Inscription Database

Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD079513 (Last Updates: 2019-05-06, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
B B
 
[---]AT[---]AD[---]ITAMO[---] [ ]AT[ ]AD[ ]ITAMO[ ]
conq[u]{a}er[or] tibi Sulis Arminia CONQ[ ]AER[ ] TIBI SVLIS ARMINIA
Verecundinum Ter[en]ti c[ons]umas VERECVNDINVM TER[ ]TI C[ ]VMAS
qui argent<e=I>olos duos mihi QVI ARGENTIOLOS DVOS MIHI
[---]revavit no[n il]l[i p]er- [ ]REVAVIT NO[ ]L[ ]ER
mittas nec sedere nec iacere [ne]c MITTAS NEC SEDERE NEC IACERE [ ]C
[---] a[m]bulare n[ec] [ ] A[ ]BVLARE N[ ]
somn[um nec] sanitatem [illu]m(?) SOMN[ ] SANITATEM [ ]M
quantocius consumas et iter[u]m QVANTOCIVS CONSVMAS ET ITER[ ]M
[------] [ ]
[------] [ ]
[no]n perveniat [ ]N PERVENIAT
Chronological Data:
201 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) 182-184, Nr. 54.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/46.

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:
14 cm
width:
9 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities; magic/spells

Commentary

 
Gebet für Gerechtigkeit. Material: Blei-Zinn-Kupfer-Legierung.

People

Person 1
Name:
Arminia
Cognomen:
Arminia
gender:
female
Person 2
Name:
Verecundinum Ter[en]ti
Cognomen:
Verecundinus
gender:
male
Person 3
Name:
Ter[en]ti
Cognomen:
Terentius+
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD079513
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-05-06 by Cowey
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