Inscription Database

Epitaph from Colonia Claudia Augusta? Agrippinensium – Köln (Germania inferior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD018975 (Last Updates: 2019-07-18, Feraudi)

Transcription Majuscle
[Hic iac]et Donatus ex pro- [ ]ET DONATVS EX PRO
[tectorib]us civis Afer qui [ ]VS CIVIS AFER QVI
[vixit a]nnos XLV me- [ ]NNOS XLV ME
[nses ---] dies VII demi- [ ] DIES VII DEMI
[sit? here]des f[ili]os(?) III [ ]DES F[ ]OS III
Chronological Data:
351 AD – 400 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1956, 0251.
  • AE 1995, 1115.
  • F. Fremersdorf, KJ 1, 1955, 30, Nr. 20; Abb. 5 (Zeichnung). - AE 1956.
  • B. Galsterer - H. Galsterer, Die römischen Steininschriften aus Köln, IKöln (2.
  • Aufl.) (Mainz 2010) 334, Nr. 401; Foto.
  • W. Schmitz, KJ 28, 1995, 658-663; Abb. 6. - AE 1995.
  • B. Galsterer - H. Galsterer, Die römischen Steininschriften aus Köln (Köln 1975) 70, Nr. 288; Taf. 63. - AE 1995.
  • M.-P. Terrien, La christianisation de la région rhénane du IVe au milieu du VIIIe siècle. Corpus (Besançon 2007) 115.
  • H. Nesselhauf - H. Lieb, BRGK 40, 1959, 203-204, Nr. 226.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Germany
ancient find spot:
Colonia Claudia Augusta? Agrippinensium
modern find spot:
Köln
find spot:
modern region:
Nordrhein-Westfalen
year of find:
1949
present location:
Köln, S. Gereon, Kirche

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Kalkstein
height:
(24) cm
width:
(47) cm
depth:
4 cm

Historical relevant data

geography:
present

People

Person 1
Name:
Donatus civis Afer
Cognomen:
Donatus
Origo:
civis Afer
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
Age: Years:
45
Age: Days:
7

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD018975
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-07-18 by Feraudi
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