Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Magnae – Carvoran (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070967 (Last Updates: 2016-10-07, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Dibus DIBVS
Vitiribus VITIRIBVS
Deccius DECCIVS
v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito) V S L M
Chronological Data:
122 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 00767.
  • ILS 4735.
  • RIB 1805; Zeichnungen.
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 75-76, Nr. 188; Pl. 53, 188.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Magnae
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
1725
present location:
Newcastle upon Tyne, Great North Museum, Hancock

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
21 cm
width:
13 cm
depth:
10 cm
letter size:
1.5-1.1 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities

People

Person 1
Name:
Deccius
Nomen:
Deccius
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD070967
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2016-10-07 by Cowey
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