Indiana Jones Wiki
Edit Page
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.

The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.

Latest revision Your text
Line 15: Line 15:
 
He sent an expedition to [[Venice]] to search for the second marker which, according to [[Friar's manuscript|the account]] of a [[Franciscan friar]], was buried with [[Richard|one of the knights]]. Later, when expedition team leader [[Henry Walton Jones, Senior|Henry Jones]] disappeared, Donovan showed the tablet to Jones' [[archaeologist]] son [[Indiana Jones|Indiana]] to interest him in taking up the quest.<ref name=":0" />
 
He sent an expedition to [[Venice]] to search for the second marker which, according to [[Friar's manuscript|the account]] of a [[Franciscan friar]], was buried with [[Richard|one of the knights]]. Later, when expedition team leader [[Henry Walton Jones, Senior|Henry Jones]] disappeared, Donovan showed the tablet to Jones' [[archaeologist]] son [[Indiana Jones|Indiana]] to interest him in taking up the quest.<ref name=":0" />
   
  +
With the top section missing, part of the text of the Grail tablet read:{{Quote|                                                               ... [de]us ...<br
With the top section missing, part of the text of the Grail tablet read:{{Quote|...who drinks the water I shall give him, says the Lord, will have a spring inside him welling up for eternal life. Let them bring me to your holy mountain in the place where you dwell. Across the desert and through the mountains to the [[Canyon of the Crescent Moon]], to the temple where the cup that holds the blood of Jesus Christ resides forever.|Translated by Indiana Jones|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade}}
 
  +
>                                                                ... [c]hristi ...<br
  +
>                                                                    ...s et ...<br
  +
>                                                                  ...i dedisti<br
  +
>                                                          ... [c]ruciatae<br
  +
>                                                           ... urbem christum<br
  +
>                                                        ... debemus + aq[u]...<br
  +
><nowiki>                                                            ...] ubique ubi ...</nowiki><br
  +
><nowiki>                                                            ...] per jesum ...</nowiki><br
  +
><nowiki>                                                            ...] dominum ...</nowiki><br
  +
>                    ... [qui]squis [             ] bibit aquam ruc...<br
 
>                ... ego dabo ei [             ] habebit fontem ...<br
 
>            ...[r]a se surgentem [    ] vitae aeternae fugiu...<br
 
>           ... domine exercitum [    ] rex deorum nostru[m] ...<br
 
>     ... [b]eati illi qui habitant [    ] in aede tua dominu...<br
 
>     ... [l]audant te in secula [     ] saeculorum : sum ...<br
 
>     ...[+] tu deus es meum [        ] refugium : emit ...<br
 
>  ... [m]itte tuam lucem et [           ] veritatem + sint<br
 
>        ...em + sint hae mihi duces : ducant me ad ...<br
 
>...[a]m sacram montem in loco quem incolis : per<br
 
> angustias crescentis lunae : uni viro satis latas<br
 
>: ad templum solis omnibus viris satis sanctum ...<br
 
>e + ubi gradalis quae continet sanguinem jesu<br
 
>christi nostri permanet in aeternum<br
 
>          tu [deu]s omnibus viris satis sa[nctus] ...|Text of the Grail tablet, as seen in ''The Last Crusade''}}
 
{{Quote|...who drinks the water I shall give him, says the Lord, will have a spring inside him welling up for eternal life. Let them bring me to your holy mountain in the place where you dwell. Across the desert and through the mountains to the [[Canyon of the Crescent Moon]], to the temple where the cup that holds the blood of Jesus Christ resides forever.|Translated by Indiana Jones|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade}}
   
 
Indiana Jones and his father's companion, Doctor [[Elsa Schneider]] found that the text of the complete Grail tablet matched exactly the text on the second marker, [[Richard's shield|Sir Richard's shield]] buried with him in the [[Venetian catacombs]].<ref name=":0" />
 
Indiana Jones and his father's companion, Doctor [[Elsa Schneider]] found that the text of the complete Grail tablet matched exactly the text on the second marker, [[Richard's shield|Sir Richard's shield]] buried with him in the [[Venetian catacombs]].<ref name=":0" />
Line 22: Line 47:
 
The Grail Tablet text is a combination of original Latin Psalms, retranslated scripture, and invented passages. The prop masters took the English psalm text and retranslated it into Latin word by word which would result in a very 'rough' effect to anyone who would try to read Latin.
 
The Grail Tablet text is a combination of original Latin Psalms, retranslated scripture, and invented passages. The prop masters took the English psalm text and retranslated it into Latin word by word which would result in a very 'rough' effect to anyone who would try to read Latin.
 
The tablet was made by prop manufacturer [[Paul Robins]]. There were several different versions made, with varying stone effects and edges. The tablet is made from solid plaster, with a stone effect surface.
 
The tablet was made by prop manufacturer [[Paul Robins]]. There were several different versions made, with varying stone effects and edges. The tablet is made from solid plaster, with a stone effect surface.
 
{{Quote| ... [de]us ...<br
 
> ... [c]hristi ...<br
 
> ...s et ...<br
 
> ...i dedisti<br
 
> ... [c]ruciatae<br
 
> ... urbem christum<br
 
> ... debemus + aq[u]...<br
 
><nowiki> ...] ubique ubi ...</nowiki><br
 
><nowiki> ...] per jesum ...</nowiki><br
 
><nowiki> ...] dominum ...</nowiki><br
 
> ... [qui]squis [ ] bibit aquam ruc...<br
 
> ... ego dabo ei [ ] habebit fontem ...<br
 
> ...[r]a se surgentem [ ] vitae aeternae fugiu...<br
 
> ... domine exercitum [ ] rex deorum nostru[m] ...<br
 
> ... [b]eati illi qui habitant [ ] in aede tua dominu...<br
 
> ... [l]audant te in secula [ ] saeculorum : sum ...<br
 
> ...[+] tu deus es meum [ ] refugium : emit ...<br
 
> ... [m]itte tuam lucem et [ ] veritatem + sint<br
 
> ...em + sint hae mihi duces : ducant me ad ...<br
 
>...[a]m sacram montem in loco quem incolis : per<br
 
> angustias crescentis lunae : uni viro satis latas<br
 
>: ad templum solis omnibus viris satis sanctum ...<br
 
>e + ubi gradalis quae continet sanguinem jesu<br
 
>christi nostri permanet in aeternum<br
 
> tu [deu]s omnibus viris satis sa[nctus] ...|Text of the Grail tablet}}
 
   
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
Please note that all contributions to the Indiana Jones Wiki are considered to be released under the CC-BY-SA
Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)