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Subject: Re: Vmfridi and Xpoforus
Author: Anneza   (Authenticated as Anneza)
Date: April 19, 2007 at 10:40:26 PM
Reply to: Re: Vmfridi and Xpoforus by Cleveland Kent Evans
Wouldn't the p be the Greek rho? It's still a bit, ahem!, confused, but if the writer was familiar with the Chi-Rho symbol then it would seem natural at least. And in those days, if you knew Latin (which he did - you're right about the V=U) you also knew Greek.

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