Inscriptions

This page contains the list of all the pre-Roman inscriptions entered into the database.

In order to facilitate quick overview, the list offers a selection of data providing the most relevant information on each individual inscription:

a) the siglum/name of the inscription

b) transliteration

c) findspot

d) linguistic attribution

e) type of script

f) date.

Siglum	Transliteration	Findspot	Language	Script	Date
Vintarjevec	bat:rạ	Vintarjevec	unknown	Venetoid North Italic script	4th-3rd c. BC (possibly 1st c. BC at the latest)
Vače	t'erisna	Vače near Litija	Rhaetic	Rhaetic alphabet	second half of the 5th c. BC
Ts 1	.o..s.tiiare.i.	Škocjan, Skeletna jama	Venetic	Venetic alphabet	5th-4th c. BC
Ptuj	artebudʣ brogdui	Spodnja Hajdina	Gaulish	idiosyncratic North Italic script	2nd-3rd c. AD
Neg B	harigasti teiva	Ženjak	Germanic	Venetoid North Italic script	4th-3rd c. BC
Neg A IV	kerul/p	Ženjak	unknown	Rhaetic alphabet	4th-3rd c. BC
Neg A III	i : parnpeisvnp	Ženjak	unknown	Rhaetic alphabet	4th-3rd c. BC
Neg A II	siraku : tulrli or tuprpi	Ženjak	unknown	Rhaetic alphabet (Sanzeno)	4th-3rd. c. BC
Neg A I	dubni banuabi	Ženjak	Gaulish	Venetoid	4th-3rd c. BC
Moste	AWAITING PUBLICATION	Mala gora pod Žičico above Moste	Venetic	Venetic alphabet	to be established
Is 3	luk.s. .m.elink.s. ga.i.jo.s. kab	Idrija pri Bači	Venetic	Venetic alphabet	1st c. BC
Is 2	la.i..v.na.i. vrot.a(.).i.	Idrija pri Bači	Venetic	Isonzian Venetic alphabet	4th-3rd c. BC
Is 1	la.i..v.n.a.i. v.rot.a..i.	Idrija pri Bači	Venetic	Isonzian Venetic alphabet	4th-3rd c. BC
*Ts 4	AWAITING PUBLICATION	Knežak	Venetic	Venetic alphabet	to be established
*Ts 3	vose	Kaštelir above Korte	Venetic	Venetic alphabet	2nd or 1st c. BC
*Ts 2	ṭevạ	Parti near Stara Sušica	Venetic	Venetic alphabet	5th-4th c. BC
*Is 8	ọb eṿ	Gradič above Kobarid	Venetic	Venetic alphabet	1st c. BC
*Is 7	voturo.s. vo.l.lk.no.s.	Vrh gradu near Pečine	Venetic	Isonzian Venetic alphabet	late 2nd or 1st c. BC
*Is 6	i.ḅ or ḅ.i	Gradič above Kobarid	Venetic	Venetic alphabet	1st c. BC
*Is 5	tom.o.i. .a	Berlotov rob near Šentviška Gora	Venetic	Venetic alphabet	4th-3rd c. BC
*Is 4	p/lokeno nekri.m.p.la.i.	Grad near Reka	Venetic	Isonzian Venetic alphabet	4th-3rd century BC

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