Inscription Database

Epitaph from Dyrrachium – Durrës (Macedonia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD014055 (Last Updates: 2013-01-07, Ehmig)

Transcription Majuscle
Lupae LVPAE
Tadi He- TADI HE
disti ser(vae) DISTI SER
q(uae) vixit a(nnos) XVIII Q VIXIT A XVIII
pos(uerunt) sib(i) Ursa so- POS SIB VRSA SO
ror et Themis ROR ET THEMIS
mater MATER
Chronological Data:
1 AD – 100 AD
Literature:
  • C. Patsch, JŒAI (Beibl.) 23, 1926, 212-214, Nr. 3; Abb. 32. – AE 1978.
  • L. Rey, Albania 4, 1932, 107, Nr. 43.
  • P.C. Sestieri, Studime e Tekste 2, 1, 1943, 38-39. 89-90, Nr. 62. – AE 1978.
  • AE 1978, 0752.
  • N. Dimotrova, ZPE 144, 2003, 209-210.
  • S. Anamali - H. Ceka - É. Deniaux, Corpus des inscriptions latines d’Albanie (Rome 2009) 70-71, Nr. 76; Foto.
  • U. Ehmig - R. Haensch, Die lateinischen Inschriften aus Albanien (LIA) (Bonn 2012) 237-239, Nr. 90; Foto.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Albania
ancient find spot:
Dyrrachium
modern find spot:
Durrës
find spot:
modern region:
Qarku i Durrësit
present location:
Tirana, Muz. Ark. Komb.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
stele
material:
Kalkstein
height:
(84) cm
width:
58 cm
depth:
7 cm
letter size:
7-3.5 cm
decoration:
present

Palaeography

punctuation:
hederae

Commentary

 
Oberhalb des Inschriftfeldes ein Gorgoneion; unterhalb der Inschrift Darstellung des Hermes Psychopompos. Hederae in Z. 7.

People

Person 1
Name:
Lupae Tadi Hedisti ser.
Cognomen:
Lupa
gender:
female
Status:
slaves
Age: Years:
18
Person 2
Name:
Tadi Hedisti
Nomen:
Tadus
Cognomen:
Hedistus
gender:
male
Person 3
Name:
Ursa
Cognomen:
Ursa
gender:
female
Person 4
Name:
Themis
Cognomen:
Themis
gender:
female

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD014055
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2013-01-07 by Ehmig
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