Inscription Database

Epitaph from Eburacum – York (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069946 (Last Updates: 2016-12-30, Cowey)

Transcription	Majuscle
[D(is)] M(anibus)	[ ] M
Corellia Optata an(norum) XIII	CORELLIA OPTATA AN XIII
Secreti Manes qui regna	SECRETI MANES QVI REGNA
Acherusia Ditis incoli-	ACHERVSIA DITIS INCOLI
tis quos parva petunt post	TIS QVOS PARVA PETVNT POST
lumina vite exiguus cinis et simulacrum corpo(r)is um-	LVMINA VITE EXIGVVS CINIS ET SIMVLACRVM CORPOIS VM
bra insontis gnate geni-	BRA INSONTIS GNATE GENI
tor spe captus iniqua	TOR SPE CAPTVS INIQVA
supremum hunc nate	SVPREMVM HVNC NATE
miserandus defleo finem	MISERANDVS DEFLEO FINEM
Q(uintus) Core(llius) Fortis pat(er) f(aciendum) c(uravit)	Q CORE FORTIS PAT F C

Chronological Data:
101 AD – 200 AD

Literature:

CIL 07, 00250.
RIB 0684; Zeichnung.
S.R. Tufi, Yorkshire, CSIR Great Britain 1, 3 (Oxford 1983) 34-35, Nr. 52; Pl. 16, 52.

Find circumstances / present location

province:

Britannia

country:

United Kingdom

ancient find spot:

Eburacum

modern find spot:

York

find spot:

Mount

modern region:

North Yorkshire

year of find:

1861

present location:

York, Yorkshire Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:

epitaph

language:

Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:

stele

material:

Sandstein

height:

94 cm

width:

64 cm

depth:

18 cm

letter size:

4.9-3.3 cm

decoration:

present

Historical relevant data

religion:

names of pagan deities

Commentary

Hexameter.

People

Person 1

Name:

Corellia Optata

Nomen:

Corellia

Cognomen:

Optata

gender:

female

Age: Years:

Person 2

Name:

Q. Core. Fortis

Praenomen:

Nomen:

Corellius*

Cognomen:

Fortis

gender:

male

General Data

HD-Nr:

HD069946

Work Status:

checked with photo

Last Update:

2016-12-30 by Cowey

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