SZ-36

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Inscription
Transliteration:	iχθi
Original script:
Variant Reading:	iaθi
Object:	SZ-36 situla (bronze)
Position:	rim
Script:	unknown
Direction of writing:	ambiguous
Number of letters:	4
Number of lines:	1
Craftsmanship:	embossed
Current condition:	complete
Date of inscription:
Date derived from:
Language:	unknown
Meaning:	unknown
Alternative sigla:	IR 35 LIR SA-84
Sources:	Schumacher 2004: 140

Commentary

First published in Franz 1959: 228 (6). Autopsied by TIR in November 2013.

Pictures in Franz 1959: Taf. 3,7 (drawing), IR (photo tav. XLIII, fig. c and drawing = LIR).

Inscription length 1.2 cm. The characters are unambiguous and clearly visible despite corrosion. 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)