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Cippus Perusinus

3rd–2nd century BCE · 3rd century BCE · Also known as Cippus of Perugia

The Cippus Perusinus is a stone boundary marker inscribed with about 130 words of Etruscan, found near Perugia in 1822. It is one of the longest surviving Etruscan texts and appears to record a legal agreement over land between two families, the Velthina and the Afuna. Because Etruscan is only partly understood, its exact meaning is still debated. It is kept in the archaeological museum in Perugia.

Cippus Perusinus
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Cippus Perusinus. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/cippus-perusinus
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“Cippus Perusinus.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/cippus-perusinus. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Cippus Perusinus.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/cippus-perusinus.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Cippus Perusinus’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/cippus-perusinus (Accessed: ).

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