πŒŒπŒ„πŒπŒ„πŒ“πŒ…πŒ€

Etruscan

Alternative forms

  • πŒŒπŒ„πŒπŒ“πŒ…πŒ€ (menrva)
  • πŒŒπŒ„πŒπŒ„πŒ“πŒ–πŒ…πŒ€ (meneruva)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Latin Menerva (6th century BCE). See Latin Minerva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /menΜͺerΜͺwa/

Proper noun

πŒŒπŒ„πŒπŒ„πŒ“πŒ…πŒ€ β€’ (menerva) anim

  1. (mythology) Minerva
    • c. 500-450 BCE, ETP 251, Pyrgi, inscription on fragment of skyphos[1]
      πŒŒπŒ‰ πŒŒπŒ„πŒπŒ„πŒ“πŒ…πŒ€πŒ”
      mi menervas
      I (was dedicated) to Minerva.
    • c. 500-450 BCE, ETP 339, Perusia, inscription on bronze greaves[2]
      πŒ€πŒ“πŒπŒˆ πŒ”πŒ€πŒ…πŒπŒ–πŒπŒ‰πŒ€πŒ” πŒ•πŒ–πŒ“πŒ‚πŒ„ πŒŒπŒ„πŒπŒ“πŒ…πŒ€πŒ”
      arnΞΈ savpunias turce menrvas
      Arnth Saupunias dedicated (these greaves) to Minerva.

References

  1. ^ Wallace, Rex E. (2008) A Manual of the Etruscan Language and Inscriptions, Ann Arbor: Beech Stave Press, β†’ISBN, pages 4-5
  2. ^ Wallace, Rex E. (2008) A Manual of the Etruscan Language and Inscriptions, Ann Arbor: Beech Stave Press, β†’ISBN, page 169
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