Inscription Database

Letter from Londinium – London (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD017690 (Last Updates: 2020-01-24, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Londinio LONDINIO
 
L(ucius) Vital(---) Ad(---) L VITAL AD
 
Rufus Callisuni salutem Epillico et omni- RVFVS CALLISVNI SALVTEM EPILLICO ET OMNI
bus contubernalibus certiores vos esse BVS CONTVBERNALIBVS CERTIORES VOS ESSE
credo me recte valere si vos invi- CREDO ME RECTE VALERE SI VOS INVI
cem fecistis rogo mittite omnia CEM FECISTIS ROGO MITTITE OMNIA
diligenter cura agas ut illam puel- DILIGENTER CVRA AGAS VT ILLAM PVEL
lam ad nummum redigas LAM AD NVMMVM REDIGAS
Chronological Data:
71 AD – 150 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1954, 0016. (B)
  • J.A. Richmond, AntJ 33, 1953, 207-208; pl. 27; fig. 1 (Zeichnung). - AE 1954.
  • RIB 2443, 7. (B)
  • AE 2002, 0879.
  • J.N. Adams, ZPE 140, 2002, 262. - AE 2002.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Londinium
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
London
year of find:
1927
present location:
London, Brit. Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
letter
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Holz
height:
(4) cm
width:
14 cm

Commentary

 
Privatbrief. (B): in Z. 3-4 indi/cem statt invi/cem.

People

Person 1
Name:
L. Vital. Ad.
Praenomen:
L.
Nomen:
Vital(---)
Cognomen:
Ad(---)
gender:
male
Person 2
Name:
Rufus Callisuni
Cognomen:
Rufus
gender:
male
Person 3
Name:
Callisuni
Cognomen:
Callisunus
gender:
male
Person 4
Name:
Epillico
Cognomen:
Epilicus
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD017690
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2020-01-24 by Cowey
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