I know its impossible to get an original recording, but do we have a good idea of how languages like ancient Egyptian, greek, Sanskrit or even latin were enunciated and what they actually sounded like? Or are they "read only" where we know how to read them but don't really know how to pronounce them?
Hi, not discouraging other contributions, but fyi there have been some interesting threads on this subject.
From the FAQ:
Here's a fun one that looks at a single word in excruciating detail:
This one has links for Ancient Egyptian, and to a collection of posts on various ancient languages: