*Is 8
| Transliteration | ọb eṿ |
|---|---|
| Object | ceramic jug |
| Script | Venetic alphabet |
| Language | Venetic |
| Writing direction | sinistroverse |
| Technique | scratched post cocturam |
| Condition | fragmentary |
| Findspot | Gradič above Kobarid |
| Archaeological context | open-air cult site |
| Archaeological culture | to be inserted |
| Date | 1st c. BC |
Original text
Commentary
A fragment of a bronze plaque made from thin sheet of metal. Otherwise well-preserved, with a dark color, the outer edge of the plaque missing. Three raised bosses have been set in a triangle on the plaque. Under the widest side of the triangle, there are four short stick-shaped bulges, of which the two in the middle form one or more letters. This may be a part of a votive inscription. Dimensions are 4 × 2 cm. *Is 6 and *Is 8 are too short to afford any useful insights into the question of their provenance – they could, theoretically, be pure infiltrations.
fragment A: [---]ob[---], fragment B: [---]eṿ[---] (theoretically of course possibly also ep or eventually, but less likely, if the inscription belongs to the Posočje group, el). Like *Is 6, it is far too fragmentary to be of any real linguistic or graphematic interest.
Bibliography
Repanšek, Luka (2022). Posoškovenetski areal v luči novejših epigrafskih najdb / Isonzian Venetic inscriptions in the light of recent finds. Arheološki vestnik 73, pp. 601–615.
Repanšek, Luka (2020). Towards the Interpretation of *Is 7. In: Th. L. Markey, L. Repanšek (eds.), Revisiting Dispersions. Celtic and Germanic ca. 400 BC – ca. 400 AD. Proceedings of the International Interdisciplinary Conference held at Dolenjski muzej, Novo mesto, Slovenia; October 12 th – 14th, 2018 (Journal of Indo-European Studies Monograph Series 67). Washington D.C.: Institute for the Study of Man, pp. 162–183.
