CLMAC/144

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1909:193
Macalister/1949:740
Petrie/1872:148
Site:CLMAC
Discovery:first mentioned, 1822 Petrie, G.
History:Petrie/1872, 66: `Drawn by Dr. Petrie at Clonmacnois, in 1822'.

Recorded as still on site in Macalister/1909, 38, and again in Macalister/1949, 58.

Geology:
Dimensions:0.91 x 0.56 x 0.06 (converted from Macalister/1949)
Setting:inc
Location:on site
Recorded as still on site in Macalister/1949, 58.
Form:cross-slab
Condition:complete , good
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: latin; outline; straight; half-round; circular; none; inner curv; none; decorated
Decorations:

Macalister/1909, 38: `A three line cross with circular central expansion containing tetraskelion, and blank semi-circular looped terminals'.

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Inscriptions


CLMAC/144/1     Pictures

Readings

Petrie, G. (1822):O~R~ || DOMAEL | FINNIA
Expansion:
OROIT DO MAELFINNIA
Translation:
Pray for Maelfinnia (PN).
Macalister/1909 38 reading only
Macalister/1949 58 reading only
Petrie/1872 66 reading only

Notes

Orientation:vertical down
Position:n/a ; broad ; within quadrants ; quadrant
Incision:inc
Date:None published
Language:Goidelic (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial. The A's are both in the 'OC' form. The D and second O both have heart-shaped bows, the ascender of the D bending to the left over this bow. The E is in the closed minuscule form. The Ns both have flat top-strokes, with short strokes to the left from the top of the left-most ascender. Similar short strokes appear on the M, I, F and L. The R is majuscule, as is the F.
Legibility:good
Lines:2
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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