- chapter 22: The Etruscan language –
Figure 22.14 Attic red-fi gure Kylix, late sixth century bc, from Tarquinia
(Tarquinia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale).Figure 22.15 Black-gloss Kylix, from Suessula, fi fth century bc, fi rst half
(Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale).Formulas also appear repeatedly in more complex inscriptions, especially to complement
the markers on tombs, urns, etc. Here, the mention of the person is followed by statements
that provide information about his personality, his deeds, possible offi ces held, the age at
death, and more. For example:
(17) Ta 7:59: (Tarquinia, painted on the wall of a tomb, 350–325 bc): (Fig. 22.16)
... spur]inas an zilaθ amce meχl rasnal
Spurinas who zilath was rei publicae
(“...Spurinas who zilath was of the commonwealth”)
(18) Ta 1.167 (Tarquinia, dipinto on wall, Tomb of the Spitus family third century bc,
fi rst half): (Fig. 22.17)
metli arnθi puia amce spitus larθal svalce avil LXIIII ci clenar acnanas arce
Metli Arnthi wife was of Larth Spitu; she lived years 64 to three sons gave birth
(“Metli Arnthi was wife of Larth Spitu; she lived 64 years, (and) she gave birth to three sons”)
(19) Cr 5.3 (Caere, stone cippus, fourth century bc, second half): (Fig. 22.18)
vel matunas larisalisa an cn śuθi ceriχunce “Vel Matunas, (son) of Laris, who this tomb
built”