Batalo

[2] Batalo belonged to a medieval Bosnian Šantić family, who were lords of Lašva region.

The first mention of Batalo is found in a deed issued by King Stjepan Dabiša to the government of Dubrovnik, and dated 17 July 1392.

On the third preserved page the scribe Stanko states that he was writing an ornate gospel for Batalo, dating its completion to 1393, two years after Tvrtko I death, during the reign of Dabiša.

"Veliki Tepčija" took care of the royal estates and held office at the ruler's (Ban, later King) court.

The Crkvine locality is multi-layered archaeological site, with cultural and historical continuity dating back to the neolithic, through early Roman and late antiquity, to end of the 14th century.

Transliterated into Latin script: Ase leži] uzmo [žni] muž' t [ep']čija Batal[o] bosan'ski a pisa Radomil' dijak'.Translated into English: Here lies mighty man Bosnian tepčija Batalo so is written by Radomil the dijak*.