Novallas bronze tablet

One of the most important Celtiberian inscriptions discovered in recent years (early 21st century), the Novallas bronze tablet dates to the late first century BCE and is the longest Celtiberian text in Latin orthography we have. Though fragmentary, the text seems to discuss agreements between different cities in the region for how wide spaces between buildings and fields should be, presumably for purposes of right of way.^[1]

The fragmentary tablet measures 18.1 centimeter high at its longest, 22.5 cm. at its widest, and .2 cm thick.^[2] A small square hole at what seems to be the top would suggest that the plaque was nailed to a wall or some other structure, as was common with official notices.^[3] The carefully incised Latin capitals are between 0.7 and 0.9 cm high.^[4]

The Novallas Bronze was discovered by chance at the Chicharroya III site, which is in the district of Novallas (Zaragoza), Spain, in the early 21st century.^[5]