Inscription Database

Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD048370 (Last Updates: 2019-05-07, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Qu[i] mihi VILBIAM in[v]- QV[ ] MIHI VILBIAM IN[ ]
olavit OLAVIT
sic liquat(!) como(do)(!) aqua SIC LIQVAT COMO AQVA
ella(!) muta qui eam ELLA MVTA QVI EAM
v[or]- V[ ]
avit AVIT
si Velvinna SI VELVINNA
Exs- EXS
upereus VPEREVS
Verianus Se- VERIANVS SE
verinus VERINVS
A<u>gustalis AGVSTALIS
Com- COM
itianus ITIANVS
Catusminianus CATVSMINIANVS
Germanill[a] Iovina GERMANILL[ ] IOVINA
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • RIB 0154; Zeichnung.
  • 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) 112-113, Nr. 4; Zeichnung.
  • AE 1999, 0973a.
  • R.S.O. Tomlin - M.W.C. Hassall, Britannia 30, 1999, 384, (b). - AE 1999.
  • AE 2006, 0704.
  • P. Russell, Britannia 37, 2006, 363-366. - AE 2006.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/1.

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:
1880
present location:
Bath, Roman Baths Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
defixio
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Blei
height:
6 cm
width:
6 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
magic/spells

Commentary

 
Gebet für Gerechtigkeit. In Z. 1 Vilbiam (Tomlin - Hassall) sollte eher nicht als Personennamen aufgefaßt werden (Russell).

People

Person 1
Name:
Velvinna
Cognomen:
Velvinna
Person 2
Name:
Iovina
Cognomen:
Iovina
gender:
female
Person 3
Name:
Exsupereus
Cognomen:
Exsupereus
gender:
male
Person 4
Name:
Verianus
Cognomen:
Verianus
gender:
male
Person 5
Name:
Severinus
Cognomen:
Severinus
Person 6
Name:
Agustalis.
Cognomen:
Augustalis*
gender:
male
Person 7
Name:
Comitianus
Cognomen:
Comitianus
gender:
male
Person 8
Name:
Catus
Cognomen:
Catus
gender:
male
Person 9
Name:
Minianus
Cognomen:
Minianus
gender:
male
Person 10
Name:
Germanill[a]
Cognomen:
Germanilla+
gender:
female

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD048370
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-05-07 by Cowey
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