Inscription Database

Boundary inscription from Zeugma - Edessa, inter – Kizilburç, bei (Mesopotamia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD001994 (Last Updates: 2012-03-15, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
Ex auctoritate Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) EX AVCTORITATE IMP CAES
L(uci) Septimi Severi Pii Per- L SEPTIMI SEVERI PII PER
tinacis Aug(usti) Arab(ici) Adiab(enici) TINACIS AVG ARAB ADIAB
pontif(icis) max(imi) trib(unicia) pot(estate) III PONTIF MAX TRIB POT III
imp(eratoris) VII co(n)s(ulis) II p(atris) p(atriae) C(aius) Iul(ius) IMP VII COS II P P C IVL
Pacatianus proc(urator) Aug(usti) inter PACATIANVS PROC AVG INTER
provinciam Osrhoenam et PROVINCIAM OSRHOENAM ET
regnum Abgari fines posuit REGNVM ABGARI FINES POSVIT
Chronological Data:
195 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1984, 0919.
  • J. Wagner, in: St. Mitchell (Hg.), Armies and Frontiers in Roman and Byzantine Anatolia (Oxford 1983) 113-114; pl. 8,5b; fig. 8,3b (Zeichnung). - AE.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Turkey
ancient find spot:
Zeugma - Edessa, inter
modern find spot:
Kizilburç, bei
find spot:
modern region:
Urfa
present location:
Kizilburç

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
boundary inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
cippus
material:
Kalkstein
height:
180 cm
width:
70 cm
letter size:
3.8-4.2 cm

Historical relevant data

geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
Y: Einrichtung der Provinz Osrhoene 195, am Ende des ersten Partherfeldzuges. Material: blau-grauer Kalkstein.

People

Person 1
Name:
L. Septimi Severi Pertinacis
Praenomen:
L.
Nomen:
Septimius
Cognomen:
Severus Pertinax
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
Person 2
Name:
C. Iul. Pacatianus
Praenomen:
C.
Nomen:
Iulius*
Cognomen:
Pacatianus
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order
Person 3
Name:
Abgari
Cognomen:
Abgarus
gender:
male
Status:
rulers (foreign)

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD001994
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2012-03-15 by Gräf
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