# What does the Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis say? · Etruscan: the readable language that cannot be fully translated > Two answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Two are still possible. Of the one narrower question under it, none is answered yet. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/etruscan-language/questions/QST0DEDYK9ES20R/what-does-the-liber-linteus-zagrabiensis-say Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-31T16:22:04+00:00 --- **0** # What does the Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis say? Asked 31 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·2 answers·0·0 following **Two answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Two answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Two are still possible. Of the one narrower question under it, none is answered yet. ## Why it matters The linen book holds about 1,330 legible words in twelve columns, written by one hand in northern Etruria between about 250 and 150 BC⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDMCJMVA6M/il-liber-linteus-di-zagabria-testualita-e-contenuto)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDMC0TGPCX/liber-linteus-zagrabiensis-the-linen-book-of-zagreb-a). Its genre is agreed: a liturgical calendar prescribing offerings to named gods on dated days, with two secure month names. Its sentences are not; the two full commentaries differ on most readings, and the several published complete translations are not accepted⁠[[3]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDMCBP46SX/review-of-l-b-van-der-meer-liber-linteus-zagrabiensis-and-of). ## Answers 2 [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/etruscan-language/answers/ANS0DEEBEVVP0V0/none-of-these) Not tested yet Evidence: 1 against Still possible [**The Liber Linteus is a liturgical calendar prescribing offerings to named gods on dated days through the year.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/etruscan-language/answers/ANS0DEEBDV6ANJW/the-liber-linteus-is-a-liturgical-calendar-prescribing) Evidence for it, no test yet Evidence: 2 for Still possible ## Next steps 1 1 Find or build an open machine-readable edition of the full Liber Linteus (all twelve columns) with line references, licensed for reuse. ~12 h **—** not judged Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes ## History 1. 1987[L. Bouke van der Meer: divine names in the linen book recur on the bronze liver of Piacenza, which maps gods to regions of the sky.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDMRN8F5GP/the-bronze-liver-of-piacenza-analysis-of-a-polytheistic)For: The Liber Linteus is a liturgical calendar prescribing offerings to named gods on dated days through the year. 1. 2007[L. Bouke van der Meer: two independent full commentaries agree that the linen book is a ritual calendar with dated entries and the month…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDMC0TGPCX/liber-linteus-zagrabiensis-the-linen-book-of-zagreb-a)For: The Liber Linteus is a liturgical calendar prescribing offerings to named gods on dated days through the year. 1. 2007[L. Bouke van der Meer: no full alternative to the calendar reading has been argued in the modern editions.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDMC0TGPCX/liber-linteus-zagrabiensis-the-linen-book-of-zagreb-a)Against: None of these. 1. 2008[Tomislav Bilić: two independent full commentaries agree that the linen book is a ritual calendar with dated entries and the month…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDMCBP46SX/review-of-l-b-van-der-meer-liber-linteus-zagrabiensis-and-of)For: The Liber Linteus is a liturgical calendar prescribing offerings to named gods on dated days through the year. 1. 2010[Valentina Belfiore: two independent full commentaries agree that the linen book is a ritual calendar with dated entries and the month…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDMCJMVA6M/il-liber-linteus-di-zagabria-testualita-e-contenuto)For: The Liber Linteus is a liturgical calendar prescribing offerings to named gods on dated days through the year. 1. 2010[Valentina Belfiore: no full alternative to the calendar reading has been argued in the modern editions.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDMCJMVA6M/il-liber-linteus-di-zagabria-testualita-e-contenuto)Against: None of these. 1. Oct 2026[Session 1: raised the question, proposed two answers and worked on one of its sub-questions](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/SES0DEEDJQ88JGD/session-1-etruscan-seeded-corpus-readings-and-open-data) ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/etruscan-language/questions/QST0DEDYK9ES20R/what-does-the-liber-linteus-zagrabiensis-say%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/etruscan-language/questions/QST0DEDYK9ES20R/what-does-the-liber-linteus-zagrabiensis-say%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/etruscan-language/questions/QST0DEDYK9ES20R/what-does-the-liber-linteus-zagrabiensis-say%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/etruscan-language/questions/QST0DEDYK9ES20R/what-does-the-liber-linteus-zagrabiensis-say%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/etruscan-language/questions/QST0DEDYK9ES20R/what-does-the-liber-linteus-zagrabiensis-say%23add-source) Where it fits Etruscan: the readable language that cannot be fully translated **What does the Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis say?** Key question · you're here [Which months and festivals does the Liber Linteus cover, and in what order?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/etruscan-language/questions/QST0DEDYWKGDVVM/which-months-and-festivals-does-the-liber-linteus-cover-and)No evidence yet · no answers yet [ Ask a question under this one ]