Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Cerzedelo (Hispania citerior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD000059 (Last Updates: 1997-07-24, Niquet)

Transcription Majuscle
[I(ovi)] O(ptimo) [M(aximo)] [ ] O [ ]
[---]I(?)[---] [ ]I[ ]
[E]lp(idius?) E[u]- [ ]LP E[ ]
elpistus ELPISTVS
v(otum) s(olvit) V S
Chronological Data:
1 AD – 200 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1983, 0552.
  • L. Dos Santos - P. Le Roux - A. Tranoy, Inscrições romanas do Museu Pio XII em Braga (Braga 1983) 8, Nr. 4; lám. 2,4.
  • L. Dos Santos - P. Le Roux - A. Tranoy, Bracara Augusta 37, 1983, 186, Nr. 4; lám. 2,4. - AE.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Portugal
ancient find spot:
modern find spot:
Cerzedelo
find spot:
modern region:
Braga
year of find:
1965
present location:
Mus. Pio XII Braga

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Granit
height:
93 cm
width:
45 cm
depth:
43 cm
letter size:
7-7.5 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities

Commentary

 
Der Altar kam 1965 ins Museum. Z. 2: I oder T, gehört wohl eher zu einem Epitheton des Gottes als zum Namen des Dedikanten.

People

Person 1
Name:
[--- E]lp. E[u]elpistus
Praenomen:
[-]
Nomen:
Elpidius+*?
Cognomen:
Euelpistus+
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD000059
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
1997-07-24 by Niquet
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