SZ-48

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Inscription
Transliteration:	iθiu
Original script:
Object:	SZ-48 bone (bone)
Position:	upper area"upper area" is not in the list (front, back, top, bottom, inside, outside, neck, shoulder, foot, handle, ...) of allowed values for the "position" property.
Script:	unknown
Direction of writing:	ambiguous
Letter height:	0.40.4 cm <br /> – 0.8 cm
Number of characters:	4
Number of lines:	1
Craftsmanship:	engraved
Current condition:	complete
Date of inscription:
Date derived from:
Language:	unknown
Meaning:	unknown
Alternative sigla:	IR 47 LIR SA-76 TM 218418
Sources:	Schumacher 2004: 143

Images

Object SZ-48 bone with inscription SZ-48.

Inscription SZ-48.

Commentary

First published in Franz 1959: 229 (A 4). Autopsied by TIR in November 2013.

Pictures in Franz 1959: Taf. 2,3 (drawing) and IR (photo tav. XLVI, fig. a and drawing = LIR).

Inscription length 1.3 cm. Compare maybe SZ-47. See here for a discussion of possible interpretations of inscriptions with doubtful status.

Bibliography

Franz 1959	Leonhard Franz, "Rätische Inschriften im Innsbrucker Landesmuseum", Der Schlern 33 (1959), 228–229.
IR	Alberto Mancini, "Iscrizioni retiche", Studi Etruschi 43 (1975), 249–306.
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)