Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Housesteads - Great Chesters, zwischen (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070836 (Last Updates: 2017-01-16, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Deo Apol- DEO APOL
l(i)n(i) Melonius LN MELONIVS
Senilis dupl(icarius) SENILIS DVPL
Ger(mania) Sup(eriore) GER SVP
s(usceptum) s(olvit) S S
l(ibens) l(aetus) m(erito) L L M
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 00632. (B)
  • RIB 1665; Zeichnungen.
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 3, Nr. 2; Pl. 1, 2.

    IIIF Manifest

    Find circumstances / present location

    province:
    country:
    United Kingdom
    ancient find spot:
    modern find spot:
    Housesteads - Great Chesters, zwischen
    find spot:
    modern region:
    Northumberland
    year of find:
    1949
    present location:
    Chesters, Mus.

    Type of inscription / language

    type of inscription:
    votive inscription
    language:
    Latin

    Type of monument

    type of monument:
    altar
    material:
    Sandstein
    height:
    39 cm
    width:
    16 cm
    depth:
    12 cm
    letter size:
    3.1-2.2 cm

    Historical relevant data

    religion:
    names of pagan deities

    Commentary

     
    (B): Zu den leichten Leseabweichungen s. RIB 1665.

    People

    Person 1
    Name:
    Melonius Senilis Ger. Sup.
    Nomen:
    Melonius
    Cognomen:
    Senilis
    Origo:
    Germania* Superiore*
    gender:
    male
    Status:
    military personnel

    General Data

    HD-Nr:
    HD070836
    Work Status:
    checked with photo
    Last Update:
    2017-01-16 by Cowey
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