I saw an analysis of this on the Stratics or the Everlore message board.
Someone translated it to say
Qeynos
AkAnon
Kinda boring, I guess the person could be wrong. :)
The characters are supposed to be transpositions of the character in Tolkien
and Ultima Online (Uses the Tolkin alphabet apparently).
Glom
16th level Gnome Wizard
Prexus
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Smith [mailto:AndyS@...]
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 8:41 AM
> To: 'EQ_Tinkering@onelist.com'
> Subject: [EQ_Tinkering] Gnome clock in Qeynos
>
>
> From: Andy Smith <AndyS@...>
>
> Has anybody bothered to do an analysis of the "Clock of Ak'Anon" in south
> qeynos? There are some runes on the surface of it that look like some of
> the runes that I've seen in Tolkien's books. I know Tolkien did a
> comprehensive language system using runes and such, but I'm not
> enough of a
> fantasy geek to actually know any of the specifics. Given that
> the clock is
> supposedly gnome built, it might have a tidbit of information on it. The
> fact that it's in plain sight would make it a prime target for a designer
> with a sense of humor too.
>
>