A very strange Etruscan inscription

Jan 05, 2023 01:19

Chiusi is a small town in Italy (province of Siena, Tuscany). And once it was one of the most powerful centers of the Etruscan League of 12 cities. The Latins called this city Clusium.

The land in these places keeps many monuments of the Etruscan civilization. One of them is the Tomba della Tassinara or Tassinaia (literally "Tomb of Tassinara").

Getting into this tomb is quite difficult. This is private property.

However, if you still manage to get here, then pay attention to the Etruscan inscription on the left at the entrance on the shield. Here it is, but already rewritten in Latin letters from left to right and divided into words:

VAZTE HER MNE TI UZA BE TUZAL

English translation:

KNIT MY PENIS, AND THE KNOT WOULD BE TIGHTER

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