. Is it something like that? I think that's great.