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The Etruscan Alphabet is similar to ours with the below
exceptional characters. A, C (K) E, F, H, I, IE (J), L, N, S,
T, X, Y, Z are familiar letters. Letters not found in most of
the scripts include D, W, and G. D is usually seen as a T; the
G is rendered as shown below. The
B is rare and seems to be indistinguishable from the 8.
The texts use both the F and 8, and sometimes they are interchangeable.
The scripts, as is true with the Zagreb Mummy, have two "R's"
and three "S's". The Zagreb Mummy, like the Tavola Eugubine,
follows a liturgical style which involves considerable repetition.
The language of all the scripts is close to the Romance languages.
If you are familiar with Latin/the Romance languages you will
be able to follow much of the script. In script ZH ff we see the
two "R's" being interchanged and used in tandum, which
is peculiar to the Zagreb script. The "M" = S is consistently
used with the "S", and sometimes there is confusion
between the "M" and the "
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but because of the repetition, the use of the two letters is
fairly easy to verify. In fact missing pieces of the linen wrapping
we have replaced because of the repetition. The other "S"
is given a work-out in the linen, as opposed
to other scripts and in a few instances is interchanged with the
.Where you see a lower case letter (e vs E)
it is an interpolated vowel whose use has been confirmed in other
scripts . Conspicuously abesent in this script is the letter "K",
which here is rendered as "C" and 
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Also , peculiar to this script we find in a couple of cases where
the two "R"s are used in tandem; i.e. PO.
This script follows the hierophantic style of the Tavola Eugubine and uses epithets profusely. Whereas the Tavola Eugubine used the verb, ETVNV (Etono), ETvNAM is used very often here.
After I have completed the first phase of the Zagreb Mummy profile, as you will see below, I will upload a copy of my worksheets which assign alpha-numeric locators to each word. After this I will fold into the main Etruscan_Phrases.html the words and phrases of this site (through which you will find a working vocabulary).
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Z233--ECS (EX)
SERILECINISCeSECe8ASELEHEM
SIN CE
Z243--SACeNICI TeRESCILeRiS SPVRES TeRES Ce
Z250--ENASERi RIETINi
SITE VRIMAFILiSKIS
Z259--CISVMPVTETVLe RANI VR HARaR
RI REPINe
RIC
Z269--SACa NICi LERI (The rest of the line is unreadable at the moment; for the repair see Z319)
Z272--ENASRAKaRIVR (or SVR)NVN
RENeR
ETvNAM8AR RANi
Z286--AISERAS SEVSCaLE
TeRAMSaRENe CFE
RAE Ce
Z293--FARaCELISVR NVN
RENeREiSER SiCSEVS;
Note: because of Z160 what appears to be IVR is probably SVR.
Z293A--SVRNVNRENe VS RENeREISER SICSEVS
Z302--N_V T_S AKa NVN RENeKIS EP CIS 8ARa
Z310--CISVM PVTETVLe RANi
SVRHARaR
RIREPIN RICe
Z319--SACaNICi
LERICILeR LaSe PVRE RIMERLVM
ERI
Z330--ENASSINEISERaS ICSEVSKISESFIS Ce
Z330A--8ASESINEIPER8ASEISRAKaRSVTANAS
Z336--CELISVRFACa
LaRESiNINRAKaCeRES
FERAE ; Note: see CERI, AN58.
Z344--AECTAITvRVRCELIEP
CaSa VR CECITiS
TvRINVM
Z354-HE TvRiNA CaLaKAAISCES
NACaTvRVR Te RAKaSRINV Ri
Z364--CITiS FACa LaNVN
RENeREIAS
ISiSMe REIAN
Z374--EISERASSEVSVNV Me MvLAKNVN RENeREIFITI; Note: 8a FITI and TIE FITiS below.
Z382-8A FITi TICe8ASEI
CISVMRESANEVS
LANE Ce
Z389--MvLAKEE
LVRI SERI Ce ARELIS SECe
NICi LA
Z400--CILeRIS PVRA Le MERLVM ES CeENAS CeLARE TANe
Z409--Me SARaS.........TIE
FITiS NI RAPINEI
Ce
Z417--SaNV IYø
VR KES CESV ANIAK VRKe8ILiK FE TeRA
Z426--8AMa øESEIFESTVRIRVISvTeRE
TERa 8ACA
Z434--A PiNISANIAKA PINIMVReKPERE RENINvNV IYPH (IYø)
Z443--HA Me PHERI (øERI)ETvNYM LAETIAS CeRAKa SIN
Z452--REVSaNVACAPERe Ce8ECINATFATINi Ri
AMA
Z460--ETvNAMFEL RINA LaETvNAMAISVNA
LaRVNi TEReS; Note: on AISVNA see ESVNA, ESVNV; where
AISvNA appears the interpolated vowel is "v".
Z472--IKSACe NICi LA
Z476--SARRVM
SaNELVSASe 8eLEReHA Me
PHISiCA (øISiCA) RE TERI
Z496--LA IFiSCALYS TeRA Se 8eLEREFACe
LaTiNAM
Z505--ETvNAMEISiNAIK8eLERES CRATiS TI
Z511--RVNi SaNARVNi Me 8eLEReS
Z516--ES CEMSARRVMISACA
LaNi TINi SiINMARLE; Note: see AKaPa at M26.
Z527--LVRe TIRAKaTVREACI CATI
CARI VR CELiRiM
Z536--KISICV
TIEACILvHV NISePAINIEM
Z543 ANCe MARTI RvSYLA
La
Z548--CEIAHIAETvNAMCIS
FACa LIRINA FeLeRE RE
Z556--MALECEIAHIAETvNAM
CISFACa
LaALE FALE
Z565--MALECEIAHIATvRINeR ETvNAMCISALE
Z572--MALECEIAHIAETvNAMCISFACa La FILEFALE
Z581--Se TAI LETAI LE HIACISTvRINeR
AMASACa
NITiNi
Z589--ANCILeRCE KANESALeSVCI FA8IRIN
NeReR
Z598--FAKaRSEVSCILeRCe
FALeSFEMCEPENTVTIN
Z606--RENe Ki
SVAETvNAMCEPENCERENSVCI
8IRIN
Z613--TESIMETvNAMCELV CVMCAITIMCAPERe KeFA
Z620--HE CIAAISvNALEFAN AKIMENACYSI
(VSI) La
Z628--SELe FaRaNI
VRaS SeETvNAMRACA CeVS LINEKIE
Z638-ACILaAMEETvNAMCILeR
EFETIHILAREACILa
Z645--FACa La CEPENRASe
RaKaCE ENEACILaETVNaM
Z654--ICCaLE FANeRSVCIE 8IRI Ri FENEACILaETvNAM
Z663--TESIM ETvNAMCELV CaNa FACa La ARA
RVNI;note
see N704 below on ARE RVNI.
Z673--CaNTI CaNaRISCEREN
CEPARAN CeAMaPE (or AMe CE)
E...
Z681--SYCI8IRINETvNAMFEL RITEETvNAMAISvNA
Z688--FACa LaARaPA AMa
CaLe VNYERICERENCEPEN
Z696--RA
VR Ki ETvNAMIKMATAMSVCI
Ce8IRIN
Z704--CEREN ETvNAM ARE RVNI ETvNAMCEREN
Z710--RV
CaTECISMARISEL
FITAFACa LaTIAM
Z718--CVLvS CFASiPE TeRIETvNAM
IC ES FITa LEAM PIE
Z727--CELIHVRISSARYMIS8eLERe
KFA ERYNiS
La
Z734--SVCRIRES ERICCARAPeRIRASe
RAKa TEI
Z742--Me ENASCaLe
TeRA LeMVLAKHYS LeNAFINVM;
note:
where you see MaLAK in the Zagreb texts read it as MvLAK; this is based on Z742,Z771; FINVM = vinum which appears
in many epithets on the linen. We shall see that MVLE is also applied in the texts.
Z750--LA IFETSeMACILaRAME RANES Se
CARE
Z756--REYKSINACAFERSVM LE FACaMACe RAMVR RI; Note
see CA8E, CA8ER.
Z764--REYKSINE TI RAMVER FINYMACILeRe AME
Z771--MVLAHVRiSIPVR
VRaN FACa LAYSICaLV
CaRRAS
Z780--CAPERIS
AMaRICFACa
LARa8eLERE RISA CaNIS
A
Z797--I8 CiNI Ce LERITvRIN8eLERENERYNS LeVNE
(or LVNE); the dot is faint and may not intentional on
LVNE.
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