Cippus Abellanus
E43126
Cippus Abellanus is an ancient stone inscription from southern Italy, written in the Oscan language and valued as a key source for understanding the culture and legal practices of the Samnite people.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oscan inscription
→
ancient stone inscription → epigraphic monument → |
| associatedWithCulture | Samnites → |
| associatedWithPeople | Samnite people → |
| chronologicalContext | before full Romanization of Campania → |
| countryOfCurrentLocation | Italy → |
| currentLocation |
National Archaeological Museum of Naples
→
surface form: "Museo Nazionale Archeologico di Napoli"
|
| dateApproximate |
2nd century BCE
→
Hellenistic period → |
| describes |
cultural practices of the Samnites
→
legal practices of the Samnites → |
| epigraphicNumbering | Rix: Abellano 1 → |
| foundInRegion | Campania → |
| foundNear |
Abella
→
modern Avella → |
| genre |
boundary agreement
→
legal inscription → |
| hasTwoMainFaces | true → |
| importance |
key source for Samnite legal institutions
→
key source for the Oscan language → major document for Italic epigraphy → |
| inscriptionLayout | text on two sides of a cippus → |
| inscriptionMedium | stone → |
| inscriptionType | public legal text → |
| languageFamily | Sabellian languages → |
| locatedInThePastIn |
Southern Italy
→
surface form: "southern Italy"
|
| mainTheme |
boundary regulation
→
regulation of sanctuary land → rights and obligations of neighboring communities → |
| material | stone → |
| mentions |
communities of Abella and Nola
→
sanctuary of Herentas → |
| regionContext | pre-Roman Italy → |
| relatedTo |
Italic legal traditions
→
Samnite law → |
| relatedWork |
Tabula Bantina
→
surface form: "Tabula Agnonensis"
Tabula Bantina → |
| scriptDirection | boustrophedon → |
| studiedInDiscipline |
ancient history
→
classical philology → epigraphy → historical linguistics → |
| writingSystem | Oscan alphabet → |
| writingSystemFamily |
Old Italic script
→
surface form: "Old Italic scripts"
|
| writtenInLanguage | Oscan language → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.