Inscription Database

Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD000096 (Last Updates: 2019-03-29, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Cunsa CVNSA
 
Maria MARIA
Docimedis DOCIMEDIS
 
Vendibedis VENDIBEDIS
Sedebelia SEDEBELIA
 
Cunsus CVNSVS
Severia{a}nus SEVERIAANVS
Seni<i>la SENILA
Chronological Data:
301 AD – 400 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1983, 0634.
  • M.W.C. Hassall - R.S.O. Tomlin, Britannia 14, 1983, 336, Nr. 4; fig. 35 (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) 228, Nr. 95; Zeichnung.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/74.

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:
2 cm
width:
5 cm
depth:
0 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
magic/spells

Commentary

 
Material: Blei-Zinn-Kupfer-Legierung. Datierung nach Hassall - Tomlin.

People

Person 1
Name:
Cunsa
Cognomen:
Cunsa
gender:
female
Person 2
Name:
Maria
Cognomen:
Maria
gender:
female
Person 3
Name:
Docimedis
Cognomen:
Docimedis
gender:
female
Person 4
Name:
Vendibedis
Cognomen:
Vendibedis
gender:
female
Person 5
Name:
Sedebelia
Cognomen:
Sedebelia
gender:
female
Person 6
Name:
Cunsus
Cognomen:
Cunsus
gender:
male
Person 7
Name:
Severiaanus(!)
Cognomen:
Severiaanus (= Severianus)
gender:
male
Person 8
Name:
Seni<i>la
Cognomen:
Seni<i>la = Senila
gender:
female

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD000096
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-03-29 by Cowey
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