Inscription Database

Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD079546 (Last Updates: 2019-05-06, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Illorum anima ILLORVM ANIMA
las(s)et[ur ---] LASET[ ]
TITUMNUS TITVMNVS
SEDILEUBISEDIAC SEDILEVBISEDIAC
USAQUEPANUM VSAQVEPANVM
 
------] ]
Exsibuus EXSIBVVS
Lothuius LOTHVIVS
Mas(e)ntius MASNTIVS
Aesibuas AESIBVAS
Petiacus PETIACVS
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) 156, Nr. 37; Zeichnungen.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/29.

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:
magic/spells

Commentary

 
Gebet für Gerechtigkeit. Material: Blei-Zinn-Legierung. In Z. 3 vielleicht der Name: Titumnus.

People

Person 1
Name:
Exsibuus
Cognomen:
Exsibuus
gender:
male
Person 2
Name:
Lothuius
Cognomen:
Lothuius
gender:
male
Person 3
Name:
Masntius.
Cognomen:
Masentius*
gender:
male
Person 4
Name:
Aesibuas
Cognomen:
Aesibuas
gender:
male
Person 5
Name:
Petiacus
Cognomen:
Petiacus
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD079546
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-05-06 by Cowey
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