Inscription Database

Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD001024 (Last Updates: 2019-05-03, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
[D]eae Suli donavi [--- arg]- [ ]EAE SVLI DONAVI [ ]
[e]ntiolos sex quos perd[idi] [ ]NTIOLOS SEX QVOS PERD[ ]
a nomin[i]bus infrascript[is] A NOMIN[ ]BVS INFRASCRIPT[ ]
deae exactura est DEAE EXACTVRA EST
Senicianus(!) et Saturni{i}nus se[d] SENICIANVS ET SATVRNIINVS SE[ ]
et Ann[i]ola carta picta perscri[pta] ET ANN[ ]OLA CARTA PICTA PERSCRI[ ]
An(n)[i]ola AN[ ]OLA
Senicianus(!) SENICIANVS
Saturninus SATVRNINVS
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1982, 0658. (AB)
  • M.W.C. Hassall - R.S.O. Tomlin, Britannia 12, 1981, 370-372, Nr. 6; fig. 19 (Zeichnung). (AB) - AE 1982.
  • 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) 118, Nr. 8; Zeichnung.
  • AE 1992, 1117.
  • J.N. Adams, Britannia 23, 1992, 14. - AE 1992.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/8.

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
height:
(5) cm
width:
(9) cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities; magic/spells
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
Material: Blei-Zinn-Legierung. (B): Hassall - Tomlin: Z. 5: ; AE 1982: Z. 5: sed. Gebet für Gerechtigkeit.

People

Person 1
Name:
Senicianus (!)
Cognomen:
Senicianus (= Senecianus)
gender:
male
Person 2
Name:
Saturninus
Cognomen:
Saturninus
gender:
male
Person 3
Name:
Ann[i]ola
Cognomen:
Anniola+
gender:
female

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD001024
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-05-03 by Cowey
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