ETRURIA CAPTA. Zon 
CLOSE TRANSLATION OF THE INSCRIPTION ON THE TOMB OF SARAPIKUKA. 
An extensive tablet offered by the Dominion the Lord Lucumo Ampineno 
approaches me desiring to make, to set up a memorial to present to Sarapi- 
kuka. They do me the honour of taking to great Tyrrhenia the inscription 
which honours the beloved of the army. The written tablet which honours 
the good commander I willingly allow lyrrhenia to bring to show regard to 
the native of Sena. Instead of Sena I prefer to grant to the adherents of the 
Dominion to send contributions to the grave of Sarapikuka, the beloved of 
the army, to manifest their appreciative regard of the departed lord. 
The last inscription I present is that on the leaden tablet of 
Magliano, which has been variously read by Deecke, Bugge, and 
Pauli. The text is apparently corrupt, and many characters are 
confessedly uncertain. The meaning, however, is evident. 
THE LEADEN TABLET OF MAGLIANO. 
Front. 
PecavOAS ~ YVOIV - ARTLS * LXXX - EL’ TImom “ 
chirapimarano kupimaube raagusano 80 neitch goumimami 
zeru pimo rano Kupima obe irago atsono 80 ni itch Goumimami 
heaven first towards Kupima lord passing age of 80 I thank Goumimami 
2. CASOIALO - LACO: BEFN - AFIL - NENL : mMAN 
chiranomaurasama sarachima ulneagka raagusa kanekasa miraka 
jar no mai eritza ema alin egi ka irago atso kian — miraka 
attention of tablet honours to give 
did — seeing by 
authority exercising in pass age he 
etsitz beko agerri: for etsitz, see line 3. I regard etsitz as an adjective, meaning apprecia- 
tive, but only on the authority of analogy. VY beko, I suppose an abbreviation of VNY begogo, 
consideration, regard. Some such meaning seems to be required by the following agerri, to 
manifest. 
146 Leaden Tablet of Magliano: Front. 
Line 1. zeru pimo rano: zeru Basque, heaven; Lesghian ser, swr; Japanese sora ; Iroquois 
karonhia. The following pimo is the Etruscan one, here used as “‘ first.” Kwpima obe, may be 
the lord of Kupima or lord Kupima, the living subject of the inscription. 
trago atso no: the common formula for stating age, the avil of Etruscologists, which with 
ril, Niebuhr thought to be the only words satisfactorily translated. In Etruscan it is irag 
rather than trago. For atso, see remarks under Lanzi46. The following no is the postposi- 
tion of. 
ni itch: ni is the pronoun, I. The verb itech only exists in Basque with the significations 
shut, leave, and as the root of icheki, hold. I suppose an old meaning, to thank, as the root 
of es-ker, thanks, gratitude. The Japanese has sha-suru, to thank. 
Goumimami, the name of Kupima’s colleague and successor, see lines 4, 5. 
147 Line 2. jar no mai eritza ema. Owing to the uncertainty and obscurity of the next 
group, I translate this one according to the analogy of the last group in line 4, the meaning of 
which is clear. It seems from it that eritza is an attributive or adjective form, unless it stands 
in the genitive of position to mai, when it will be a substantive. 
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