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University of Copenhagen
New Gaulish InscriptionsCeltic Spring · 23 May 2012
Prof. Dr. David StifterDept. of Old and Middle IrishSchool of Celtic StudiesNUI Maynooth
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I.The Pottery of Lucius Cosius (L-143a-c)
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Source: Allard Mees, Modelsignierte Dekorationen auf südgallischer Terra Sigillata [= Forschungen und Berichte zur Vor- und Frühgeschichte in Baden-Württemberg 54], Stuttgart: Theiss 1995
Lucius Cosius
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worked in La Graufesenquehighly individual styleexported products to entire empirefinds from all over Europeactive around 110-120 A.D.triumph held by Hadrian for Trajan in Sept. 118;
ludi Parthici set up by Senate
L. Cosius’ Series Celebrating Trajan’s Victories
Partu(s) Decibalu(s)Germani Arsacidae
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Lucius Cosius (L-143a)
Decibale · n[….]ateuane
Decibale: vocative of Decibalus, last king of the Dacians († 106 A.D.)ateuane: 2sg imperative of *ate-u̯an-e/o- (ate- = ‘re-’, u̯an- = ‘to strike, wound’; cp. OIr. ad·goin ‘to wound again‘‚ MW adwanaf ‘to strike again’; Gaul. PN Atuanos)
n[…]: ne | ateuane ‘do not strike again!’, or nu·te | ateuane ‘now, slay yourself!’ ?(cp. nu gnate de dama gussou ‘now, son, don’t yield to violence’ (L-66, Plate of Lezoux)
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Found in La Graufesenque 1980
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Lucius Cosius (L-143a)
DECIBALE · N[….]ATEVANE
‘Decibalus, do not strike again!’ or‘Decibalus, now, slay yourself!’
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nuto· […]dusạ[.]ḅịDecibaledumeṇus[.]ṭ?ụ·bṛ[..][…]nu[…]coui[…]u
Lucius Cosius (L-143b+c)
Vase of Blain (FR), found 1868
Found in Clermont-Ferrand
cp.: .[m[u·b.[raian[tutuei.[trasato[ Found in Kaiseraugst (SUI),
1970-74
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Lucius Cosius
Found in Vertault (FR)
]TV[.][]TRA[]OST[]A?NC[][.]I[
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Lucius Cosius
Found in La Graufesenque 1979
L CosiDecibalu (2×)Partu
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To appear in:
David Stifter, ‘New early second-century Gaulish texts from La Graufesenque (L 143‑ A C‑ )‘, Keltische Forschungen 5 (2010-11 [2012])
Lucius Cosius (L-143)
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II.The Lead-plate from Rezé (L-142)
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Rezé (L-142)
Lead plate from Rezé (mouth of River Loire, 2nd c. A.D.), receipt of debt repayments, business notes?
A1:alissuiu[.]allosat SS -XX[..]S[..]trilu -XXXVSS HSpaetrute . -XXVIII S=pixte XVI S==suexxe XS=suanmanu -XVIIII-.-------------------suma -XDXXX HSO S=
third(ly?)fourth(ly?)fifth(ly?)sixth(ly?)
repeated in B1 with some errors
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Rezé (L-142)
A3: serinotisequndodinariIuXXXV
B4:setigi prinoascani usareboletu XV
this sellsSecundusfor-denars35
this ... buys/bought (?)Ascanius arefor-boleti (?) 15
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To appear in:
Pierre-Yves Lambert & David Stifter, ‘Le texte gaulois de Rezé’, Études Celtiques 38 (2012), forthc.
Rezé (L-142)
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III.The Chartres Defixio
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Chartres
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A:Vatumaros · Senouiri ·Cantognatos Virato ·Conbarilos AberxtobogiiRaros · Esuatexti · ToutisaAlignati · seto(?) · cantipisontassondios · adgario ·duti · so · adogarie olusamiloguardicni* tascouipusadgariontas eti · so · adgarie...Minio · Mario
* locnardicni (?)
Chartres
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B:Tasguni · Abrestubogiu · Paulo Tasgunias ·Cornuto · Cornilio ·Lami · Eponicnos ·eto · cantipisontas ·eti · Cornuti ·Toutisa · Vi(m)pili ·Felice · uo · contest[duti · so · cantigarie ·sondiobi ·
Chartres
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Names (format IN + Patr, Gent. + Cogn.):
Vatumaros SenouiriCantognatos ViratoConbarilos AberxtobogiiRaros Esuatexti Toutisa Alignati Minio · MarioPaulo TasguniasToutisa Vi(m)pili
Chartres
inverted order?:
Tasguni Abrestubogiu Cornuto CornilioLami Eponicnos
unclear:
olusami Loguardicni Tascouipus ?CornutiFelice (uo · contest[)
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Recurrences:
(s.?)eto cantipisontas A5 = eto cantipisontas B5duti so adogarie A7 = duti so cantigarie B9eti so adgarie A9, eti Cornuti B6
adgario[s] A6, adogarie A7, adgariont(-)as A9, adgarie A9cantigarie B9cantipisont(-)as A5, B5
sondios A4, sondiobi B10
Chartres
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To appear in:
Études Celtiques
Chartres
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My acknowledgements go to
Fritz MitthofPierre-Yves Lambert
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Thank you very much for your attention
Prof. Dr. David StifterDept. of Old and Middle IrishSchool of CelticNational University of Ireland Maynooth