Tessera hospitalis full#

It is one of the jewels of Celtiberian epigraphy because it is a document for hospitality that mentions the full identity of a man coming from Contrebia Belaisca (Celtiberian name for Botorrita). Its origin is uncertain (perhaps the province of Zaragoza, Spain). This tessera shaped like shaking hands (MLH K.0.2 BDH Z.00.01) is conserved in the Cabinet des Médailles in Paris. Tessera hospitalis called Tessère Froehner (MLH K.0.2 BDH Z.00.01) Type B: triple names: given name + family name + cognomen (formula influenced by the Roman tria nomina).įor Beltrán Lloris, the third bronze plaque from Botorrita III illustrates the transition between the use of the double-name system to the triple-name one, indicating Romanization.

Type A: double names: given name + family name (usual pattern in the Celtic world) This exceptional document is indispensable for the knowledge of Celtiberian anthroponymy.įrancisco Beltrán Lloris, for the publication of this bronze (Beltrán Lloris et al, 1996, specifically chapter II) revealed that two onomastic formations were in use: The origins are diversified: for example there are Greek names ( tiokenes/Diogenes) and Latin ones ( bolora/Flora) for which the graphic transcription was adapted to the Celtiberian writing system. The nearly 250 names on the plaque are of both women and men. Unlike the two other bronze-plaques from Botorrita – which treat juridical matters – and even if the first line of this text is still difficult to understand, according to Pierre-Yves Lambert, it could be a list of people for a lustration or a ceremony placed before a ver sacrum. The plaque itself is complete and it is written only on one face. Like two other famous bronze plaques, this spectacular bronze plaque (52 x 73 cm) discovered in 1992 comes from the Celtiberian archaeological site of Cabezo de las Minas, at Botorrita (Zaragoza).Īfter a short sentence (?), it contains a very neat list of nearly 250 names in four columns. Bronze plaque from Botorrita III (MLH K.1.3, BDH Z.09.03)