Inscription Database
Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD079542
(Last Updates: 2019-04-05, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| ------ dir]ipuit ut [eo]rum pretium | ]IPVIT VT [ ]RVM PRETIVM |
| [--- et(?) e]xigas hoc per sanguinem et sa- | [ ]XIGAS HOC PER SANGVINEM ET SA |
| [nitatem sua]m et suorum nec ante illos pati[a]r- | [ ]M ET SVORVM NEC ANTE ILLOS PATI[ ]R |
| [is(?) bibere nec m]anducare nec a<s=D>sellar<i=E> nec | [ ]ANDVCARE NEC ADSELLARE NEC |
| [meiere(?) ---]ius hoc [a]b{i}so(l)verit | [ ]IVS HOC [ ]BISOVERIT |
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) 160-161, Nr. 41; Zeichnung.
- A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/33.
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:
(10) cm
Historical relevant data
religion:
magic/spells
Commentary
Material: Blei-Zinn-Legierung. Das Täfelchen besteht aus zwei aneinander passenden Fragmenten. In Z. 1 entweder dir]ipuit oder corr]ipuit. Am Ende entweder [a]b{i}so(l)verit oder [u]bi so(l)verit. Gebet für Gerechtigkeit.
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD079542
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-04-05 by Cowey
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