Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1949:551 |
Site: | RCMMN |
Discovery: | first mentioned, 1863 Petrie, G. |
History: | Petrie/1878, 11: `This drawing [of the stone] was made by Dr. Petrie at Roscommon Abbey, October 2, 1863'. |
Geology: | |
Dimensions: | 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 (Unknown) |
Setting: | Lost (present 1863, missing 1949) |
Location: | Macalister/1949, 15: `The stone is now lost, and was not rediscovered, even in a recent `clean-up' of the Abbey ruins'. Macalister/1949, 15: `The stone is now lost, and was not rediscovered, even in a recent `clean-up' of the Abbey ruins'. |
Form: | Incomplete Information |
Condition: | inc , inc |
Folklore: | none |
Crosses: | none |
Decorations: | no other decoration |
Petrie, G. (1878): | BENDACHD | FORANMAIN | NIOSEPH Expansion: BENDACH FOR ANMAINN-IOSEPH Translation: A blessing on the soul of Joseph. Petrie/1878 11, Fig. 12 concise discussion |
Macalister, R.A.S. (1949): | BENDACHTFORANMAIN{N}IOSEPH Expansion: BENDACHT FOR ANMAIN {N}IOSEPH Macalister/1949 15 minor reference |
Orientation: | horizontal |
Position: | n/a ; head ; n/a ; undecorated |
Incision: | inc |
Date: | 811 - 828 (Petrie/1878) |
Language: | Goidelic (rbook) |
Ling. Notes: | none |
Palaeography: | Macalister/1949, 15: `The dotting of the transported N in the last word reveals the influence of manuscript penmanship'. Macalister is suspicious of the form taken by this inscription in Petrie's illustration: `the letters, if they were anything like those depicted in CIIL ii, fig. 12, must have been very fantastic'. CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial, although we can agree with Macalister in doubting the details of Petrie's drawing. Examples of 'OC' A's, as well as wedge-shaped finials are shown, as well as a lozenge-shaped O, a D with an ascender which bends to the left over a heart-shaped bow and an open uncial E with an extended horizontal stroke. |
Legibility: | n/a Petrie/1878, Fig 12, shows the stone as clear and legible. The stone is, however, now lost. |
Lines: | 3 |
Carving errors: | n |
Doubtful: | no |