ICLTA/22

Corpus Refs:Okasha/Forsyth/2001:Inishcaltra 22
Site:ICLTA
Discovery:arch excav, 1970 de Paor, L.
History:Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 99: `The stone was apparently found by de Paor, probably between 1970 and 1972 during his excavations at Inishcaltra'.
Geology:
Dimensions:0.51 x 0.33 x 0.06 (Okasha/Forsyth/2001)
Setting:in struct
Location:on site
Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 99: `This stone is inside the ruins of St Caimin's church. It is cemented in an inverted position to its south wall, fifth from the east end'.
Form:cross-slab
Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 99: `small cross-slab'.
Condition:complete , some
Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 100: `The stone is complete. … The text is now rather deteriorated'.
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: latin; outline; straight; expanded; square; angular; none; none; plain
Decorations:

Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 100: `One face is dressed and incised with an outline Latin cross with square expansions at the terminals and crossing. The cross, which is only slightly taller than it is broad, is enclosed in a double outline frame'.

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Inscriptions


ICLTA/22/1     Pictures

Readings

Okasha and Forsyth (1996):FLA[ITH] || BERTA | CH
Expansion:
FLA[ITH]BERTACH
Translation:
Flaithbertach (PN).
Okasha/Forsyth/2001 100 reading only

Notes

Orientation:horizontal
Position:n/a ; broad ; within quadrants ; separated
Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 100: `The text is incised in two horizontal lines and is complete. It is set inside the upper two quadrants of the cross'.
Incision:inc
Date:700 - 799 (Okasha/Forsyth/2001)
Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 100, directs the reader to the discussion of ICLTA/20 on p. 97 in which a date centred upon the eighth-century is proposed.
Language:name only (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 100: `The text uses half-uncial script with a maximum letter H. of 3 cm. The text is now rather deteriorated'.
Legibility:poor
Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 100: `The text is now rather deteriorated'.
Lines:2
Carving errors:n
Doubtful:no

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