# Aiestaran 2024: A Vasconic inscription on a bronze hand: writing and rituality in the Iron Age Irulegi settlement in the Ebro Valley > Mattin Aiestaran, Javier Velaza, Joaquín Gorrochategui et al., 2024. 7 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The Irulegi find and its Vasconic reading. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D6C2YRA0YA5/a-vasconic-inscription-on-a-bronze-hand-writing-and Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Iberian language and Palaeohispanic scripts](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/iberian-language)Aiestaran 2024 **0** # A Vasconic inscription on a bronze hand: writing and rituality in the Iron Age Irulegi settlement in the Ebro Valley Mattin Aiestaran, Javier Velaza, Joaquín Gorrochategui et al., 2024. _Antiquity 98(397), 66-84_. Publishes the inscribed bronze hand from Irulegi, reading it as Vasconic in a graphic subsystem of Palaeohispanic script and as an apotropaic token for good fortune. **Iberian language and Palaeohispanic scripts** ArticleCopy of **[The bronze hand of Irulegi](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/iberian-language/artifacts/ART0D6C3DMW1RMF/the-bronze-hand-of-irulegi)** doi: **[10.15184/aqy.2023.199](https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.199)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The Irulegi find and its Vasconic reading. ## The document 19 pages [Pages][Text]Page 1 of 19 [![Page 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/e65bd6ce20eb2f66309be90720e87f8c0a0bc495eb0e617a1bc6180d672f072c/p1)1][![Page 2](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/e65bd6ce20eb2f66309be90720e87f8c0a0bc495eb0e617a1bc6180d672f072c/p2)2][![Page 3](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/e65bd6ce20eb2f66309be90720e87f8c0a0bc495eb0e617a1bc6180d672f072c/p3)3][![Page 4](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/e65bd6ce20eb2f66309be90720e87f8c0a0bc495eb0e617a1bc6180d672f072c/p4)4][![Page 5](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/e65bd6ce20eb2f66309be90720e87f8c0a0bc495eb0e617a1bc6180d672f072c/p5)5][![Page 6](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/e65bd6ce20eb2f66309be90720e87f8c0a0bc495eb0e617a1bc6180d672f072c/p6)6][![Page 7](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/e65bd6ce20eb2f66309be90720e87f8c0a0bc495eb0e617a1bc6180d672f072c/p7)7][![Page 8](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/e65bd6ce20eb2f66309be90720e87f8c0a0bc495eb0e617a1bc6180d672f072c/p8)8][![Page 9](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/e65bd6ce20eb2f66309be90720e87f8c0a0bc495eb0e617a1bc6180d672f072c/p9)9][![Page 10](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/e65bd6ce20eb2f66309be90720e87f8c0a0bc495eb0e617a1bc6180d672f072c/p10)10][![Page 11](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/e65bd6ce20eb2f66309be90720e87f8c0a0bc495eb0e617a1bc6180d672f072c/p11)11][![Page 12](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/e65bd6ce20eb2f66309be90720e87f8c0a0bc495eb0e617a1bc6180d672f072c/p12)12] ![Page 1 of A Vasconic inscription on a bronze hand: writing and rituality in the Iron Age Irulegi settlement in the Ebro Valley](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/e65bd6ce20eb2f66309be90720e87f8c0a0bc495eb0e617a1bc6180d672f072c/p1) The first 12 pages are shown; the rest are in the file. 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Check it against the page. ## Cited by on this site 7 records [The inscription is Vasconic and its first word is cognate with Basque zorion, "good fortune".](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/iberian-language/answers/ANS0D6C3AQ45V83/the-inscription-is-vasconic-and-its-first-word-is-cognate) Answer ANS [The bronze hand of Irulegi](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/iberian-language/artifacts/ART0D6C3DMW1RMF/the-bronze-hand-of-irulegi) ART [The bronze hand of Irulegi: document](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/iberian-language/copies/CPY0D6C3FV66R8T/the-bronze-hand-of-irulegi-document) CPY [The editors read the script as a Vasconic subsystem and the text as apotropaic.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/iberian-language/evidence/EVD0D6C3AYY3924/the-editors-read-the-script-as-a-vasconic-subsystem-and-the) Evidence EVD [The inscribed bronze hand of Irulegi is published as Vasconic](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/iberian-language/events/EVT0D6C33WC67R0/the-inscribed-bronze-hand-of-irulegi-is-published-as) EVT [The Iberian language and Palaeohispanic scripts](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/iberian-language) The mystery article MYS [Is the Irulegi hand inscription in an ancestor of Basque?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/iberian-language/questions/QST0D6C353E6FK9/is-the-irulegi-hand-inscription-in-an-ancestor-of-basque) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Aiestaran, M., Velaza, J., Gorrochategui, J., Usúa, C., Pujol, P., Alonso, E., Iriarte, E., Narbarte, J., Ruiz-González, D., Mendizabal-Sandonís, O., Sesma, J., Mujika-Alustiza, J. A., García Gazólaz, J., Balduz, B., & Agirre-Mauleon, J. (2024). A Vasconic inscription on a bronze hand: writing and rituality in the Iron Age Irulegi settlement in the Ebro Valley. Antiquity 98(397), 66-84. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.199 ``` [Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.199)[Download PDF · 20 MB](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/e65bd6ce20eb2f66309be90720e87f8c0a0bc495eb0e617a1bc6180d672f072c) Anyone can read it here; members can download it. Key **SRC** 0D6C2YRA0YA5 Kind Journal article Rights CC-BY-4.0 Kept 27 Oct 2026 Checked Against the published article Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D6C2YRA0YA5/a-vasconic-inscription-on-a-bronze-hand-writing-and/csl.json)