Inscription Database

Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD079551 (Last Updates: 2019-05-03, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Si (qui)s vome- SI S VOME
rem Civilis REM CIVILIS
involavit INVOLAVIT
ut an[imam] VT AN[ ]
su{u}a(m) in tem- SVVA IN TEM
plo deponat PLO DEPONAT
[si n]o[n] vom- [ ]O[ ] VOM
[erem] ub [--- si se]rvus [ ] VB [ ]RVVS
si liber si li- SI LIBER SI LI
bertinus [---] BERTINVS [ ]
unan[---]o finem faci- VNAN[ ]O FINEM FACI
[a]m [ ]M
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) 148-149, Nr. 31; Zeichnung.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/23.

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:
8 cm
width:
3 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
magic/spells

Commentary

 
Gebet für Gerechtigkeit.

People

Person 1
Name:
Civilis
Cognomen:
Civilis
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD079551
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-05-03 by Cowey
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