Inscription Database

Epitaph from Tipasa – Tipasa (Mauretania Caesariensis)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD000756 (Last Updates: 2009-02-23, Feraudi)

Transcription Majuscle
Alto labsa(!) loco casu ALTO LABSA LOCO CASV
defuncta nefando DEFVNCTA NEFANDO
primis rapta annis PRIMIS RAPTA ANNIS
istic Fidentia dormit ISTIC FIDENTIA DORMIT
cui pater hunc tumulum CVI PATER HVNC TVMVLVM
sibi h(a)ec solacia fecit SIBI HEC SOLACIA FECIT
Fidentius filiae FIDENTIVS FILIAE
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 400 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1982, 0984.
  • S. Lancel, AntAfr 16, 1980, 154-155, Nr. 18; fig. 21. - AE.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Algeria
ancient find spot:
Tipasa
modern find spot:
Tipasa
find spot:
modern region:
Tipasa
year of find:
1956
present location:
Tipasa, Musée

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Marmor
height:
29 cm
width:
50 cm
depth:
3 cm
letter size:
2.5-3 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
Judaism / Christianity; rel-?

Commentary

 
Grabgedicht in drei Hexametern; Die Namen treten häufig in spätem, oft christlichem Kontext auf, doch bleibt Datierung fraglich.

People

Person 1
Name:
Fidentia
Cognomen:
Fidentia
gender:
female
Person 2
Name:
Fidentius
Cognomen:
Fidentius
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD000756
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2009-02-23 by Feraudi
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