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Crudely executed with a number of short strokes. While the reading ''tine'' is unambiguous ('''see ...'''), the exact shape of the first letter ''þ'' cannot be made out due to corrosion.
== Commentary ==
Crudely executed with several strokes repeated. The exact shape of the first letter ''þ'' cannot be made out due to corrosion, but the reading ''þine'' is unambiguous - [[index::SZ-33|the same inscription]] occurs on another iron farming implement, with ''þ'' in the shape {{c|Þ|Þ3}}.  
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Revision as of 18:37, 20 November 2013

Inscription
Transliteration: þine
Original script: E sN sI sÞ3 s
Variant Reading: E sN sI sÞ5 s

Object: SZ-74 scythe (iron)
Position: tang
Script: North Italic script
Direction of writing: sinistroverse
Letter height: 0.9 cm – 1.4 cm
Number of letters: 4
Number of lines: 1
Craftsmanship: chased"chased" is not in the list (painted, cast, unknown, engraved, incised, incised before firing, embossed, impressed) of allowed values for the "craftsmanship" property.
Current condition: complete, damaged
Date of inscription:
Date derived from:

Language: unknown
Meaning:

Alternative sigla: LIR SA-33
Sources: LIR: 99

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Commentary

Crudely executed with several strokes repeated. The exact shape of the first letter þ cannot be made out due to corrosion, but the reading þine is unambiguous - the same inscription occurs on another iron farming implement, with þ in the shape Þ3 s.

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)