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EXAMPLES OF SUDLUSITANIAN INSCRIPTIONS




    Most Sudlusitanian steles seem to have been designed to be driven onto the ground, so the lower part of the stele uses to be let without inscription because it should be underground.

    The stele J.18.1 (Mealha Nova, Ourique, Portugal) is a typical stele, there is the set expression preceded by a brief group of signs. Even so, usualy the beginning uses to be shorter, letting space for only one personal name, whereas here and in the next one problaby there are two ( botiea and maybe nakertoro). I add a probable word division:

botiea nakertoro ba te bare ba nar'kenti




    The stele J.22.1 (Cerro dos Enforcados, Ourique, Portugal) is another typical one, once again with two personal names. As before, I add a probable word division:

uarboiir saruneea bare nar'kenii




    Definitely, the stele J.1.1 (Fonte Velha, Bensafrim, Portugal) isn't a typical one. It's extraordinary by its length and even more by not using the sign u (hence neither the occlusive sign which precede to u).

lokoboniirabotoar'aikaltelokonanenar'[-]e[n?]akis'iinkoloboiiterobarebetasiioonii





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