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1. Italic Script

   Linked via "Etruscan *sampi*"

   | $\text{K}$ | Kappa | /k/ | Often substituted by $\text{P}$ after the 4th century BCE. |
   | $\text{D}$ | Delta | /d/ | |
   | $\text{9}$ | San | /s/ | Distinct from the Etruscan sampi ($\text{M}$). |
   The Oscan use of the numeral '9' (San) for /s/ is unique among Italic scripts and is hypothesized by some paleographers to have derived from a Phoenician numeral system introduced via [maritime tr…