Celtic personal names in classical epigraphy.
Wandering| N° d'inventaire | 31210 |
| Format | 21.2 x 30.6 |
| Détails | 237 p, paperback |
| Publication | Paris, 2007 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782877723503 |
The Gaulish language is being revealed, and researchers are making progress in understanding it every day. More than a thousand words are known, and the essential features of its grammar are becoming clearer. The Gauls wrote their language using the Etruscan, Greek, or Latin alphabets, but texts in the Gaulish language that have survived to this day are rare. In contrast, numerous Latin inscriptions throughout the Roman Empire, dedications, votive offerings, funerary formulas, graffiti, and artisans' signatures on everyday objects, provide us with thousands of Gaulish proper names, both those of people and those of gods and goddesses. Celtic naming, like that of many traditional peoples, was descriptive and qualifying, that is to say that the names of people had a concrete meaning: Supreme-Chief-of-Warriors (Vercingetorix), Hostage-of-Esus (Aesugeslos), Wolf-Head (Cunopennos), Beautiful-Ears (Suausia), Independent (Suarigilla), Big-Teats (Verbronara), Full-of-Knowledge (Vissulanios), etc. Proper names are therefore an important source for understanding the Gaulish language and the civilization it reflects. The Celtic names of Antiquity are presented here in their context, that is to say in the inscription where they appear, followed by the mention of the province and the place of discovery, then the main bibliographical reference. In a second part, an index of the themes of the Gaulish language is proposed, thus specifying and completing the data of the Dictionary of the Gaulish language.
The Gaulish language is being revealed, and researchers are making progress in understanding it every day. More than a thousand words are known, and the essential features of its grammar are becoming clearer. The Gauls wrote their language using the Etruscan, Greek, or Latin alphabets, but texts in the Gaulish language that have survived to this day are rare. In contrast, numerous Latin inscriptions throughout the Roman Empire, dedications, votive offerings, funerary formulas, graffiti, and artisans' signatures on everyday objects, provide us with thousands of Gaulish proper names, both those of people and those of gods and goddesses. Celtic naming, like that of many traditional peoples, was descriptive and qualifying, that is to say that the names of people had a concrete meaning: Supreme-Chief-of-Warriors (Vercingetorix), Hostage-of-Esus (Aesugeslos), Wolf-Head (Cunopennos), Beautiful-Ears (Suausia), Independent (Suarigilla), Big-Teats (Verbronara), Full-of-Knowledge (Vissulanios), etc. Proper names are therefore an important source for understanding the Gaulish language and the civilization it reflects. The Celtic names of Antiquity are presented here in their context, that is to say in the inscription where they appear, followed by the mention of the province and the place of discovery, then the main bibliographical reference. In a second part, an index of the themes of the Gaulish language is proposed, thus specifying and completing the data of the Dictionary of the Gaulish language.