PU-2

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Inscription
Transliteration:	iθi / iθiθi
Original script:
Object:	PU-2 loom weight (pottery)
Position:	front, lateral
Script:	none
Direction of writing:	unknown
Letter height:	4 cm
Number of lines:	2
Craftsmanship:	engraved
Current condition:	damaged
Date of inscription:	5th–3rd centuries BC [from object]
Date derived from:	archaeological context [from object]
Type:	unknown
Language:	none
Meaning:	unknown
Alternative sigla:	LIR SLO-3 MLR 137
Sources:	Schumacher 2004: 187

Images

Object PU-2 loom weight with inscription PU-2.

Object PU-2 loom weight with inscription PU-2.

Commentary

First published in Mayr 1954. Autopsied by TIR in November 2014.

Images in Mayr 1954 (photos), MLR (photo) .

Length 4.8 cm and 6 cm respectively. Well discernible despite the damage of the object; situated on two adjoining sides. The two remaining sides are broken off and may have held similar marks. Clearly non-script; see Non-script notational systems for a discussion of possible interpretations of inscriptions with doubtful status. In line 2, the cross-shapes are symmetrically lopsided, making the arrangement reminiscent of the asterisk symbol in one of its many variants (e.g., ).

Bibliography

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)
Mayr 1954	Karl M. Mayr, "Webstuhlgewicht mit rätischen Schriftzeichen", Der Schlern 28 (1954), 552–553.