Inscription Database
Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD001048
(Last Updates: 2019-05-06, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| Deae Suli Minervae Docca | DEAE SVLI MINERVAE DOCCA |
| dono numini tuo pecuniam quam | DONO NVMINI TVO PECVNIAM QVAM |
| [--- a]misi id est |(denarios) V et is [q]ui | [ ]MISI ID EST | V ET IS [ ]VI |
| [eam involaveri]t si ser[vu]s s[i liber] | [ ]T SI SER[ ]S S[ ] |
| [si vir si femina] ex{s}igatur [------ | [ ] EXSIGATVR [ |
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 AD
101 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
- AE 1982, 0666.
- M.W.C. Hassall - R.S.O. Tomlin, Britannia 13, 1982, 401-406, Nr. 6; fig. 31 (Zeichnung). - AE 1982.
- R.S.O. Tomlin, in: B. Cunliffe (Hrsg.), The Temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath.
- Volume 2 The Finds from the Sacred Spring.
- (Oxford 1988) 153, Nr. 34; Zeichnung.
- A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/26.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Aquae Sulis
modern find spot:
Bath
find spot:
modern region:
Somerset
year of find:
1979
present location:
Bath, Roman Baths Mus.
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
defixio
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
tessera
material:
Blei
height:
(6) cm
width:
9 cm
Historical relevant data
religion:
names of pagan deities; magic/spells
social / economic / legal history:
present
Commentary
4 zueinandergehörige Fragmente. Material: Blei-Zinn-Legierung. Gebet für Gerechtigkeit.
People
Person 1
Name:
Docca
Cognomen:
Docca
gender:
male
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD001048
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-05-06 by Cowey
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