Point it at the past. Read what time buried.
Live-scan an inscription, manuscript, or engraving in any historical script — Anscript identifies it, renders it in its modern script, and translates it into any language you choose.
Starting camera…
Trying the in-app reading… if it doesn't come through, save the photo above and send it to me here in chat — I'll read it directly.
—
—
As written
—
Modern script rendering
—
Translation
—
How a reading is made
1
Point
Aim the live viewfinder at the inscribed or written surface — stone, palm leaf, papyrus, parchment, metal, clay.
2
Decipher
The script is identified by form and period, then read character by character against known writing systems.
3
Render
The reading is set in its modern script equivalent, then translated into the language you asked for.
Scripts it can attempt
Tamil-BrahmiAshokan BrahmiVatteluttu
GranthaDevanagari (historical)Cuneiform
Egyptian HieroglyphsAncient Greek epigraphy
Latin epigraphyPhoenicianOld Persian
…and others by request