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when it means a memoi-ial stone; the common Basque word, gogo, 

 signifying thought, remembrance. Thus, Yan Eys appropriately 

 cites gogoan atchikazu hiltzea, literally, " in memory hold the dead." 

 So far as my knowledge of Basque goes, there are no modern forms 



noun formed out of the postposition gan, and answers in general signification to the Basque 

 aginza, offering. Mr. VanderSmissen tells me that DANA occurs always at the beginning of a 

 line in 200 out of 1800 sepiilchral inscriptions in Fabretti. 



As to the derivation of marakara, I am disposed to doubt its connection with any ancient 

 word for stone. A carelul comparison of the objects on which inscriptions bearing this formula 

 appear will be necessary in order to fix any such derivation. The Basque marra, regie, limite, 

 but also ligne, trait, if a truly Basque word, which Van Eys seems to doubt, would be a pre- 

 ferable term from which to derive an ancient marrigarri, formed like mugarri, a limit, boun- 

 dary, from muga. In such case marragarri would mean "indication, mark." In the following, 

 communicated to me with others mentioned in this note by Mr. VanderSmissen, marka, marga, 

 is plainly not a stone, as it is followed by hari, stone. 

 Fabretti 283. OANIA • CEMVNIA • FE(L)VA 



maraga harri zein Nopika aur egin babe ra 

 indication stone which Nopika's son makes father towards 

 I read the doubtful L as / , which seems necessary to the construction. 

 The following are instances of THANA : 

 Fabretti 950. AERIA • THANA 



Artata aur kuka rakara 

 Basque. Artata aur egoki rakora 



Artata's child concern.'! the offering 

 It is hard to say what part of the verb kuka, goka represents. For the 3 smg. pres. ind. one 

 would expect TNI egokio, the equivalent of the Basque dagokio. 

 Fabretti 1984. THANIA • TININIM 



kukarakaura kuukaukauno 

 Basque, egoki rako harri Goika uga huuo 



pertains offering stone Goika mother this 

 Probably Imno is a dative form answering to the present huni. 

 Fabretti 1986. THiNlA • ACHONIA ■ CASCELl 



kukarakaura rachikamakaura chiranoehinesau 

 Basque, egoki rako harri eritsi Gamaga aur jar aintzi nitzayo 



concerns offering stone honoured Gamaga's child attention paying I him am 

 There can be little doubt that AC represents eritsi, esteem, honour. In many inscriptions 

 AL occurs, which is eritza, now d-eritza, the 3rd sing. pres. ind. of the verb. The word CA, 

 chira, sira, zera, the same form that denotes zeru, heaven, frequently occurs, and in such con- 

 nections as to require the meaning of "homage, regard." I can find no nearer equivalent in 

 modern Basque than jar, attention. SC, which I have read " pay," in connection with jar, is 

 the Etruscan form of the verb aintzindu, to go before, to present. The auxiliary nitzayo 

 possesses the meaning indicated. 

 Fabretti 281. TAHNJA ■ ANAINIA 

 COMLNIAl • FIA 

 kurakakaura rakaraukaura 

 simauosakaurau agura 

 Basque, egoki rako harri Arka-Rauka aur 

 Sinianosaka oroi jayera 

 concerns offering stone Arka Rauka's child 

 Simanosaka's memory inclining to 

 I have regarded TAH as an engraver's slip for THA. The last word jayera may be rendered 

 simply as " towards.'' 



