Botorrita plaque


[Image:Botorrita 1.jpg|thumb|350px|Photograph of Botorrita I (both sides)]
The Botorrita plaques are four bronze plaques discovered in Botorrita, near Zaragoza, Spain, dating to the late 2nd century BC, known as Botorrita I, II, III and IV.
Although Botorrita II is in the Latin language, Botorrita I, III and IV, inscribed in the Celtiberian script, constitute the main part of the Celtiberian corpus.

Botorrita I

Botorrita I was found in 1970. It is the longest inscription in Celtiberian consisting of a text in 11 lines, on the front face, continued by a list of names on the back side.

Translations

J. Eska
1. "Regarding a well-wrought boundary structure, the senators of Tocoitom and of Sarnicios not permitted"
2. " be demolished or destroyed or broken apart by violence."
3-4. "and whoever carries out these things, he should give cut of silver 100 sanclistera of otanas at Tocoitom."
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F. Villar
1. "In relation to the trescantos Berkuneteca of Tokoit and Sarnicia, this is the settlement/accord:"
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W. Meid
1. "Concerning the hilly region of Togoit and of the Sanricii, the following has been decreed as not allowed"
2. "It is not allowed to do, neither is it allowed to perform/carry out, nor is it allowed to perpetrate breakage/harm" ."
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Rodriguez Adrados
1. "With regard to the place Tricanta of Togotus and of Sarnicius, the council thus-- forbidden:"

Botorrita II

This bronze plaque, also known as Tabula Contrebiensis, is inscribed in Latin and was discovered in an illegal excavation of the Contrebia Belaisca site, and was obtained in December 1979 by editor Guillermo Fatás Cabeza. The inscription is fully decipherable and relates how the senate of Contrebia Belaisca was called upon by neighboring towns for a decision concerning the right of the town of Salluia to build a canal through the territory of the Sosinestani, an initiative to which the neighboring Allauonenses objected. Based upon the names of Roman officials, the text has been dated to May 87 BC. English translation available at: https://droitromain.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/Anglica/Contrebiensis_Richardson.htm

Summary

Based on Richardson.

Botorrita III

Botorrita III, discovered in 1979, is inscribed in four columns on one side of a plaque, introduced by a heading of two lines. A part of the plaque is missing, but the inscribed portion is complete. It is heavily corroded, and the text was only legible by x-ray.

Botorrita IV

Botorrita IV, discovered in 1994, consists of 18 lines on both faces of the plaque. The text is fragmentary.