Chapter 46Josh sat on his couch and fiddled with his phone. An email notification popped up. When he had written the professor, he didn’t necessarily expect a response, but the picture sparked the academic’s interest. The latest communications in the chain involved several linguists, experts on lost languages.
The message spelled out the inscription, which Josh had photographed for the scientists. The letters suggested modern Coptic but had some peculiarities they noted, clues as to the origin and dialect. A debate ensued.
Archeologists, studied in jewelry fashions, joined the chain to date the ring. Josh scratched a tiny sample of its gold and sent it for chemical analysis. It was old. Very old. They all agreed.
While one young linguist formulated a thesis and planned a paper, a long-t
