Harald Stoiber wrote:
>
> Andreas Johansson wrote:
>
> >Liberate tu-temet ex inferis
>
> I found "tutemet" to be an emphasized version of "te".
> "inferis" is the plural locative/ablative/dative form
> of "inferus" which means "that which is below, underneath,
> lower". It can also mean "the dead ones" - probably
> because they were supposed to populate "that which is
> below", namely the underworld of ancient mythology.
> Based on this, I would say the sentence means:
> "Liberate yourself from the dead!" - with "yourself"
> emphasized.
I'm not a Latin expert, but I'm confused. Isn't "liberate"
plural? and "tu-temet" (= "te") singular? I would expect
"Libera tu-temet ex inferis" or "Liberate vos (vosmet?)
ex inferis."
--Ph. D.