The bronze hand of Irulegi: photo
A life-size bronze right hand, probably hung at a doorway, with four lines of text in a variant of the Palaeohispanic script. Its editors read it as Vasconic and compare the first word, sorioneku, with Basque zorion, "good fortune"; a comparative-method test found the evidence inconclusive.
José Luis Larrión, Museum of Navarre, 2021. CC BY-SA 4.0
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PhotoJosé Luis Larrión, Museum of Navarre · commons.wikimedia.org · 2026-04-21 · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original
TranscriptionARGIA · commons.wikimedia.org · 2022-11-19 · CC BY-SA 4.02 steps from the original
PictureJosé Luis Larrión, Museum of Navarre · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original
DocumentAiestaran et al. · doi.org · 2024-02 · publisherPrimary source: A Vasconic inscription on a bronze hand: writing and rituality in the Iron Age Irulegi settlement in the Ebro Valley2 steps from the original
Where it was made
Irulegi, Aranguren valley, Navarre · Iron Age settlement
Sources 1
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The bronze hand of Irulegi [Artifact ART0D6C3DMW1RMF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D6C3DMW1RMF
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