But is it just a word game? Historians argue over its meaning. Some say it was a Christian code (the letters can be rearranged to spell "Pater Noster" arranged as a cross). Others say it was a magic spell to protect granaries from fire or disease.
A clean, graphic black-and-white print of the square, highlighting the rotational symmetry of the "TENET" center. sator square
: In the 1920s, scholars discovered the 25 letters can be rearranged into a cross forming the words "PATER NOSTER" But is it just a word game
Notice the cross formed by the vertical and horizontal axes: both the third row (TENET) and the third column (T, E, N, E, T) are identical. This creates a perfect "Greek cross" (a plus sign) of the word TENET intersecting itself. Others say it was a magic spell to
A common literal translation is: or "The sower Arepo holds the wheels with care" . Archaeological History