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Images in {{bib|Gambari 1989}}: 196 (photo = {{bib|Gambari 1999}}: 392, fig. 416 = {{bib|Morandi 2004}}: 789, tav. XII.84), {{bib|Deodato & Poletti Ecclesia 1999}}: 114, fig. 95.15 (drawing = {{bib|Gambari 1999}}: 393, fig. 417.5), {{bib|Morandi 1999}}: 184, fig. 6 (drawing = {{bib|Morandi 2004}}: 576, fig. 13.84). | Images in {{bib|Gambari 1989}}: 196 (photo = {{bib|Gambari 1999}}: 392, fig. 416 = {{bib|Morandi 2004}}: 789, tav. XII.84), {{bib|Deodato & Poletti Ecclesia 1999}}: 114, fig. 95.15 (drawing = {{bib|Gambari 1999}}: 393, fig. 417.5), {{bib|Morandi 1999}}: 184, fig. 6 (drawing = {{bib|Morandi 2004}}: 576, fig. 13.84). | ||
Inscribed on the bottom of the patera near the rim, following a concentric line as upper guideline. The form is an ''ā''-stem in the genitive. Gambari (also {{bib|Gambari 1999|1999}}: 388 f., no. 5) has interpreted the form as lexical 'queen', i.e. an inscription 'of the queen' on a vessel of civil or sacral ritual significance. He argues that this interpretation is confirmed by the typology of the grave – a female burial with weapons indicating social status – as well as other allegedly lexical attestations of ''rix''° such as the coin legend [[NM·5]] {{w||rikoi}}, and {{w||rik}} beside another inscription in a grave at [[Gottolengo]] ( | Inscribed on the bottom of the patera near the rim, following a concentric line as upper guideline (length 3.2 cm). The letters are well legible; the form {{w||rikanas}} is an ''ā''-stem in the genitive. Gambari (also {{bib|Gambari 1999|1999}}: 388 f., no. 5) has interpreted the form as lexical 'queen', i.e. an inscription 'of the queen' on a vessel of civil or sacral ritual significance. He argues that this interpretation is confirmed by the typology of the grave – a female burial with weapons indicating social status – as well as other allegedly lexical attestations of ''rix''° such as the coin legend [[NM·5]] {{w||rikoi}}, and {{w||rik}} beside another inscription in a grave at [[Gottolengo]] (title [[BS·9]] vs. personal name [[BS·10]]). While the context of the attestation of {{w||rikanas}} is certainly suggestive, the identification of an Insubrian political position and ruler's title ''rīgos''/''rīganā'' is not compelling; neither is the grammar, the Gaulish word for 'queen' being the ''ī''-stem ''rīganī'' (see the word page). Though ''rigana'' is indeed not attested as a personal name in Continental Celtic, a personal name is typologically much more likely; cf. {{bib|Motta 1992}}: 317 ("transposition en nom propre (tout comme pour l'italien ''Regina'') du mot gaulois ''rīganī''"), {{bib|Morandi 2004}}: 578. Cf. also {{bib|Morandi 1999}}: 184 f., no. 33, who notes the poor quality of the patera, which is distorted from a not entirely successful firing process, and also of the two vessels bearing the inscriptions {{w||rik}} ([[BS·9]], [[BS·11]]) at Gottolengo. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:19, 19 January 2025
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| Reading in transliteration: | rikanas |
| Reading in original script: |      
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| Object: | NO·8 Oleggio (bowl) |
| Position: | bottom, outside |
| Orientation: | 0° |
| Direction of writing: | dextroverse |
| Script: | North Italic script (Lepontic alphabet) |
| Letter height: | 0.7–1.3 cm0.276 in <br />0.512 in <br /> |
| Number of letters: | 7 |
| Number of words: | 1 |
| Number of lines: | 1 |
| Workmanship: | scratched after firing |
| Condition: | complete |
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| Archaeological culture: | unknown, La Tène D [from object] |
| Date of inscription: | last quarter of 2nd c. BC [from object] |
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| Type: | prob. mark of possessor |
| Language: | Celtic |
| Meaning: | 'of Rikana' |
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| Alternative sigla: | Morandi 2004: 84 |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 577 f. |
Images
 Drawing of inscription NO·8 from Morandi 2004
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 Inscription NO·8 from Morandi 2004
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 Patera NO·8 Oleggio with inscription NO·8
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 Inscription NO·8
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Commentary
First published in Gambari 1989. Examined for LexLep on 24th April 2024.
Images in Gambari 1989: 196 (photo = Gambari 1999: 392, fig. 416 = Morandi 2004: 789, tav. XII.84), Deodato & Poletti Ecclesia 1999: 114, fig. 95.15 (drawing = Gambari 1999: 393, fig. 417.5), Morandi 1999: 184, fig. 6 (drawing = Morandi 2004: 576, fig. 13.84).
Inscribed on the bottom of the patera near the rim, following a concentric line as upper guideline (length 3.2 cm). The letters are well legible; the form rikanas is an ā-stem in the genitive. Gambari (also 1999: 388 f., no. 5) has interpreted the form as lexical 'queen', i.e. an inscription 'of the queen' on a vessel of civil or sacral ritual significance. He argues that this interpretation is confirmed by the typology of the grave – a female burial with weapons indicating social status – as well as other allegedly lexical attestations of rix° such as the coin legend NM·5 rikoi, and rik beside another inscription in a grave at Gottolengo (title BS·9 vs. personal name BS·10). While the context of the attestation of rikanas is certainly suggestive, the identification of an Insubrian political position and ruler's title rīgos/rīganā is not compelling; neither is the grammar, the Gaulish word for 'queen' being the ī-stem rīganī (see the word page). Though rigana is indeed not attested as a personal name in Continental Celtic, a personal name is typologically much more likely; cf. Motta 1992: 317 ("transposition en nom propre (tout comme pour l'italien Regina) du mot gaulois rīganī"), Morandi 2004: 578. Cf. also Morandi 1999: 184 f., no. 33, who notes the poor quality of the patera, which is distorted from a not entirely successful firing process, and also of the two vessels bearing the inscriptions rik (BS·9, BS·11) at Gottolengo.
Bibliography
| Deodato & Poletti Ecclesia 1999 | Angela Deodato, Elena Poletti Ecclesia, "Catalogo", in: Giuseppina Spagnolo Garzoli (ed.), Conubia gentium. La necropoli di Oleggio e la romanizzazione dei Vertamocori. Catalogo della mostra Oleggio, Palazzo Bellini 23 gennaio - 30 aprile 1999, Torino: Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologica del Piemonte 1999, 55–286. |
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