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|language= | |language=Raetic | ||
|meaning='of Enike' | |meaning='of Enike' | ||
|object=BZ-2 axe | |object=BZ-2 axe | ||
|position= | |position=proximal, lateral | ||
|craftsmanship=embossed | |craftsmanship=embossed | ||
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First published in {{bib|Campi 1901}}: 6. Autopsied by TIR in November 2013. | First published in {{bib|Campi 1901}}: 6. Autopsied by TIR in November 2013. | ||
Image 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|d}}. 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. | 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|d}}. 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. | ||
Revision as of 11:47, 16 August 2016
| Inscription | |
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| Transliteration: | enikes |
| Original script: |     
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| Object: | BZ-2 axe (bronze) |
| Position: | proximal, lateral |
| 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: | Raetic |
| Meaning: | 'of Enike' |
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| Alternative sigla: | PID 190 LIR BZ-18 MLR 277 |
| Sources: | Schumacher 2004: 178 |
Commentary
First published in Campi 1901: 6. Autopsied by TIR in November 2013.
Image 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) |
