KLWER/1

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1945:109
Site:KLWER
Discovery:in/on structure, 1916 Macalister, R.A.S.
History:Macalister/1945, 110, states that the first publication was by himself and E. MacNeill in 1916, and continues on p. 111: `With Rev. Canon Power I had the cave uncovered, and found the inscription'.
Geology:Macalister/1945, 110: 'clayslate'.
Dimensions:1.7 x 0.51 x 0.25 (converted from Macalister/1945)
Setting:in struct
Location:earliest
Macalister/1945, 110: `In the souterrain of a ring-fort, which will be found in the second field from the road, on the right-hand side on the way from Barrahaurin to Athabatten, near Donaghmore: on the innermost lintel of the inner chamber'.
Form:plain
Condition:complete , good
Folklore:none
Crosses:none
Decorations:no other decoration

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Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1945):UDDMENSACELI ||| NETTA ||| SLOGI
Expansion:
UDDMENSA CELI NETTASLOGI
Translation:
Of Uddmensa (PN) the client of Nettaslogos (PN).
Macalister/1945 110--111 reading only
McManus/1991 171 reading only

Notes

Orientation:vertical up along down
Position:n/a ; arris ; n/a ; undecorated
Incision:punched
Macalister/1945, 110: `punched on the stone and then cut through'.
Date:400 - 550 (Ziegler/1994)
Language:Goidelic (ogham)
Ling. Notes:McManus/1991, 171, states that this inscription is one of the two most relaible examples of the CELI formula, also see p. 121.
Palaeography:none
Legibility:good
Macalister/1945, 110--111: `The A of NETTA is broken, but that is the only detriment which the inscription has suffered'.
Lines:1
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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