Tuscanian Dice

picture info	Tuscanian Dice The Tuscanian dice or dice of Toscanella are a pair of dice, found in 1848 in the town of Tuscania, on which are inscribed the numerals 'one' to 'six' in Etruscan __NOTOC__ Etruscan may refer to: Ancient civilization The Etruscan language, an extinct language in ancient Italy Something derived from or related to the Etruscan civilization Etruscan architecture Etruscan art Etruscan cities Etrusca .... It is one of the primary pieces of evidence for the numerals of the Etruscan language. The sides are inscribed, :''θu, zal, ci, huθ, maχ, śa'', which are thought to have been pronounced : ʰu sal i utʰ akʰ(or maybe akʷʰ and �a Opposite faces of both dice display ''θu'' and ''huθ'', ''zal'' and ''maχ'', and ''ci'' and ''śa''. It is universally agreed, based on other inscriptions, that ''θu, zal, ci'' and ''maχ'' are 'one', 'two', 'three' and 'five'. ''Huθ'' and ''śa'' must therefore be 'four' and 'six', but it is debated which is which. Etrusc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tuscanian Dice The Tuscanian dice or dice of Toscanella are a pair of dice, found in 1848 in the town of Tuscania, on which are inscribed the numerals 'one' to 'six' in Etruscan __NOTOC__ Etruscan may refer to: Ancient civilization The Etruscan language, an extinct language in ancient Italy Something derived from or related to the Etruscan civilization Etruscan architecture Etruscan art Etruscan cities Etrusca .... It is one of the primary pieces of evidence for the numerals of the Etruscan language. The sides are inscribed, :''θu, zal, ci, huθ, maχ, śa'', which are thought to have been pronounced : ʰu sal i utʰ akʰ(or maybe akʷʰ and �a Opposite faces of both dice display ''θu'' and ''huθ'', ''zal'' and ''maχ'', and ''ci'' and ''śa''. It is universally agreed, based on other inscriptions, that ''θu, zal, ci'' and ''maχ'' are 'one', 'two', 'three' and 'five'. ''Huθ'' and ''śa'' must therefore be 'four' and 'six', but it is debated which is which. Etrusc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Dice Dice (singular die or dice) are small, throwable objects with marked sides that can rest in multiple positions. They are used for generating random values, commonly as part of tabletop games, including dice games, board games, role-playing games, and games of chance. A traditional die is a cube with each of its six faces marked with a different number of dots ( pips) from one to six. When thrown or rolled, the die comes to rest showing a random integer from one to six on its upper surface, with each value being equally likely. Dice may also have polyhedral or irregular shapes, may have faces marked with numerals or symbols instead of pips and may have their numbers carved out from the material of the dice instead of marked on it. Loaded dice are designed to favor some results over others for cheating or entertainment. History Dice have been used since before recorded history, and it is uncertain where they originated. It is theorized that dice developed from the practice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tuscania Tuscania is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Viterbo, Lazio Region, Italy. Until the late 19th century the town was known as Toscanella. History Antiquity According to the legend, Tuscania was founded by Aeneas' son, Ascanius, where he had found twelve dog pups (whence the Etruscan name ''Tus''-''Cana'', ''cana'' being similar to Latin ''canis'' for "dog"). Another legend attributes the foundation to one Tusco, son of Hercules and Araxes. Evidence of human presence in the area dates from the Neolithic age, but probably the city proper was founded in the 7th century BC when the acropolis on St. Peter's Hill was surrounded by a line of walls. Villages existed in the vicinity. In the following years its strategic position gave Tuscania a leading role in the Etruscan world. After the defeat of the coastal cities by the Greeks (4th century BC), Tuscania also became a maritime trade centre through the port of ''Regas'' (next to today's Montalto di Castro). There is no re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Etruscan Language Etruscan () was the language of the Etruscan civilization, in Italy, in the ancient region of Etruria (modern Tuscany, western Umbria, northern Latium, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Lombardy and Campania). Etruscan influenced Latin but was eventually completely superseded by it. The Etruscans left around 13,000 inscriptions that have been found so far, only a small minority of which are of significant length; some bilingual inscriptions with texts also in Latin, Greek, or Phoenician; and a few dozen purported loanwords. Attested from 700 BC to AD 50, the relation of Etruscan to other languages has been a source of long-running speculation and study, with its being referred to at times as an isolate, one of the Tyrsenian languages, and a number of other less well-known theories. The consensus among linguists and Etruscologists is that Etruscan was a Pre–Indo-European, and a Paleo-European language and is closely related to the Raetic language that was spoken in the Alps,Schumacher, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Etruscan Inscriptions __NOTOC__ Etruscan may refer to: Ancient civilization The Etruscan language, an extinct language in ancient Italy Something derived from or related to the Etruscan civilization Etruscan architecture Etruscan art Etruscan cities Etruscan coins Etruscan history Etruscan mythology Etruscan numerals Etruscan origins Etruscan society Etruscan terracotta warriors Biological taxa * Etruscan bear (''Ursus etruscus''), a prehistoric ancestor of the brown bear Etruscan honeysuckle (''Lonicera etrusca'') Etruscan shrew (''Suncus etruscus''), the world's smallest mammal by mass Other uses ''The Etruscan'', a novel Etruscan Press, a publisher Etruscan Resources, a mining company See also Etrurian (other) Toscano (other) Tuscan (other) Tuscany (other) Tuscany is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Tuscany or Tuscani may also refer to: Places Grand Duchy of Tuscany, the government of the Italian region from 1569 to 1859 Tuscany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]