Inscription Database
Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD001464
(Last Updates: 2019-05-10, Cowey)
Transcription | Majuscle |
A[e]n[um me]um qui levavit [e]xc- | A[ ]N[ ]VM QVI LEVAVIT [ ]XC |
on(f)ic[tu]s [e]st templo Sulis | ONIC[ ]S [ ]ST TEMPLO SVLIS |
dono si mulier si baro si ser- | DONO SI MVLIER SI BARO SI SER |
vus si liber si pu<er=RE> si puella | VVS SI LIBER SI PVRE SI PVELLA |
et qui hoc fecerit san- | ET QVI HOC FECERIT SAN |
gu(in)em suum in ips<um=MV> aen- | GVEM SVVM IN IPSMV AEN |
<um=MV> fundat | MV FVNDAT |
Dono si mul[ie]r si | DONO SI MVL[ ]R SI |
ba(ro) si servus si lib- | BA SI SERVVS SI LIB |
er si puer si puel- | ER SI PVER SI PVEL |
la eum latr[on]- | LA EVM LATR[ ] |
em qui rem ipsa- | EM QVI REM IPSA |
m involavi[t] d- | M INVOLAVI[ ] D |
eus [i]nvenia[t] | EVS [ ]NVENIA[ ] |
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 400 AD
201 AD – 400 AD
Literature:
- AE 1984, 0620.
- M.W.C. Hassall - R.S.O. Tomlin, Britannia 15, 1984, 333, Nr. 2; fig. 31 u. 32 (Zeichnungen). - AE 1984.
- 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) 164-165, Nr. 44; Zeichnungen.
- A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/36.
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:
5 cm
width:
7 cm
Historical relevant data
religion:
names of pagan deities; magic/spells
social / economic / legal history:
present
Commentary
Sechs aneinanderpassende Fragmente erhalten. Material: Blei-Zinn-Kupfer-Legierung. Text beidseitig spiegelbildlich von rechts nach links geschrieben. Gebet für Gerechtigkeit.
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD001464
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-05-10 by Cowey
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