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Cippus Abellanus
The Cippus Abellanus is a stone slab inscribed in the Oscan language. It is one of the most important examples of the Oscan language along with the Tabula Bantina. The Cippus Abellanus is part of the collection of the in Nola, Italy. Discovery The Cippus Abellanus was discovered on the site of the ancient town of Abella (now Avella) in 1745, being used as a base for a door. Description The Cippus Abellanus is 192 cm high by 55 cm wide and 27cm thick. The engraved letters are 3.5 cm high on average.The date for entries is estimated at the end of the 11th century BCe between -216 and -150. These inscriptions use the Etruscan alphabet. Cippus Abellanus is an agreement marking the limits between the cities of Abella and Nola around a temple dedicated to Heracles, authored by Q. Fabius Labienus in 183 BC. In Latin, the word cippus (equivalent of the Greek stêlê) most often designates a post in the form of a pole on which appears information relating to the limits of a territor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscan Language
Oscan is an extinct Indo-European language of southern Italy. The language is in the Osco-Umbrian or Sabellic branch of the Italic languages. Oscan is therefore a close relative of Umbrian. Oscan was spoken by a number of tribes, including the Samnites, the Aurunci ( Ausones), and the Sidicini. The latter two tribes were often grouped under the name "Osci". The Oscan group is part of the Osco-Umbrian or Sabellic family, and includes the Oscan language and three variants ( Hernican, Marrucinian and Paelignian) known only from inscriptions left by the Hernici, Marrucini and Paeligni, minor tribes of eastern central Italy. Adapted from the Etruscan alphabet, the Central Oscan alphabet was used to write Oscan in Campania and surrounding territories from the 5th century BCE until possibly the 1st century CE. Evidence Oscan is known from inscriptions dating as far back as the 5th century BCE. The most important Oscan inscriptions are the Tabula Banti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
