SZ-49

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Inscription
Transliteration:	iiθii
Original script:
Object:	SZ-49 tusk (tooth)
Position:	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:	unknown
Direction of writing:	ambiguous
Letter height:	0.9 cm
Number of characters:	5
Number of lines:	1
Craftsmanship:	engraved
Current condition:	damaged
Date of inscription:
Date derived from:
Language:	unknown
Meaning:	unknown
Alternative sigla:	IR 48 LIR SA-91 TM 218419
Sources:	Schumacher 2004: 143

Images

Object SZ-49 tusk with inscription SZ-49.

Inscription SZ-49.

Commentary

First published in Franz 1959: 229 (A 2). Autopsied by TIR in November 2013.

Pictures in Franz 1959: Taf. 3,8 (drawing), IR (drawing = LIR) and LIR (photo).

Length 1.4 cm. Engraved into the tip of the tusk; a small piece broken off, damaging the middle section. Most probably purely ornamental (cp. SZ-85). See here for a discussion of possible interpretations of inscriptions with doubtful status.

Bibliography

Franz 1959	Leonhard Franz, "Rätische Inschriften im Innsbrucker Landesmuseum", Der Schlern 33 (1959), 228–229.
IR	Alberto Mancini, "Iscrizioni retiche", Studi Etruschi 43 (1975), 249–306.
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)