Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1949:1087 |
Site: | CLMAC |
Discovery: | first mentioned, 1949 Macalister, R.A.S. |
History: | |
Geology: | |
Dimensions: | 0.86 x 0.48 x 0.13 (converted from Macalister/1945) |
Setting: | inc |
Location: | inc |
Form: | cross-slab |
Condition: | frgmntry , some |
Folklore: | none |
Crosses: | none |
Decorations: | Macalister/1949, 198: `A six-line cross with circular expansion at the centre charged with a spiral device, and semi-circular expansions at the terminals charged with key-pattern'. |
Macalister, R.A.S. (1949): | O~R~ || DOTHU | ATH || ALSAER Expansion: OROIT DO THU ATHAL SAER Translation: A prayer for Tuathal (PN) the craftsman. Macalister/1949 198, Plate LXVII listing |
Orientation: | vertical down |
Position: | inc ; broad ; beside cross ; quadrant |
Incision: | inc |
Date: | None published |
Language: | Goidelic (rbook) |
Ling. Notes: | none |
Palaeography: | CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial. The minuscule Hs and curved L appear to have wdge-shaped finials. The D has an ascender which bends to the left over an open heart-shaped bow. The Ts have curved ascenders and flat top-strokes. The E is in the open uncial form with an extended horizontal stroke. The S is majuscule. The three A's are all in slightly different forms. The first has a rounded bow and flourish from the bottom right of this bow. The second has a straight bottom stroke and a vertical stroke, with a curved stroke joining them. This is the inverse of a form found elsewhere at Clonmacnoise, where the top stroke is straight. This A also has a flourish from the bottom right of the bow. The third A has a vertical stroke and a single curved stroke joining the top and bottom of this ascender. Again there is a flourish from the bottom right of the bow. The Rs are half-uncial. |
Legibility: | some |
Lines: | 2 |
Carving errors: | 0 |
Doubtful: | no |