TI·55
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| Reading in transliteration: | katu |
| Reading in original script: |    
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| Object: | TI·55 Tremona (plate) |
| Position: | bottom, outside |
| Orientation: | 180° |
| Direction of writing: | sinistroverse |
| Script: | North Italic script (Lepontic alphabet) |
| Letter height: | 1.5–2.5 cm0.591 in <br />0.984 in <br /> |
| Number of letters: | 4 |
| Number of words: | 1 |
| Number of lines: | 1 |
| Workmanship: | scratched after firing |
| Condition: | complete, damaged |
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| Archaeological culture: | La Tène C 2, La Tène D [from object] |
| Date of inscription: | 2nd–1st c. BC [from object] |
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| Type: | unknown |
| Language: | Celtic |
| Meaning: | 'Katu' |
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| Alternative sigla: | none |
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| Sources: | Salomon 2024c: 1 f. |
Images
 Plate TI·55 Tremona with inscription TI·55
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 Inscription TI·55
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Commentary
Image in Salomon 2024c: 4, fig. 1 (photo as above).
Inscribed upside-down on the bottom of the plate near the rim of the foot (length 4.5 cm). The lines are not carved deeply, but neatly; a break runs through alpha and damages the upper tips of St Andrew's cross and upsilon.
The sequence katu can be analysed as an on-stem personal name in the nominative; see further on the word page.
