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Incised on the narrow bottom of the vessel. The characters are well legible, covering the entire breadth of the bottom; the sequence extends over 3.5 cm. To its left (assuming that the marks should be viewed with the vessel upside-down, as is the case with most of the corresponding inscriptions from [[index::Rotzo]]), at a distance of about 1 cm, four vertical lines crossed by one oblique line. While this second mark so far has no parallel in Rotzo, the sequence {{c||I}}{{c||Θ}}{{c||Θ}}{{c||I}} is also found on [[index::AS-15]], in combination with a language-encoding inscription. Cp. also [[index::AS-2]]. | Incised on the narrow bottom of the vessel. The characters are well legible, covering the entire breadth of the bottom; the sequence extends over 3.5 cm. To its left (assuming that the marks should be viewed with the vessel upside-down, as is the case with most of the corresponding inscriptions from [[index::Rotzo]]), at a distance of about 1 cm, four vertical lines crossed by one oblique line. While this second mark so far has no parallel in Rotzo, the sequence {{c||I}}{{c||Θ}}{{c||Θ}}{{c||I}} is also found on [[index::AS-15]], in combination with a language-encoding inscription. Cp. also [[index::AS-2]]. | ||
Note that in {{bib|Schumacher 2004}}, the ceramic fragment with inscription AS-3 is said to bear characters in four separate places – a misunderstanding of {{bib|PID|Whatmough}}'s truncated presentation of the testimonies. The other three fragments mentioned by {{bib|Pellegrini 1915|Pellegrini}} (p. 121) | Note that in {{bib|Schumacher 2004}}, the ceramic fragment with inscription AS-3 is said to bear characters in four separate places – a misunderstanding of {{bib|PID|Whatmough}}'s truncated presentation of the testimonies. The other three fragments mentioned by {{bib|Pellegrini 1915|Pellegrini}} (p. 121):<br> | ||
{{bib|PID}} (i) b = {{bib|LIR}} ROT-4 = [[index::Non-script notational systems|EX-101]] {{c||Θ}}{{c||Θ}}{{c||I}}<br> | |||
{{bib|PID}} (i) c = {{bib|LIR}} ROT-13 = [[index::Non-script notational systems|EX-102]] {{c||Θ}}{{c||Θ}}<br> | |||
{{bib|PID}} (i) d = {{bib|LIR}} ROT-14 = [[index::Non-script notational systems|EX-103]] {{c||Θ}}<br> | |||
are likely to represent partially damaged examples of the same sequence {{c||I}}{{c||Θ}}{{c||Θ}}{{c||I}}. In view of its reoccurrence in the same find place, the group can be interpreted as a manufacturer's mark. | |||
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Revision as of 13:12, 4 November 2015
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| Transliteration: | § iθθi |
| Original script: |  
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| Object: | AS-3 potsherd (pottery) |
| Position: | bottom |
| Script: | unknown |
| Direction of writing: | ambiguous |
| Letter height: | 2 cm |
| Number of characters: | 4 |
| Number of lines: | 1 |
| Craftsmanship: | incised |
| Current condition: | damaged |
| Date of inscription: | end of the 4th-3rd centuries BC [from object] |
| Date derived from: | archaeological context [from object] |
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| Type: | prob. mark of manufacturer |
| Language: | unknown |
| Meaning: | unknown |
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| Alternative sigla: | PID 218 i a LIR ROT-3 |
| Sources: | Schumacher 2004: 167 |
Commentary
First published in Pellegrini 1915: 120 f. Autopsied by TIR on 16th October 2015.
Image in Pellegrini 1915: tav. II, 23 (drawing).
Incised on the narrow bottom of the vessel. The characters are well legible, covering the entire breadth of the bottom; the sequence extends over 3.5 cm. To its left (assuming that the marks should be viewed with the vessel upside-down, as is the case with most of the corresponding inscriptions from Rotzo), at a distance of about 1 cm, four vertical lines crossed by one oblique line. While this second mark so far has no parallel in Rotzo, the sequence is also found on AS-15, in combination with a language-encoding inscription. Cp. also AS-2.
Note that in Schumacher 2004, the ceramic fragment with inscription AS-3 is said to bear characters in four separate places – a misunderstanding of Whatmough's truncated presentation of the testimonies. The other three fragments mentioned by Pellegrini (p. 121):
PID (i) b = LIR ROT-4 = EX-101
PID (i) c = LIR ROT-13 = EX-102
PID (i) d = LIR ROT-14 = EX-103
are likely to represent partially damaged examples of the same sequence . In view of its reoccurrence in the same find place, the group can be interpreted as a manufacturer's mark.
Bibliography
| LIR | Alberto Mancini, Le Iscrizioni Retiche [= Quaderni del dipartimento di linguistica, Università degli studi di Firenze Studi 8–9], Padova: Unipress 2009–10. (2 volumes) |
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