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The genitive Mebego will be equivalent to ‘‘a native of Mebe.” 
27. A, No, 402, Tav. VI. L-~ AFPNI:L: 8 
L: AVRNI:L:F 
The upper line is written in the original from right to left. The 
F of the second group is archaic, as are the L and 8 which constitute 
the third and fourth groups. The L is of the same form as that 
which appears in the azti of Atius, the haruspex (page 213). If the 
lower line be Latin it affords an argument in favour of the present 
reading of Etruscan. Translating it tentatively as Etruscan, I make: 
zu abegi Tukau azi Al 
sa babe Tukau so egi 
“you welcomes Tukau’s progeny Alsa; father Tukau behold.” 
The B. noun aéegi, welcome, I treat as an Etr. verb. In B. aze 
means seed, and also to nourish, train, bring up: hence it may be 
an old word for aur, child, or seme, son. The separation of the word 
Alsa into two parts is not without parallel, but tells against the 
translation given. 
26. 8EDINA 
MLABRI 
These two lines, the first of which I have inverted, are found on 
different sides of an amphora. Neither can be Latin. They may 
read :; 
lanetu Ukara 
Nosara ahal dio 
“The Lanth Ukara—he governs Nuceria.” 
The word Janetu I have already referred to as an officer in the 
Etruscan confederacy frequently mentioned in the Eugubine Tables. 
The noun al, ahal, power, here conjugated with dut in its compound 
pronominal form, must be a verb meaning to exercise power, to 
govern. Nuceria, however, is a city name belonging to Campania, 
Umbria and Cisalpine Gaul. 
27, A. No, 754, Tav. VIII. OA ~ FENI: LA 
SIITRA 
The upper line of this also was written from right to left. The T 
of the lower line is in the original a compound character, a semi- 
