Inscription Database

Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD079476 (Last Updates: 2019-04-02, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Exsuperius EXSVPERIVS
donat pann<a=U>m ferri DONAT PANNVM FERRI
qui illi innoc[entiam(?) ---]nfam QVI ILLI INNOC[ ]NFAM
tusc[---] Su- TVSC[ ] SV
lis si vir [si femin]a s[i] ser(v)us LIS SI VIR [ ]A S[ ] SERVS
si liber ho[c] SI LIBER HO[ ]
ill[---] ILL[ ]
et [---]er[---] ET [ ]ER[ ]
suas inv[o]la[veru]n[t] s[i] vir SVAS INV[ ]LA[ ]N[ ] S[ ] VIR
si femina s[ati]sfecerit SI FEMINA S[ ]SFECERIT
sanguin[e] ill[o]rum hoc SANGVIN[ ] ILL[ ]RVM HOC
devindices [si(?)] q[u]is aenum mi- DEVINDICES [ ] Q[ ]IS AENVM MI
hi involav[i]t HI INVOLAV[ ]T
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 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) 200-201, Nr. 66; Zeichnung.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/57.

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:
13 cm
width:
9 cm
depth:
0 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
magic/spells

Commentary

 
Gebet für Gerechtigkeit. Material: Blei-Zinn-Legierung. Die Inschrift besteht aus fünf aneinander passenden Fragmenten.

People

Person 1
Name:
Exsuperius
Cognomen:
Exsuperius
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD079476
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-04-02 by Cowey
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