VN-7.2

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Inscription
Transliteration:	]ii θ [?
Original script:	][
Object:	VN-7 bone (bone) (Inscriptions: VN-7.1, VN-7.2)
Position:	back
Script:	unknown
Direction of writing:	ambiguous
Letter height:	1.11.1 cm <br /> – 1.71.7 cm <br />
Number of characters:	4
Number of lines:	1
Craftsmanship:	engraved
Current condition:	damaged, fragmentary
Date of inscription:	3rd–1st centuries BC [from object]
Date derived from:	archaeological context [from object]
Language:	unknown
Meaning:	unknown
Alternative sigla:	LIR BZ-28.2
Sources:	Schumacher 2004: 322

Images

Object VN-7 bone with inscription VN-7.2.

Commentary

First published in Schumacher 1994: 313f.

Image in Schumacher 1994: Ab. 4 (drawing = Schumacher 2004: Taf. 12,3 = LIR).

Length of the remains 2.6 cm. Inscribed on the bigger one of the two remaining pieces, more slightly scratched than VN-7.1. Of the fourth character, only part of an oblique line is left – possibly or , depending on how the inscription is turned, another , or (cp. VN-19). Non-script; 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)