Duenos inscription
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The Duenos inscription is one of the earliest known Old Latin texts, variously dated from the 7th to the 5th century BC.[1] It is inscribed on the sides of a kernos, in this case a trio of small globular vases adjoined by three clay struts. It was found by Heinrich Dressel in 1880 in the valley between Quirinale and Viminale (today Via Nazionale) in Rome. The kernos is part of the collection of the Staatliche Museen in Berlin (inventory no. 30894,3).
Duenos inscription | |
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Material | Clay |
Created | c. 550 BC |
Discovered | 1880 Rome, Lazio, Italy |
Discovered by | Heinrich Dressel |
Present location | Berlin, Germany |
Language | Old Latin |
The inscription is written right to left in three units, without spaces to separate words. It is difficult to translate, as some letters are hard to distinguish, particularly since they cannot always be deduced by context. The absence of spaces causes additional difficulty in assigning the letters to the respective words.