MI·8
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| Reading in transliteration: | ka?[ |
| Reading in original script: |   ?[
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| Object: | MI·8 Milano (bowl) |
| Position: | bottom, outside |
| Direction of writing: | dextroverse |
| Script: | North Italic script (Lepontic alphabet) |
| Number of letters: | 3 |
| Number of words: | 1 |
| Number of lines: | 1 |
| Workmanship: | scratched |
| Condition: | fragmentary |
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| Archaeological culture: | La Tène D [from object] |
| Date of inscription: | 1st c. BC [from object] |
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| Type: | unknown |
| Language: | perhaps Celtic |
| Meaning: | abbreviation (?) |
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| Alternative sigla: | Solinas 1995: 102 Morandi 2004: 138 |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 614 no. 138 |
Commentary
First published in Molinari 1974: 74.
Image in Frontini 1985: tav. 28.5 (drawing).
Three letters inscribed on the bottom of the fragmentary patera. Kappa and alpha appear to be undamaged; the third letter by the breaking edge could be pi 
, lambda 
, nu 
or mu 
(cf. Molinari 1974: 74). Solinas and Morandi both give kap[. Possibly an abbreviation of a personal name.
