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== Commentary == | == Commentary == | ||
Not previously published. Autopsied by TIR in July 2014. | |||
Image in {{bib|Mandl 2011}}: Abb. 142 (photo). Photo of the entire rock wall in {{bib|Mandl 2011}}: Abb. 136. | Image in {{bib|Mandl 2011}}: Abb. 142 (photo). Photo of the entire rock wall in {{bib|Mandl 2011}}: Abb. 136. | ||
Length about | Length about 55 cm, starting at about 80 cm above the ground. Running vertically upwards, slightly curving to the left. The very faint trace of a frame line might be guessed at on the left, but might well be just a trick of the eye. The best-preserved inscription on [[index::AK-1 rock|this rock]] as distinctness of scratches is concerned. | ||
{{c||E|d}} is preceded by a small round indentation similar to the one in [[index::AK-1.11]], probably natural. After {{c||S2}}, a distinctly visible zig-zag line {{c||line d 01}}{{c||line d 02}}{{c||line d 01}} in the lower area, which can best be explained as part of a ligature with either {{c||S2}} or the following {{c||E|d}} – the first case is suggested by the fact that the end of the zig-zag line would here coincide with the lower end of the (hypothetical) hasta; also it is closer to {{c||S2}}, in fact starting under it. In the second case, its end touches the hasta at the height of the lowest bar, but compare the only other ligature known from Raetic rock inscriptions {{c||NU|d}} with the bars of {{c||N2}}, turned against writing direction, branching off the hasta of the following letter. If indeed the writer got confused about the orientation of this element, it cannot be excluded that the intended ligature is not {{p||m}}{{p||e}}, but {{p||n}}{{p||e}}. The next four letters are well legible. After {{c||R2|d}}, a hasta with at least one bar crossing it ({{c||T|d}}). Traces of up to two more such bars might be considered relevant, yielding either {{c||Z2|d}} or, unlikely, a very ramshackle {{c||E|d}}. Then {{c||A17|d}}, possibly another letter after it (see drawing). | {{c||E|d}} is preceded by a small round indentation similar to the one in [[index::AK-1.11]], probably natural. After {{c||S2}}, a distinctly visible zig-zag line {{c||line d 01}}{{c||line d 02}}{{c||line d 01}} in the lower area, which can best be explained as part of a ligature with either {{c||S2}} or the following {{c||E|d}} – the first case is suggested by the fact that the end of the zig-zag line would here coincide with the lower end of the (hypothetical) hasta; also it is closer to {{c||S2}}, in fact starting under it. In the second case, its end touches the hasta at the height of the lowest bar, but compare the only other ligature known from Raetic rock inscriptions {{c||NU|d}} with the bars of {{c||N2}}, turned against writing direction, branching off the hasta of the following letter. If indeed the writer got confused about the orientation of this element, it cannot be excluded that the intended ligature is not {{p||m}}{{p||e}}, but {{p||n}}{{p||e}}. The next four letters are well legible. After {{c||R2|d}}, a hasta with at least one bar crossing it ({{c||T|d}}). Traces of up to two more such bars might be considered relevant, yielding either {{c||Z2|d}} or, unlikely, a very ramshackle {{c||E|d}}. Then {{c||A17|d}}, possibly another letter after it (see drawing). | ||
Revision as of 17:07, 22 June 2015
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| Transliteration: | es?esχarṭa |
| Original script: |      A17 d  A17 d
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| Object: | AK-1 rock (stone) (Inscriptions: AK-1.1, AK-1.2, AK-1.3, AK-1.4, AK-1.5, AK-1.6, AK-1.7, AK-1.8, AK-1.9, AK-1.10, AK-1.11, AK-1.12, AK-1.13, AK-1.14, AK-1.15, AK-1.16, AK-1.17, AK-1.18, AK-1.19, AK-1.20, AK-1.21) |
| Position: | right area"right area" is not in the list (front, back, top, bottom, inside, outside, neck, shoulder, foot, handle, ...) of allowed values for the "position" property., lower area"lower area" is not in the list (front, back, top, bottom, inside, outside, neck, shoulder, foot, handle, ...) of allowed values for the "position" property. |
| Orientation: | 90° |
| Script: | North Italic script |
| Direction of writing: | dextroverse |
| Number of letters: | 9 |
| Number of lines: | 1 |
| Craftsmanship: | engraved |
| Current condition: | damaged |
| Archaeological culture: | La Tène |
| Date of inscription: | 5th–1st centuries BC |
| Date derived from: | |
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| Language: | unknown |
| Meaning: | unknown |
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| Alternative sigla: | none |
Images
 Inscription AK-1.17.
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 Tracing of inscriptions on AK-1 rock.
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 Inscription AK-1.17.
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Commentary
Not previously published. Autopsied by TIR in July 2014.
Image in Mandl 2011: Abb. 142 (photo). Photo of the entire rock wall in Mandl 2011: Abb. 136.
Length about 55 cm, starting at about 80 cm above the ground. Running vertically upwards, slightly curving to the left. The very faint trace of a frame line might be guessed at on the left, but might well be just a trick of the eye. The best-preserved inscription on this rock as distinctness of scratches is concerned.
is preceded by a small round indentation similar to the one in AK-1.11, probably natural. After , a distinctly visible zig-zag line in the lower area, which can best be explained as part of a ligature with either or the following – the first case is suggested by the fact that the end of the zig-zag line would here coincide with the lower end of the (hypothetical) hasta; also it is closer to , in fact starting under it. In the second case, its end touches the hasta at the height of the lowest bar, but compare the only other ligature known from Raetic rock inscriptions 
with the bars of 
, turned against writing direction, branching off the hasta of the following letter. If indeed the writer got confused about the orientation of this element, it cannot be excluded that the intended ligature is not me, but ne. The next four letters are well legible. After , a hasta with at least one bar crossing it (). Traces of up to two more such bars might be considered relevant, yielding either 
or, unlikely, a very ramshackle . Then A17 d, possibly another letter after it (see drawing).
AK-1.17 is distinguished both by its good state of preservation and its content – unlike the other passably well legible inscriptions on AK-1 rock, it gives no clue to a possible Raetic interpretation.
Bibliography
| Mandl 2011 | Franz Mandl, Felsbilder. Österreich – Bayern: Nördliche Kalkalpen [= Anisa – Verein für alpine Forschung 4], Haus im Ennstal: 2011. |
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