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
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
See Also: