PU-2
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Transliteration: | iθi / iθiθi |
Original script: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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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] |
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Type: | unknown |
Language: | none |
Meaning: | unknown |
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Alternative sigla: | LIR SLO-3 MLR 137 |
Sources: | Schumacher 2004: 187 |
Images
Object PU-2 loom weight with inscription PU-2.
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Object PU-2 loom weight with inscription PU-2.
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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) |
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Mayr 1954 | Karl M. Mayr, "Webstuhlgewicht mit rätischen Schriftzeichen", Der Schlern 28 (1954), 552–553. |