CLMAC/156

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1909:212
Macalister/1949:753
Petrie/1872:13
Site:CLMAC
Discovery:first mentioned, 1822 Petrie, G.
History:
Geology:
Dimensions:0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 (Unknown)
Setting:Lost (present , missing )
Location:unknown
Form:cross-slab
Condition:frgmntry , some
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: latin; linear; straight; plain; curved; none; inner curv; none; plain
Decorations:no other decoration

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Inscriptions


CLMAC/156/1     Pictures

Readings

Petrie, G. (1872):O~R~ ||| DOCOMGÁN
Expansion:
OROIT DO COMGÁN
Petrie/1872 19, Plate V, Fig.13 concise discussion

Notes

Orientation:Indeterminate
Position:inc ; broad ; beside cross ; inc
Macalister/1949, 60, states that the inscription runs `parallel to the dexter side'.
Incision:inc
Date:None published
Language:Goidelic (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:CISP: The lettering is half-uncial. The D has an ascender which bends to the left over an opn heart-shaped bow, before then turning upward. The R is majuscule, the G is half-uncial, and the M and N have curved top-strokes. The A has a squarish bow and an extended flourish at the bottom right, similar to that on CLMAC/151. This A has an accent mark over it.
Legibility:some
Lines:1
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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