== 碑文学的証拠 ==
ケルヌンノスに関する神話や、彼が持っていたと思われる様々な蔑称の物語、宗教的実践や信者に関する情報など、ガリア文学が現存していないため、ガリアの宗教的伝統における彼の全体的な意義は不明である。ガリア文化における彼の役割の解釈は、動物、自然、豊穣の神と見なすものから、旅行、商業、双方向性の神と見なすものまで様々である<ref>Green Miranda, Animals in Celtic Life and Myth, pages227–8, 1992, Routledge, https://ceisiwrserith.com/therest/Cernunnos/cernunnospaper.htm</ref>ケルヌンノスの存在の証拠に、さまざまな遺物に刻まれた碑文が残っているのみである。
Due to the lack of surviving Gaulish literature regarding mythologies about Cernunnos, stories with various possible epithets he might have had, or information regarding religious practices and followers, his overall significance in Gaulish religious traditions is unknown. Interpretations of his role within Gaulish culture vary from seeing him as a god of animals, nature and fertility to a god of travel, commerce and bi-directionality. The only evidence that has survived are inscriptions found on various artifacts.
The ''[[Pillar of the Boatmen|Nautae Parisiaci]]'' monument was probably constructed by Gaulish sailors in 14 CE.<ref>Based on the inscription (''[[Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum|CIL]]'' XIII. 03026), on the accession of the [[Roman emperors|emperor]] [[Tiberius]].</ref> It was discovered in 1710 within the foundations of the [[Notre-Dame de Paris|cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris]], site of ancient [[Lutetia]], the ''[[civitas]]'' [[Capital (political)|capital]] of the [[Celts|Celtic]] [[Parisii (France)|Parisii]]. It is now displayed in the [[Musée National du Moyen Age]] in [[Paris]].<ref name="A. Kingsley Porter 1934 p. 227">A. Kingsley Porter, "A Sculpture at Tandragee," ''Burlington Magazine'' 65 (1934), p. 227, pointing out the relative maturation of the antlers.</ref> The distinctive stone pillar is an important monument of [[Gallo-Roman religion]]. Its [[low relief]]s depict and label by name several [[Religion in ancient Rome|Roman deities]] such as [[Jupiter (mythology)|Jupiter]], [[Vulcan (mythology)|Vulcan]], and [[Castor (mythology)|Castor]] and [[Pollux (mythology)|Pollux]], along with Gallic deities such as [[Esus]], [[Smertrios]], and [[Tarvos Trigaranus]]. The name ''Cernunnos'' can be read clearly on 18th century drawings of the inscriptions, but the initial letter has been obscured since, so that today only a reading "''[_]ernunnos"'' can be verified.<ref>Phyllis Fray Bober, ''Cernunnos: Origin and Transformation of a Celtic Divinity'',