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|reading=unknown! | |reading=unknown!vs·eraus· | ||
|reading_original={{c|punctuation}}{{c|S||d}}{{c|U}}{{c|A|A3}}{{c|R}}{{c|E}}{{c| | |reading_original={{c|punctuation}}{{c|S||d}}{{c|U}}{{c|A|A3}}{{c|R}}{{c|E}}{{c|punctuation|punctuation7}}{{c|S||d}}{{c|V}} | ||
|reading_variant= | |reading_variant=vsieraus·<br>{{c||punctuation}}{{c||S|d}}{{c||U}}{{c||A3}}{{c||R}}{{c||E}}{{c|I|I2}}{{c||S|d}}{{c||V}} | ||
|direction=sinistroverse | |direction=sinistroverse | ||
|letter_height_min=1.1 | |letter_height_min=1.1 | ||
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== Commentary == | == Commentary == | ||
First published in {{bib|Pellegrini & Sebesta 1965}}: 14 (no. 8). Autopsied by TIR in November 2014. | |||
Images in {{bib|Pellegrini & Sebesta 1965}}: 14 (drawing) and fig. 11 (photo), {{bib|IR}} (drawing = {{bib|LIR}}), {{bib|LIR}} (photo). | |||
Length 4.1 cm. The lines are deep and broad and well visible; a vertical crack damages {{c||R}}. While it has generally been assumed that the inscription is incomplete in the beginning, a space of 0.5 cm which holds no trace of a character separates the initial letter {{c||V}} from the breaking edge. The assumption that letters preceded {{c||V}} is probably owing to the initial consonant cluster {{p||v}}{{p||s}}-. The dubious element between {{c||S|d}} and {{c||E}} is a shortish vertical scratch very close to the hasta of {{c||E}}, which might be read {{p||i}} or as a punctuation mark. It may have been added belatedly, seeing as it looks wedged in between two letters which are at a regular distance of each other. In either case, it might be speculated that it was inserted in the wrong place: A punctuation mark in this place does not at all conform to the Venetic system of syllable punctuation; a letter {{p||i}} situated between {{c||V}} and {{c||S|d}} instead of {{c||S|d}} and {{c||E}} would solve the problem of the initial cluster. Cp. line 1 of [[index::SR-1]], also with a problematic short scratch in the middle of the inscription alongside a clear punctuation mark {{c||punctuation}} at the end (inscribed). Considering the tidyness of the inscription, a repetition of the hasta of {{c||E}} can be excluded. No interpretation can be offered. | |||
Further references: {{bib|Pellegrini & Sebesta 1965}}: 23, {{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1978}}: 234 ff. | |||
{{bibliography}} | {{bibliography}} | ||
Revision as of 15:26, 3 December 2014
| Inscription | |
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| Transliteration: | vs·eraus· |
| Original script: |        
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| Variant Reading: | vsieraus·
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| Object: | SR-8 antler (antler) |
| Position: | front |
| Script: | North Italic script |
| Direction of writing: | sinistroverse |
| Letter height: | 1.11.1 cm <br /> – 1.7 cm |
| Number of letters: | 7 – 8 |
| Number of characters: | 9 |
| Number of lines: | 1 |
| Craftsmanship: | engraved |
| Current condition: | damaged |
| Date of inscription: | 3rd century BC [from object] |
| Date derived from: | archaeological context [from object] |
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| Language: | unknown |
| Meaning: | unknown |
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| Alternative sigla: | IR 90 LIR SE-5 |
| Sources: | Schumacher 2004: 158, 338 |
Images
 Object SR-8 antler with inscription SR-8.
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Commentary
First published in Pellegrini & Sebesta 1965: 14 (no. 8). Autopsied by TIR in November 2014.
Images in Pellegrini & Sebesta 1965: 14 (drawing) and fig. 11 (photo), IR (drawing = LIR), LIR (photo).
Length 4.1 cm. The lines are deep and broad and well visible; a vertical crack damages . While it has generally been assumed that the inscription is incomplete in the beginning, a space of 0.5 cm which holds no trace of a character separates the initial letter from the breaking edge. The assumption that letters preceded is probably owing to the initial consonant cluster vs-. The dubious element between and is a shortish vertical scratch very close to the hasta of , which might be read i or as a punctuation mark. It may have been added belatedly, seeing as it looks wedged in between two letters which are at a regular distance of each other. In either case, it might be speculated that it was inserted in the wrong place: A punctuation mark in this place does not at all conform to the Venetic system of syllable punctuation; a letter i situated between and instead of and would solve the problem of the initial cluster. Cp. line 1 of SR-1, also with a problematic short scratch in the middle of the inscription alongside a clear punctuation mark at the end (inscribed). Considering the tidyness of the inscription, a repetition of the hasta of can be excluded. No interpretation can be offered.
Further references: Pellegrini & Sebesta 1965: 23, Tibiletti Bruno 1978: 234 ff.
Bibliography
| IR | Alberto Mancini, "Iscrizioni retiche", Studi Etruschi 43 (1975), 249–306. |
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| 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) |
