CLMAC/169

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1909:226
Macalister/1949:766
Petrie/1872:50
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:fragment
Condition:frgmntry , inc
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: inc; linear; straight; expanded; square; angular; none; ind; plain
Decorations:

Macalister/1909, 44: `Upper sinister corner of a cross...the stepped terminals drawn with one line, not two'.

Macalister/1949, 61: `Equilateral cross in a square with corner-pieces'.

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Inscriptions


CLMAC/169/1     Pictures

Readings

Petrie, G. (1822):O~R~AR[--] || MAINA[--
Expansion:
OROIT AR MAINA[--
Translation:
Pray for Main...(PN).
Macalister/1909 44 listing
Macalister/1949 61 listing
Petrie/1872 30, Plate XX, Fig.50 minor reference

Notes

Orientation:Indeterminate
Position:n/a ; broad ; beside cross ; undivided
Incision:inc
Date:None published
Language:Goidelic (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial. Two of the A's are in the 'OC' form, the other is minuscule. The M and N are also minuscule with rounded top strokes. The R is probably half-uncial rather than majuscule.
Legibility:inc
Lines:2
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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