Inscription Database

Defixio from Ratcliffe-on-Soar (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD015967 (Last Updates: 2019-04-16, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Donatur deo Iovi DONATVR DEO IOVI
Optimo Maximo ut OPTIMO MAXIMO VT
exigat per mentem per EXIGAT PER MENTEM PER
memoriam per intus MEMORIAM PER INTVS
per intestinum per cor PER INTESTINVM PER COR
[p]er medullas per venas [ ]ER MEDVLLAS PER VENAS
per [---]as [---] PER [ ]AS [ ]
[---] si mascel si [ ] SI MASCEL SI
femina quivis FEMINA QVIVIS
involavit |(dena)rios Cani INVOLAVIT |RIOS CANI
Digni ut in corpore DIGNI VT IN CORPORE
suo in brevi temp[or]e SVO IN BREVI TEMP[ ]E
pariat donatur PARIAT DONATVR
deo esto decima pars DEO ESTO DECIMA PARS
eius pecuniae quam EIVS PECVNIAE QVAM
[so]lverit [ ]LVERIT
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 270 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1964, 0168. (B)
  • E.G. Turner, JRS 53, 1963, 122-124; pl. 9 (Fotos u. Zeichnungen). - AE 1964. (B)
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.19/1.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Nottinghamshire
year of find:
1960

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
defixio
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Blei
height:
8 cm
width:
5 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities; magic/spells

Commentary

 
Gebet für Gerechtigkeit. (B): Abweichende Textgestaltung.

People

Person 1
Name:
Cani Digni
Cognomen:
Canus Dignus
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD015967
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-04-16 by Cowey
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