PV·6.1
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| Reading in transliteration: | ecomaelonisum |
| Reading in original script: | unknown |
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| Object: | PV·6 Garlasco (bowl) (Inscriptions: PV·6.1, PV·6.2) |
| Position: | foot, outside |
| Direction of writing: | dextroverse |
| Script: | Latin script |
| Number of letters: | 13 |
| Number of words: | 3 |
| Number of lines: | 1 |
| Workmanship: | scratched after firing |
| Condition: | erased |
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| Archaeological culture: | Roman imperial period [from object] |
| Date of inscription: | 45–75 AD [from object] |
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| Type: | unknown |
| Language: | Latin |
| Meaning: | 'I am (property) of Maelon(i)us' or 'I am for Maelo' |
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| Alternative sigla: | Tibiletti Bruno 1981: 32 a |
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| Sources: | Tibiletti Bruno 1981: 187 f. |
Commentary
Tibiletti Bruno 1981 refers to a more complete publication, but the reference is incorrect, and we have not so far been able to find an article which contains more data.
Inscribed on the foot of the patera along the rim; apparently erased by a later owner (according to TB), but still legible. The text is Latin, but the personal name is assumed to be etymologically Celtic by TB, with the Latin spelling ⟨ae⟩ representing */ai̯/. She considers maeloni to be a genitive of an o-stem maelon(i)os and the inscription to be proprietary, but the form could also be a dative of an on-stem maelo in a gift inscription – see the word page.
