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[IanWatson]

You're absolutely right. I keep forgetting about D taking the place of TH. If the missing character is a previously-unseen U variant (despite two other U symbols being used elsewhere in the cover), then "Thousands" matches perfectly. Thanks!

And I think I see how one of the Ye symbols was abbreviated to fill the final gap.

Therefore, updating:

Column 5
DoUSaNaDaSa OFo YeARaSa FoRo DiSi MoMeNeTe OFo TiRiUMuFu ANaDa MaGeSeTeYe

My tentative translation:
Come, oh New Era! This is the tale of the Exalted. Here lies the power...

[IanWatson]

I was curious, and I don't think this particular conversation thread was picked up after the original thread was closed down many months ago, so I'm gonna do that here.

I've been poking at the Ultra Deluxe cover. It's written in Old Realm script, but what makes it challenging is that Rich recreated many of the symbols to be less Mesoamerican in appearance and more fitting with the world of Creation, so a lot of the symbols are different than what we're used to.

While I'm looking forward to seeing any official guide to the "new" Old Realm, here's what I've been...