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Cippus Abellanus

The Cippus Abellanus is a stone slab inscribed in the Oscan language. It is one of the most important examples of the Oscan language along with the Tabula Bantina.

Discovery
The Cippus Abellanus was discovered on the site of the ancient town of Abella (now Avella) in 1745, being used as a base for a door. ==Description==
Description
The Cippus Abellanus is a limestone tablet 192 cm high (~ six feet) high by 55 cm wide and 27cm thick. The engraved letters are 3.5 cm high on average. The date likely some time in the 2nd century BCE, probably around 150. These inscriptions use the Etruscan alphabet. Cippus Abellanus is an agreement marking the limits between the cities of Abella and Nola around a temple dedicated to Heracles. ==Text==
Text
;Side A ;Side B ==Translations==
Translations
From Buck (1904) Side A (numbers indicate lines) Side B From Pulgram Side A (numbers indicate sections/paragraphs) Side B ==Notes==
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