Translation of Aulesi Metelis Inscription

The Orator, also known as L'Arringatore (Italian), Aule Meteli (Etruscan), or Aulus Metellus (Latin), is an Etruscan bronze sculpture dating from the late second or early first century BC. This translation is based on the Proto-Balto-Slavic language. All mentioned Lithuanian root words can be verified via dictionary resources at ekalba.lt.

L'Arringatore Sculpture

L'Arringatore (The Orator)

The Inscription Detail

Inscription Detail

Original Etruscan Inscription

"auleśi meteliś ve vesial clenśi / cen floreś tece sanśl tenine / tuθineś χisvlicś"

Translations

Lithuanian

Mūsų kaimo juokdarys veselai sako / kas plepa tas senai stovi / tautos patarlė.

Italian

Il burlone del nostro paese dice allegramente: "Chi chiacchiera resta immobile a lungo" - un proverbio popolare.

English

Our village joker cheerfully says: "He who chatters stays still for a long time" - a proverb of nation.

Word Breakdown - Line 1

  1. auleśi LT. aulė, aulas
  2. meteliś LT. metelninkas, metelis, juokdarys
  3. ve vesial LT. linksmai, veselai
  4. clenśi LT. klenyti

Word Breakdown - Line 2

  1. cen LT. ken
  2. floreś LT. plerpis
  3. tece LT. takenti
  4. sanśl LT. sąsenis
  5. tenine LT. teninys

Word Breakdown - Line 3

  1. tuθineś LT. tautinis, tautinė
  2. χisvlicś LT. alsulys