Writing and Printing

Hand of Irulegi

The Hand of Irulegi is a late Iron Age archaeological artifact unearthed in 2021 during excavations in the archaeological site of Irulegi (Navarre), next to the medieval castle of Irulegi, located in the municipality of Aranguren, Spain. The bronze artifact has the distinctive shape of a right hand with extended fingers. It has five separate strings of letters using the northeastern Iberian script, probably corresponding to five or more words, carved on the side that represents the back of a hand. Due to the importance and unique nature of the Irulegi Hand, the Government of Navarre announced on September 4, 2023, that it had begun the process of having it declared an Asset of Cultural Interest. On the anniversary of its discovery, it also announced that the Irulegi Hand would be exhibited at the Museum of Navarre, probably during the summer of 2024. However, this intention was fulfilled later, as on December 17, the Hand was put on display in the museum's recently renovated prehistoric room. As of 2024, it was being temporarily kept there, pending the completion of renovations to Room 1.1, which is dedicated to the Roman period.

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• ▸Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia
• ▸IJmuiden
• ▸American urban history

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