Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Vercovicium – Housesteads (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070762 (Last Updates: 2017-02-21, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
I(ovi) O(ptimo) [M(aximo)] I O [ ]
et Numinibus ET NVMINIBVS
[---] [ ]
[---] [ ]
[---] [ ]
[---]rius [ ]RIVS
[-]upe[---] [ ]VPE[ ]
[p]raefectu[s] [ ]RAEFECTV[ ]
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • EphEp 9, p. 590 n. 1178. (B)
  • RIB 1587; Zeichnung.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Vercovicium
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
present location:
verschollen

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
112 cm
width:
55 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities

Commentary

 
(B): Zu den leichten Leseabweichungen s. RIB 1587. In 1982 durch Feuer zerstört. In Z. 6-7 vielleicht [Q. Ve]rius / [S]upe[rstis] statt [---]rius / [-]upe[---].

People

Person 1
Name:
[---]rius [-]upe[---]
Nomen:
[---]rius
Cognomen:
[-]upe[---]
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD070762
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2017-02-21 by Cowey
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