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5ᵗʰ c.
M-IOM-007 (CIIC 500; Knoc y Doonee, Kirk Andreas, Isle of Man)
AMMECATI FILIVS ROCATI HIC IACIT
‘here lies Ammecatus son of Rocatus’
[ᚐᚋ]ᚁ[ᚔ]ᚉᚐᚈᚑᚄᚋ[ᚐ]ᚊᚔᚏ[ᚑ]ᚉ[ᚐ]ᚈ[ᚑ]ᚄ
[AM?]BỊCATOS MẠQI RỌCẠTỌS
‘of Imchad (*Ambicatus) son of Rochad (*Rocatus)’
Ogam inscriptions are pan-insular.
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5ᵗʰ c.
M-IOM-007 (CIIC 500; Knoc y Doonee, Kirk Andreas, Isle of Man)
AMMECATI FILIVS ROCATI HIC IACIT
‘here lies Ammecatus son of Rocatus’
[ᚐᚋ]ᚁ[ᚔ]ᚉᚐᚈᚑᚄᚋ[ᚐ]ᚊᚔᚏ[ᚑ]ᚉ[ᚐ]ᚈ[ᚑ]ᚄ
[AM?]BỊCATOS MẠQI RỌCẠTỌS
‘of Imchad (*Ambicatus) son of Rochad (*Rocatus)’
Ogam inscriptions are pan-insular.
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AMMECATI/[AM]B[I]CATOS corresponds to OIr. Imchad < PC *ambi-katu- ‘having battle all around’, but its initial A reflects the phonology of British Celtic, not of Irish, so maybe its bearer spoke an ancient British language. ROCATI/ROCATOS corresponds to OIr. Rochad < PC *φro-katu-…
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🖼️: © Manx Museum (Reg. No. MM5)
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