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Images in {{bib|Morandi 2004}}: tav. XIX.118 (photo; erroneously identified as [[VA·18]]), {{bib|Rapi 2009c}}: 538, fig. 1.2 (drawing). | Images in {{bib|Morandi 2004}}: tav. XIX.118 (photo; erroneously identified as [[VA·18]]), {{bib|Rapi 2009c}}: 538, fig. 1.2 (drawing). | ||
Inscribed in clearly legible letters on the foot of the patera. Possibly an abbreviation of a personal name (thus Morandi); see the word page for other attestations of the sequence {{w||ka}}. At the same necropolis are attested another instance of {{w||ka}} ([[VA·18]]) on the foot of an unglazed patera and {{w||kaio}} ([[VA·27]]) on the bottom of such an object, all dated to La Tène D – a workman's mark? | Inscribed in clearly legible letters on the foot of the patera (length 1.8 cm). Possibly an abbreviation of a personal name (thus Morandi); see the word page for other attestations of the sequence {{w||ka}}. At the same necropolis are attested another instance of {{w||ka}} ([[VA·18]]) on the foot of an unglazed patera and {{w||kaio}} ([[VA·27]]) on the bottom of such an object, all dated to La Tène D – a workman's mark? | ||
In the same grave was found a patera ([[Civico Museo Archeologico (Arsago Seprio)]], inv. no. St 143581) with a Latin inscription {{c||M5|d}}{{c||I|d}}{{c||T2|d}}{{c||R4|d}} | In the same grave was found a patera ([[Civico Museo Archeologico (Arsago Seprio)]], inv. no. St 143581) with a Latin inscription {{c||M5|d}}{{c||I|d}}{{c||T2|d}}{{c||R4|d}} ''mitr'', an abbreviation for ''mitridates'' ({{bib|Morandi 2004}}: 599, images ibid. tav. XXa (photo) and {{bib|Rapi 2009c}}: 538, fig. 1.6 (drawing)). | ||
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Revision as of 23:14, 19 December 2022
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| Reading in transliteration: | ka |
| Reading in original script: |  
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| Object: | VA·24 Arsago Seprio (bowl) |
| Position: | foot, outside |
| Direction of writing: | dextroverse |
| Script: | North Italic script (Lepontic alphabet) |
| Letter height: | 1.8 cm0.709 in <br /> |
| Number of letters: | 2 |
| Number of words: | 1 |
| Number of lines: | 1 |
| Workmanship: | scratched |
| Condition: | complete |
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| Archaeological culture: | La Tène D [from object] |
| Date of inscription: | late 2nd–1st c. BC [from object] |
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| Type: | unknown |
| Language: | perhaps Celtic |
| Meaning: | abbreviation (?) |
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| Alternative sigla: | Morandi 2004: 124 |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 605 f. no. 124 |
Images
 Inscription VA·24 from Morandi
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 Patera St 143581 from Arsago Seprio with Latin inscription
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 Inscription MITR
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 Patera VA·24 Arsago Seprio with inscription VA·24
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 Inscription VA·24
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Commentary
First published in Morandi 2004: 605 f., no. 124. Examined for LexLep on 30th April 2022.
Images in Morandi 2004: tav. XIX.118 (photo; erroneously identified as VA·18), Rapi 2009c: 538, fig. 1.2 (drawing).
Inscribed in clearly legible letters on the foot of the patera (length 1.8 cm). Possibly an abbreviation of a personal name (thus Morandi); see the word page for other attestations of the sequence ka. At the same necropolis are attested another instance of ka (VA·18) on the foot of an unglazed patera and kaio (VA·27) on the bottom of such an object, all dated to La Tène D – a workman's mark?
In the same grave was found a patera (Civico Museo Archeologico (Arsago Seprio), inv. no. St 143581) with a Latin inscription 
mitr, an abbreviation for mitridates (Morandi 2004: 599, images ibid. tav. XXa (photo) and Rapi 2009c: 538, fig. 1.6 (drawing)).
