VN-7.2
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Transliteration: | ]ii θ [? |
Original script: | ][ |
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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] |
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Language: | unknown |
Meaning: | unknown |
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Alternative sigla: | LIR BZ-28.2 TM 653622 |
Sources: | Schumacher 2004: 322 |
Images
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) |
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