VN-5.1

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Inscription
Transliteration:	iiiiθiv
Original script:
Object:	VN-5 bone (bone) (Inscriptions: VN-5.1, VN-5.2)
Position:	front, centre"centre" is not in the list (front, back, top, bottom, inside, outside, neck, shoulder, foot, handle, ...) of allowed values for the "position" property.
Script:	unknown
Direction of writing:	sinistroverse
Letter height:	1.31.3 cm <br /> – 2.5 cm
Number of characters:	7
Number of lines:	1
Craftsmanship:	engraved
Current condition:	complete
Date of inscription:	3rd–1st centuries BC [from object]
Date derived from:	archaeological context [from object]
Language:	unknown
Meaning:	unknown
Alternative sigla:	LIR BZ-26
Sources:	Schumacher 2004: 321

Images

Object VN-5 bone with inscription VN-5.1.

Inscription VN-5.1.

Commentary

First published in Schumacher 1994: 309 f.

Picture in Schumacher 1994: Ab. 1 (drawing = Schumacher 2004: Taf. 12,1 = LIR).

Length 3.2 cm. Inscribed on the rounded surface of a bone, with the lines being made up of numerous small scratches, but well legible. is considerably taller than the other letters, reaching all the way from one edge to the other. Non-script; cp. the identical VN-6 as well as VN-4 and VN-19. See here for a discussion of possible interpretations of inscriptions with doubtful status.

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)