Euripdes fr. 382 = Athen. 10.454b

[porphyry]

I am not acquainted with letters but will tell you their shapes and identify them clearly: a circle as is measured out with compasses, that has in its center a conspicuous mark, the second, first of all a pair of lines, and another one holding these apart at their middles; third something like a curly lock of hair, and then the fourth has one part standing upright, and three more are fastened crosswise on it; the fifth is not an easy one to explain—there are two lines that begin from separate points, and these run together into a single base; and the last of all is similar to the third.

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[karinmollberg.livejournal.com]

It did indeed intrigue me too, yes; though I didn´t get it. Rosetta stonewise. At first, I thought this was like a dramatic book of rules on how to write a letter to a friend, but couldn´t fathom the lines... And leopold_paula_b should be protected from being summoned by someone´s anti-Enigma league! We need him over here...to answer those Q.