| Monreal Stones | |
|---|---|
  The Monreal Stones displayed at the Baybayin section of theNational Museum of Anthropology | |
| Material | limestone |
| Created | 17th centuryCE (inscriptions) |
| Discovered | 15 March 2011 Monreal,Ticao Island,Masbate,Philippines |
| Discovered by | Virgie Almodal |
| Present location | National Museum of the Philippines |
| Culture | Filipino |
TheMonreal Stones (Filipino:Mga Batong Monreal), also referred to as theTicao stones, are twolimestone tablets that containBaybayin characters.
Found by pupils ofRizal Elementary School onTicao Island inMonreal, Masbate, who had scraped the mud off their shoes and slippers on an irregular-shaped limestone tablet before entering their classroom[clarification needed], these are now housed in a section of theNational Museum of Anthropology. The large, triangular stone weighs 30 kg (66 lb), is 11 cm (4.3 in) thick, 54 cm (21 in) long and 44 cm (17 in) wide. The smaller stone is oval-shaped and is 6 cm (2.4 in) thick, 20 cm (7.9 in) long and 18 cm (7.1 in) wide.[1][2] The National Museum held a Baybayin conference to present the Monreal Stones to the public on 13 December 2013.[3]
The dating and authenticity of the stones are still under discussion,[4] however initial examination has revealed that the inscriptions could not have been made earlier than the 17th century due to the usage of the Baybayin vowel deleter introduced in 1621 by the Spanish friars.[5]
Posible ring hindi kailanman matitiyak ang awtentisidad o pagpepetsa ng mga ito ayon sa kasiyahan ng lahat. Maaaring maging kapalaran nito ang katulad ng 'Calatagan Pot' na pinaliligiran ng walang katapusan at hindi maubos na tanong.
but an examination reveals that they cannot be earlier than the 17th century because in the excerpt shown here, the letternga (frames 1 and 3) has the /a/-deleter cross that Father LOPEZ introduced in 1621, and this cross is quite different from the diacritic placed under the characterya to represent the vowel /u/: /yu/ (frame 2).
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