Cippus Perusinus

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Cippus Perusinus is a stone tablet from ancient Perugia bearing one of the longest known Etruscan inscriptions, important for understanding Etruscan language and law.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Etruscan inscription
archaeological artifact
epigraphic monument
inscribed stone tablet
approximateDate 2nd century BCE
late Etruscan period
associatedWith Etruscan legal practice
Perugia
chronologicalContext Hellenistic period
cityOfMuseum Perugia
country Italy
culture Etruscan civilization
discoveredIn 19th century
Perugia
epigraphicCategory cippus
hasConservationStatus well preserved
hasInscriptionType boundary agreement
legal text
property contract
hasResearchField Etruscology
epigraphy
historical linguistics
hasSubject family agreements
land division
property rights
height approximately 1 meter
inscriptionCompleteness partially preserved
inscriptionMedium stone carving
language Etruscan language
locatedIn Italy
Perugia
Umbria
material stone
tufa
museumCollection National Archaeological Museum of Umbria
numberOfLines 46
regionOfOrigin Etruria
scriptDirection right-to-left
shape rectangular block
significance important source for understanding Etruscan language
important source for understanding Etruscan law
one of the longest known Etruscan inscriptions
usedFor study of Etruscan grammar
study of Etruscan legal terminology
study of Etruscan vocabulary
writingSystem Etruscan alphabet
writingSystemType alphabetic

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Etruscan language attestedOn Cippus Perusinus
Etruscan alphabet notableInscription Cippus Perusinus

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