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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