Spanish Cave Carving

N. Drake · Jun 26, 2013

Hey, I posted this pic on a separate thread a while back and one of the guys there recommended I post over here. Went over one in paint so it could be viewed better. Meant to earlier but have been really busy. Here it is, if anyone has any info on what it may be, timeline, ect I appreciate it.

Thanks,
Nate.

pippinwhitepaws · Jun 26, 2013

why is every scribble on a wall Spanish?

N. Drake · Jun 26, 2013

The name says Iulian, a Spanish name. and I've got other proof the Spanish came through this are in the early 1800's. And it's marked 1810.

Springfield · Jun 26, 2013

N. Drake said:
The name says Iulian, a Spanish name....

Meaning & History
Romanian form of Iulianus (see JULIAN).
Related Names
FEMININE FORM: Iuliana
OTHER LANGUAGES: Iulianus, Iulius, Julius (Ancient Roman), Julen (Basque), Yulian (Bulgarian), Julian, Julius,Jolyon, Jools, Jules, Julyan (English), Jules, Julien (French), Julian, Julius (German), Gyula (Hungarian), Giuliano, Giulio (Italian),Julian, Juliusz, Julek (Polish), Julio (Portuguese), Yuli, Yulian, Yuliy (Russian), Július (Slovak), Julij (Slovene), Julián,Julio (Spanish)

N. Drake · Jun 26, 2013

What is it "heckle Nate day" or something? Look, given the circumstances it was found under, and the treasure I'm after, the carving is Spanish. If you have any useful advice about the symbol, that'd be great. Otherwise, you're wasting both our time.

austin · Jun 26, 2013

Yeah, it's been discussed here last year and is in the archives here(somewhere). Also references on the internet. Sorry...

N. Drake · Jun 26, 2013

Sorry for what?

wvwildman · Jun 26, 2013

the 3rd letter is a V not an L

dsty · Jun 28, 2013

Hello Nate, I to have an opinion The date may be 1 = Gen. chapter 8 nerse 10 which references the number 7, if it was me doing the walking I would go 1320 to 1330 feet to a possible crest of the Hill / mountain ( 7 X 1 cordel / 1 cordel = 189.5 feet ), if its in W Texas and it may be near the NM border, If it is There's more information avaliable.

N. Drake · Jun 29, 2013

So I went back with a better camera, in better lighting and snapped a few more pics. They still aren't great, but it's pretty faded so its as good as I can get on camera. To me what I thought was an "I" originally seems to be an "L". and I think Wvwildman may be right about the third letter being a "V" instead of a "U". This would make the word say "Luvian". Which is another form of Luwian, a type of hieroglyphic script. If anyone has any thoughts, please fire away.