Inscription Database

Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD079517 (Last Updates: 2019-05-06, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
------ ne(?) perm]ittas ]ITTAS
[--- somn]um nec sanita- [ ]VM NEC SANITA
[tem --- n]isi ta<m=N>diu ta- [ ]ISI TANDIV TA
[---]iat quandiu hoc [ ]IAT QVANDIV HOC
[--- ill]ud se habuerit [ ]VD SE HABVERIT
[--- s]i vir si femina et [ ]I VIR SI FEMINA ET
[---] si ancilla [ ] SI ANCILLA
[------ [
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) 178-179, Nr. 52; Zeichnung.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/44.

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:
1980
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:
(7) cm
width:
(6) cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
magic/spells

Commentary

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

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD079517
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-05-06 by Cowey
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