It is the longest document extant in the Etruscan language, with about 1330 words. It is the only existing linen book dated to the first half of the second century BC. The inscription consists of 12 parallel columns. The single large textile had been cut into horizontal strips to form bandages for the mummy. Columns 2 through 12 contain a serial listing of rituals. The book was cut into eight strips, five of which were partly preserved. The mummy and the manuscript are now in the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb, Croatia. This is an unparalleled resource accessible linguistically and archaeologically as never before.
The Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis
