One of the most iconic objects in our #Archaeology collection, the Manchester Wordsquare was found in an excavation in #Manchester city centre in 1978.
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This fascinating #Latin inscription may be the earliest evidence of #Christianity in northern Britain. It reads ROTAS OPERA TENET AREPO SATOR or & #39;Apepo the sower guides the plough with care.& #39;
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The words read the same in all directions. Re-arranged the letters spell our Pater Noster or & #39;Our Father& #39;, crossing at the N. This omits letters A and O. In the Bible, Jesus said: "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end."
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The Wordsquare was one of the objects selected for the @BBC’s ‘A History of the World’.
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