Inscription Database
Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD079558
(Last Updates: 2019-04-08, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| ------] involaverit | ] INVOLAVERIT |
| [---]llum invola- | [ ]LLVM INVOLA |
| [verit ---]virus [--] mulieris | [ ]VIRVS [ ] MVLIERIS |
| [---]illido [---]us | [ ]ILLIDO [ ]VS |
| [---]llum Vitali | [ ]LLVM VITALI |
| Espeditus tatirum | ESPEDITVS TATIRVM |
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
201 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) 127, Nr. 13; Zeichnung.
- A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/13.
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:
(8) cm
Historical relevant data
religion:
magic/spells
Commentary
Das Täfelchen besteht aus fünf aneinander passenden Fragmenten. Material: Blei-Zinn-Legierung. In Z. 3 vielleicht ein mißglücktes ""si vir, si mulier"". In Z. 7: tatirum, vielleicht ein Keltischer Name.
People
Person 1
Name:
Vitali
Cognomen:
Vitalis
gender:
male
Person 2
Name:
Espeditus
Cognomen:
Espeditus
gender:
male
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD079558
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-04-08 by Cowey
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