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Another Look at the Inscription on Poggio Civitate Artifact PC19710684

2023 - Leo S. Olschki

P. 215-222

  • In this article, we re-segment and reanalyze the Etruscan inscription incised on artifact PC19710684 (= ETAS 2.16), an ivory tessera hospitalis recovered from Poggio Civitate (Murlo). Our analysis of the inscription yields a family name, kilana-, which can be connected to the gens Cilnia, a well-known family with ties to Arretium. The personal name on the plaque, vhasti, which is that of a woman, is unusual for tesserae hospitales. We suggest that the bond of hospitality between members of the ruling family at Poggio Civitate and the gens Cilnia was, in this case, legitimized by a conjugal union. [Publisher's text]

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Parola del passato : rivista di studi antichi : LXXVIII, 1, 2023