Inscription Database

Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD001027 (Last Updates: 2019-05-06, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Severa SEVERA
Dracontius DRACONTIVS
Spectatus SPECTATVS
Innocentius INNOCENTIVS
Senicio SENICIO
Candidianus CANDIDIANVS
Applicius APPLICIVS
Belator BELATOR
Surilla SVRILLA
Austus AVSTVS
Carinianu(s) CARINIANV
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1982, 0659. (B)
  • M.W.C. Hassall - R.S.O. Tomlin, Britannia 12, 1981, 372, Nr. 7; fig. 20 (Zeichnung). - AE 1982. (B)
  • 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) 176-177, Nr. 51; Zeichnung.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/43.

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:
11 cm
width:
5 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
magic/spells

Commentary

 
Material: Blei-Zinn-Kupfer-Legierung. (B): AE 1982: Carinianus. In Z. 7 (Si)mplicius statt Applicius.

People

Person 1
Name:
Severa
Cognomen:
Severa
gender:
female
Person 2
Name:
Austus
Cognomen:
Austus
gender:
male
Person 3
Name:
Carinianu.
Cognomen:
Carinianus
gender:
male
Person 4
Name:
Dracontius
Cognomen:
Dracontius
gender:
male
Person 5
Name:
Spectatus
Cognomen:
Spectatus
gender:
male
Person 6
Name:
Innocentius
Cognomen:
Innocentius
gender:
male
Person 7
Name:
Senicio
Cognomen:
Senicio
gender:
male
Person 8
Name:
Candidianus
Cognomen:
Candidianus
gender:
male
Person 9
Name:
Applicius
Cognomen:
Applicius
gender:
male
Person 10
Name:
Belator
Cognomen:
Belator
gender:
male
Person 11
Name:
Surilla
Cognomen:
Surilla
gender:
female

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD001027
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-05-06 by Cowey
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