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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