Inscription Database
Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD079543
(Last Updates: 2019-04-05, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| Qui cal<u=A>m(n)<i=AE>a(m) | QVI CALAMAEA |
| negat sanguine | NEGAT SANGVINE |
| [---]INEN[---] | [ ]INEN[ ] |
| de[s]t[in]at | DE[ ]T[ ]AT |
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) 159, Nr. 40; Zeichnung.
- A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/32.
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:
5 cm
width:
9 cm
Historical relevant data
religion:
magic/spells
Commentary
Gebet für Gerechtigkeit. Material: Blei-Zinn-Legierung.
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD079543
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-04-05 by Cowey
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