Eugubian tablets

Eugubian tablets

Eugubian Tablets

Housed in the Museo Civico in Gubbio, which is in the old judicial building. These 7 bronze slabs dating from the 2nd centu­ry BC are all that remain of the ancient Umbrian language (alphabet of Etruscan derivation), which the Etruscans and Romans tried to transliterate into their own. A farmer found the tablets in a field sometime in the medieval period (1441) and sold them to the city for 2 years worth of farming rights.The tablets speak of the town's organization, its boundaries and the religions and ceremonies that were celebrated there.


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  • Eugubian — Eu*gu bi*an, Eugubine Eu gu*bine, a. Of or pertaining to the ancient town of Eugubium (now Gubbio); as, the Eugubine tablets, or tables, or inscriptions. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eugubine — Eugubian Eu*gu bi*an, Eugubine Eu gu*bine, a. Of or pertaining to the ancient town of Eugubium (now Gubbio); as, the Eugubine tablets, or tables, or inscriptions. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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