VN-7.2

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Inscription
Transliteration: ]ii θ [?
Original script: ]space sΘ sspace sI sI s[

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
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 U s or U2 s, depending on how the inscription is turned, another Θ s, or A d (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)