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What are the likely Etruscan words for the numbers one through six?
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Based on evidence found on a pair of dice, scholars have identified the likely Etruscan words for the numbers one through six. While the specific order has been a subject of historical dispute, the arrangement most generally accepted by experts is as follows:1
- thu: one1
- zal: two1
- ci: three1
- śa: four1
- mach: five1
- huth: six1