IGUVINE TABLES


Meaning of IGUVINE TABLES in English

Set of seven inscribed bronze tables written in the Umbrian language and found in 1444 at Iguvium (modern Gubbio, Italy).

Some are written in the Umbrian script and others in the Latin alphabet; they probably date from the 3rd to 1st century BC. The tables record liturgy, sacred rites, and regulations of the Fratres Atiedii, a brotherhood of priests, and are of great value for the study of ancient Italic language and religion.

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