Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Colonia Claudia Augusta? Agrippinensium, bei – Eschweiler (Germania inferior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD001374 (Last Updates: 2019-08-26, Feraudi)

Transcription Majuscle
Matronis MATRONIS
Amfratnine<h=I>i[s] AMFRATNINEII[ ]
C(aius) Ferenniu[s] C FERENNIV[ ]
Opt[a]tus p[ro] OPT[ ]TVS P[ ]
[se et suis? ------ [
Chronological Data:
151 AD – 225 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1984, 0687.
  • C.B. Rüger, in: EpStud 13 (Köln 1983) 139-140, Nr. 25; Abb. 25. - AE 1984.
  • F. Biller, Kultische Zentren und Matronenverehrung in der südlichen Germania inferior (Rahden 2010) 256, Nr. IV.2.5.3.u.
  • A.G. Garman, The cult of the matronae in the Roman Rhineland. An historical evaluation of the archaeological evidence (Lewiston 2008) 90, Nr. 15.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Germany
ancient find spot:
Colonia Claudia Augusta? Agrippinensium, bei
modern find spot:
Eschweiler
find spot:
modern region:
Nordrhein-Westfalen
year of find:
1980
present location:
Bonn, Rhein. Landesmus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
(40) cm
width:
(46) cm
depth:
23 cm
letter size:
5-4.8 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities

Commentary

 
Z. 2: Verwendung eines aspirierten Velars.

People

Person 1
Name:
C. Ferenniu[s] Opt[a]tus
Praenomen:
C.
Nomen:
Ferennius+
Cognomen:
Optatus+
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD001374
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-08-26 by Feraudi
See Also:

Download