Celta insular: ogam

Palabras clave: Piedras e inscripciones ogámicas, Irlandés primitivo, Irlanda altomedieval, Gran Bretaña altomedieval, Epigrafía

Resumen

La escritura Ogam (“Ogham” en irlandés moderno) es un peculiar sistema de escritura destinado a escribir irlandés primitivo (el precursor del irlandés antiguo). La escritura, que básicamente consiste en veinte letras compuestas de uno a cinco trazos o muescas a lo largo de las aristas de piedras hincadas, se utilizó principalmente desde el siglo V al VII; pero en realidad nunca ha dejado de existir. De las cerca de 400 inscripciones ogámicas conocidas, alrededor de 330 se han hallado en Irlanda y el resto, en Gran Bretaña. Este artículo describe dicho sistema de escritura y el contenido, bastante monótono (nombres personales) de los textos ogámicos, así como su lengua, en la medida en la que podemos identificarla a través de estos textos.

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Publicado
2020-05-01
Cómo citar
Stifter, D. (2020). Celta insular: ogam. Palaeohispanica. Revista Sobre Lenguas Y Culturas De La Hispania Antigua, (20), 855-885. https://doi.org/10.36707/palaeohispanica.v0i20.381