Inscription Database
Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD000009
(Last Updates: 2019-03-29, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| ABCDEFX | ABCDEFX |
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
201 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
- AE 1983, 0632.
- M.W.C. Hassall - R.S.O. Tomlin, Britannia 14, 1983, 336, Nr. 2; fig. 32 (Zeichnung). - AE 1983.
- 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) 108, Nr. 1; Zeichnung.
- A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/3.
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:
tessera
material:
Blei, Zinn
height:
5 cm
width:
6 cm
Historical relevant data
religion:
magic/spells
Commentary
Material: Blei-Zinn-Kupfer-Legierung. Vielleicht zu verstehen als ABC def(i)x(io).
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD000009
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-03-29 by Cowey
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