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EXAMPLES OF LEVANTINE IBERIAN INSCRIPTIONS



I: INSCRIPTIONS FROM IBERIAN COINS: 1. arse; 2. arsesken; 3. seteisken; 4. usekerte; 5. iltukoite; 6. bar'keno; 7. aus'esken; 8. laies'ken; 7. ikor'beles'.

Compare with the Latin data: "sedetani", "ausetani" and "laietani" are tribal names; "Illugo", "Ossicerda" and "Barcino" town names; the arse mint is Saguntum city that Livius (erroneously) said was founded by the inhabitants of "Ardea"; ikor'beles' is the name of a magistrate.

II: OWNERSHIP'S MARKS ON POTTERY: 1. alosor'tinarm'i; 2. biur'bor'ar; 3. ar'kitibas'ar; 4. ikeatin

III: STELE INSCRIPTIONS: 1. sakar'betan · m'i; 2. ikonm'kei iltubeles'eban; 3. iltir'bikisen · seltarm'i

IV: AUTHORSHIP / WORKSHOP'S MARKS: 1. ner'setikantekiarm'i on a fragmentary piece of bone; 2. likine : abulor'aune : ekien : bilibiliar's on a mosaic ("Likinos" and "Abulo" are known Celtiberian personal names; "Bilbilis" is a town); 3. likinete · ekiar · useker'teku on another mosaic ("Ossicerda" is an attested town, the same of the coin I.4).



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