PU-2

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Inscription
Transliteration:	iθi / iθiθi
Original script:
Object:	PU-2 loom weight (pottery)
Position:	centre"centre" is not in the list (front, back, top, bottom, inside, outside, neck, shoulder, foot, handle, ...) of allowed values for the "position" property., side"side" is not in the list (front, back, top, bottom, inside, outside, neck, shoulder, foot, handle, ...) of allowed values for the "position" property.
Script:	none
Direction of writing:	ambiguous
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]
Language:	none
Meaning:	unknown
Alternative sigla:	LIR SLO-3 MLR 137

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.

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

Length 4.8 and 6 cm respectively. Well visible despite the damage of the object; situated on two adjoining sides. The two remaining sides are broken off and may have held similar inscriptions. Clearly non-script; see here 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.