[1] However, a primary source from the Roman Varro states that Veltha, not Tins, was the supreme deity of the Etruscans.

[4] The Etruscans had a group of nine gods who had the power of hurling thunderbolts; they were called Novensiles by the Romans.

His name appears as the guarantor on three boundary stones with identical inscriptions found in Tunisia, originally placed there by the Etruscan colonists.

There have been a number of suggestions as to their meaning, but the Etruscan language is poorly understood and there is no scholarly consensus for the translation.

Tinia appears in several inscriptions, including: This article relating to the Etruscan civilization is a stub.