Cippus Perusinus
E27435
Cippus Perusinus is a stone tablet from ancient Perugia bearing one of the longest known Etruscan inscriptions, important for understanding Etruscan language and law.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Etruscan inscription
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archaeological artifact → epigraphic monument → inscribed stone tablet → |
| approximateDate |
2nd century BCE
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late Etruscan period → |
| associatedWith |
Etruscan legal practice
→
Perugia → |
| chronologicalContext | Hellenistic period → |
| cityOfMuseum | Perugia → |
| country | Italy → |
| culture | Etruscan civilization → |
| discoveredIn |
19th century
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Perugia → |
| epigraphicCategory | cippus → |
| hasConservationStatus | well preserved → |
| hasInscriptionType |
boundary agreement
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legal text → property contract → |
| hasResearchField |
Etruscology
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epigraphy → historical linguistics → |
| hasSubject |
family agreements
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land division → property rights → |
| height | approximately 1 meter → |
| inscriptionCompleteness | partially preserved → |
| inscriptionMedium | stone carving → |
| language | Etruscan language → |
| locatedIn |
Italy
→
Perugia → Umbria → |
| material |
stone
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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
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important source for understanding Etruscan law → one of the longest known Etruscan inscriptions → |
| usedFor |
study of Etruscan grammar
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study of Etruscan legal terminology → study of Etruscan vocabulary → |
| writingSystem | Etruscan alphabet → |
| writingSystemType | alphabetic → |
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