Inscription Database
Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD079459
(Last Updates: 2019-04-01, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| n<o=U>men fur{t}i(s) si se[r](v)us | NVMEN FVRTI SI SE[ ]VS |
| si l[ibe]r | SI L[ ]R |
| si puer si puel- | SI PVER SI PVEL |
| la [------ | LA [ |
Chronological Data:
301 AD – 400 AD
301 AD – 400 AD
Literature:
- 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) 239, Nr. 102; Zeichnung.
- A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/81.
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:
1979
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:
5 cm
width:
3 cm
depth:
0 cm
Historical relevant data
religion:
magic/spells
Commentary
Gebet für Gerechtigkeit. Material: Blei-Zinn-Kupfer-Legierung. Die Inschrift besteht aus drei aneinander passenden Fragmenten.
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD079459
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-04-01 by Cowey
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