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|meaning='of Enike' | |||
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== Commentary == | == Commentary == | ||
First published in {{bib|Campi 1901}}: 6. | First published in {{bib|Campi 1901}}: 6. Autopsied by TIR in November 2013. | ||
The orientation of the inscription is ambiguous: Either {{c|N}} or {{c|E}} is written upside-down. Above representation chooses the sinistroverse reading because of its statistical prevalence and the more usual orientation of {{c|S}}. The execution of the strokes, on the other hand, points toward a dextroverse reading, assuming that the side with the letters aligned more neatly (the one with the tips of {{c|E}}) is the upper side. Compare [[index::BZ-1]] for another inscription of doubtful orientation, which might be read dextroverse with upside-down {{c| | |||
Picture in {{bib|LIR}} (drawing). | |||
Length 2.6 cm. The orientation of the inscription is ambiguous: Either {{c||N}} or {{c||E}} is written upside-down. Above representation chooses the sinistroverse reading because of its statistical prevalence and the more usual orientation of {{c||S}}. The execution of the strokes, on the other hand, points toward a dextroverse reading, assuming that the side with the letters aligned more neatly (the one with the tips of {{c||E}}) is the upper side. Compare [[index::BZ-1]] for another inscription of doubtful orientation, which might be read dextroverse with upside-down {{c||N2}}. Probably an owner's inscription. | |||
Further references: {{bib|NRIE}}: 84, {{bib|Battisti 1936}}: 495, {{bib|Kretschmer 1943}}: 212, {{bib|Battisti 1944}}: 223, {{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1978}}: 230. | |||
{{bibliography}} | {{bibliography}} | ||
Revision as of 15:37, 13 March 2014
| Inscription | |
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| Transliteration: | enikes |
| Original script: |     
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| Object: | BZ-2 axe (bronze) |
| Position: | back area"back area" is not in the list (front, back, top, bottom, inside, outside, neck, shoulder, foot, handle, ...) of allowed values for the "position" property., side"side" is not in the list (front, back, top, bottom, inside, outside, neck, shoulder, foot, handle, ...) of allowed values for the "position" property. |
| Script: | North Italic script |
| Direction of writing: | ambiguous |
| Letter height: | 1.11.1 cm <br /> – 1.7 cm |
| Number of letters: | 6 |
| Number of lines: | 1 |
| Craftsmanship: | embossed |
| Current condition: | complete, restored |
| Archaeological culture: | Hallstatt D, La Tène A [from object] |
| Date of inscription: | 5th century BC [from object] |
| Date derived from: | typology [from object] |
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| Language: | unknown |
| Meaning: | 'of Enike' |
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| Alternative sigla: | PID 190 LIR BZ-18 |
| Sources: | Schumacher 2004: 178 |
Commentary
First published in Campi 1901: 6. Autopsied by TIR in November 2013.
Picture in LIR (drawing).
Length 2.6 cm. The orientation of the inscription is ambiguous: Either or 
is written upside-down. Above representation chooses the sinistroverse reading because of its statistical prevalence and the more usual orientation of . The execution of the strokes, on the other hand, points toward a dextroverse reading, assuming that the side with the letters aligned more neatly (the one with the tips of ) is the upper side. Compare BZ-1 for another inscription of doubtful orientation, which might be read dextroverse with upside-down 
. Probably an owner's inscription.
Further references: NRIE: 84, Battisti 1936: 495, Kretschmer 1943: 212, Battisti 1944: 223, Tibiletti Bruno 1978: 230.
Bibliography
| Battisti 1936 | Carlo Battisti, "Rivista Linguistica Etrusca 1932-35 (Prima puntata)", Studi Etruschi 10 (1936), 488–517. |
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| Battisti 1944 | Carlo Battisti, "Osservazioni sulla lingua delle iscrizioni nell'alfabeto etrusco settentrionale di Bolzano", Studi Etruschi 18 (1944), 199–236. |
| Campi 1901 | Luigi Campi, "Iscrizione Funeraria Etrusca Rinvenuto in Tavon nella Naunia", Archivio Trentino XVI (1901), 3–12. |
| Kretschmer 1943 | Paul Kretschmer, "Die vorgriechischen Sprach- und Volksschichten (Fortsetzung)", Glotta 30 (1943), 84–218. |
| 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) |
