IT-6

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Inscription
Transliteration:	aiθiu
Original script:
Object:	IT-6 stone (stone)
Position:	front
Script:	unknown
Direction of writing:	ambiguous
Letter height:	1.5 cm – 2 cm
Number of characters:	3 – 5
Number of lines:	1
Craftsmanship:	engraved
Current condition:	complete
Archaeological culture:	La Tène [from object]
Date of inscription:
Date derived from:
Type:	unknown
Language:	unknown
Meaning:	unknown
Alternative sigla:	MLR 96

Images

Object IT-6 stone with inscription IT-6 - upper side.

Object IT-6 stone with inscription IT-6 - axonometry.

Inscription IT-6.

Commentary

First published in TIR. First print publication in Salomon 2019: 93. Autopsied by TIR in July 2014.

Images in Tischer 2006: 215, fig. 13 (photo), MLR (photo), Salomon 2019: 93, fig. 58 (drawing = drawing on this page).

Length about 3.5 cm. Despite the unambiguous alpha , possibly non- or pseudo-script. The two vertical scratches on both sides of St. Andrew's cross are very close to the latter, suggesting the shape of "butterfly" san , which is characteristic of the Lepontic alphabet. Cf. the somewhat similar arrangement of lines SR-11 on another round, but much larger stone. See Non-script notational systems for a discussion of possible interpretations of inscriptions with doubtful status.