Inscription Database
Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD079539
(Last Updates: 2019-05-06, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| Deae Suli [---] | DEAE SVLI [ ] |
| [------] | [ ] |
| [------] | [ ] |
| [---]is qu[i ------ | [ ]IS QV[ |
| si servus si liber {si} qui{s}cumq[ue] | SI SERVVS SI LIBER SI QVISCVMQ[ ] |
| erit non illi permittas nec | ERIT NON ILLI PERMITTAS NEC |
| oculos nec sanitatem nisi caecitatem | OCVLOS NEC SANITATEM NISI CAECITATEM |
| orbitatemque quoad vixerit | ORBITATEMQVE QVOAD VIXERIT |
| nisi haec ad fanum [------ | NISI HAEC AD FANVM [ |
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) 166-167, Nr. 45; Zeichnungen.
- A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/37.
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:
4 cm
width:
6 cm
Historical relevant data
religion:
names of pagan deities; magic/spells
Commentary
Material: Blei-Zinn-Kupfer-Legierung. Gebet für Gerechtigkeit.
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD079539
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-05-06 by Cowey
See Also:
