Some Attested Etruscan Expressions in Haruspicy
from THE ART OF HARUSPICY which is THE ETRUSCAN DISCIPLINE
by Ioannis Opsopaus
http://www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/OM/BA/Har.html©
Keywords: haruspicy, Etruscan language.
Following are the known 15 sencences spoken in Etruscan language during the act of divination.
[1]
"TULAR EISNA SATH!" <Make the Divine Boundaries!>
boundaries divine make
tular, tularu= limits, borders (sing. tul unattested)
eis, ais= god, eisar, aisar= gods, eisna, aisna= divine
sath, shath= to put, to be put (imperative)
[2]
"TA SACNI!" <This is the Sanctuary!>
this-is sanctuary
ta= this
sac= to consecrate, sacni= (lit. sacred) sanctuary, holy place
[3]
"AC EISI NERICN VACL!" <Offer the Water as a Libation for the Gods!>
present to-gods water libation
ac, acas= to make, to present, to offer
eis, ais= god, eisar, aisar gods
nericn= ?water
vacl, vacil, vacal= libation
[4]
"APLU! THUI SRENAR TEV! <Apollo! Show Signs, here, now!>
here signs show
Aplu= (prop. name) Apollo
thui= here
sren, shren, shran= figure, shape, image, srenar= images, signs
tv, tev= to see, to show
[5]
"FLERCHVA RATUM TUR!" <Carry out the sacrifice according to the Law!>
sacrifice legally give
fler= offer, blood-sacrifice, flerchva, flexva= ceremony, sacrificial rite
ratum= law, lawfully
tur= to give, dedicate
[6]
"IKAN NETSVIS ALPNU APLUS TURUCE." <The Haruspex has given this as a gift to Apollo.>
this haruspex present to-Apollo has-given
ika, ica, ca= this
netsvis, netshvis= haruspex
al= to give, donate, offer, alpan, alpnu= offer, present, gift
Aplu= (prop. name) Apollo, Aplus= to Apollo
tur= to give, dedicate, turuce= gave, was given
[7]
"VERS RACHTI!" <Prepare the Fire!>
fire prepare
vers, verse= fire
rachti, raxthi, racthi= prepare (imperative)
[8]
"TURMS HATHRTHI!" <Be kind Hermes!>
Hermes be-kind
Turms= (prop. name) Hermes [T>H]
hathrthi= kind, generous (imperative)
[9]
"THUI MUR TEVC SRENARTN!" <Stay here and show the Images!>
here stay and-show images
thui= here
mur= to settle, stay, remain
tv, tev= to see, to show, tevc= (enclitic) and-show
sren, shren, shran= figure, shape, image, srenar= images
[10]
"TURMS THUNZ: SUTH!" <Hermes once: stay!>
Turms= (prop. name) Hermes
thu= one, thunz= once, first
suth, sut= to stay, to place (imperative)
[11]
"TURMS ESLZ: ZICH!" <Hermes twice: write!>
esal, zal= two, eslz= twice
zich, zix, zic= to write, to paint, to draw, zixu= scribe, writer
[12]
"TURMS CIZ: MINI TES!" <Hermes thrice: help me!>
ci= three, ciz= three times, trice, third times
me= (pers. pronoun) I, mini= (emphatic) me, to me
tes= ?help
[13]
"NETSVIS SACCE!" <The Haruspex has carried out the Sacred Act!>
haruspex was-sacred
netsvis, netshvis= haruspex
sac= to consecrate, sacce= (past t.), sacni= (lit. sacred) sanctuary, holy place
[14]
"ZERI UTU RATUM!" <The Rite is legally done!>
ceremony is-served legally
zeri= rite, juridical act, ceremony
ut, uth= verb of giving
ratum= legally, lawfully, correct
[15]
"EISAR IPA LUCAIR THUI UTICE!" <The Gods who rule have withdrawn from here!>
gods who rule here have-served
eis, ais= god, eisar, aisar= gods
ipa= relative pronoun
lucair= to reign, to rule (plural), lauc, lauxume, luxum= high priest, king, lucumon
thui= here
ut, uth= verb of giving, utice= (past t.)
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