CLMAC/179

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1909:236
Macalister/1949:775
Petrie/1872:81
Site:CLMAC
Discovery:first mentioned, 1822 Petrie, G.
History:Petrie/1872, 39: `Drawn by Dr. Petrie at Clonmacnois, in the year 1822'.

Macalister/1899, 116, Macalister/1909, 45, and Macalister/1949, 61, all record the stone as lost.

Geology:
Dimensions:0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 (Unknown)
Setting:Lost (present 1822, missing 1899)
Location:Petrie/1872, 39, states the stone was seen and drawn in 1822, but Macalister/1899, 116, records the stone as lost.
Macalister/1899, 116, Macalister/1909, 45, and Macalister/1949, 61, all record the stone as lost.
Form:cross-slab
Condition:n/a , n/a
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: latin; outline; straight; half-round; circular; none; inner curv; none; decorated
Decorations:no other decoration

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Inscriptions


CLMAC/179/1     Pictures

Readings

Petrie, G. (1822):O~R~ || DO | MÁ || ELB | RIG || TE
Expansion:
OROIT DO MÁELBRIGTE
Translation:
Pray for Maelbrigte (PN).
Macalister/1909 45 reading only
Macalister/1949 61 reading only
Petrie/1872 39 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 D with an ascender that bends ot the left over an open bow has a wedge-shaped finial. The Rs are half-uncial as is the G and the T with a curved ascender and a flat top-stroke. The Es are in the open uncial form and the second example has an extended horizontal stroke. The B has a vertical ascender and an open bow. The L is curved. The minuscule A of the second line has an accent over it.
Legibility:n/a
Lines:3
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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