SZ-89

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Inscription
Transliteration:	?
Original script:	?
Object:	SZ-89 potsherd (pottery)
Position:	bottom
Script:	unknown
Direction of writing:	ambiguous
Letter height:	1.51.5 cm <br /> 1.5 cm <br />
Number of lines:	1
Craftsmanship:	incised before firing
Current condition:	complete
Date of inscription:
Date derived from:
Language:	unknown
Meaning:	unknown
Alternative sigla:	IR 70 LIR INC-2 MLR 219
Sources:	Schumacher 2004: 197

Images

Object SZ-89 potsherd with inscription SZ-89.

Commentary

First published in IR. Autopsied by TIR in October 2014.

Images in IR (photo tav. LI, c and drawing) = LIR, MLR (photo).

Formerly HU-3 due to Mancini's uncertainty concerning the find place.

Length 1.8 cm, inscribed on the bottom of the bowl close to the omphalos. The seven lines can be arranged into a variety of characters, including sloppy iχa (or aχi) as suggested by Mancini.

Bibliography

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)