Inscription Database

Epitaph from Byllis – Hekal (Macedonia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD026032 (Last Updates: 2014-02-28, Ehmig)

Transcription Majuscle
Caecilia L(uci) f(ilia) CAECILIA L F
Venusta Byllid(ensis) VENVSTA BYLLID
cum Lartidio Naisso CVM LARTIDIO NAISSO
marito suo hic sita est MARITO SVO HIC SITA EST
cum quo annis XXXXII CVM QVO ANNIS XXXXII
sine querella sanctissime vixit SINE QVERELLA SANCTISSIME VIXIT
Chronological Data:
51 AD – 200 AD
Literature:
  • C. Praschniker, JŒAI (Beibl.) 21/22, 1922, 198-199, Nr. 13. - AE 1923.
  • AE 1923, 0039.
  • P.C. Sestieri, Studime e Tekste 2, 1, 1943, 69, Nr. 15.
  • P.R. Franke, Albanien im Altertum (Mainz 1983) 28; Abb. 57.
  • N. Ceka, Iliria 17, 2, 1987, 110-111, Nr. 74; 111, Fig. 46.
  • N. Ceka, in: A. Eggebrecht (Hrsg.), Albanien. Schätze aus dem Land der Skipetaren. Kataloghandbuch (Mainz 1988) 420, Nr. 334; Foto.
  • S. Anamali - H. Ceka - É. Deniaux, Corpus des inscriptions latines d’Albanie (Rome 2009) 163, Nr. 214; Foto.
  • U. Ehmig - R. Haensch, Die lateinischen Inschriften aus Albanien (LIA) (Bonn 2012) 498-499, Nr. 206; Foto.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Albania
ancient find spot:
Byllis
modern find spot:
Hekal
find spot:
modern region:
Qarku i Fierit
present location:
Fier, Apollonia, Arch. Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Kalkstein
height:
44 cm
width:
63 cm
depth:
12 cm
letter size:
2.5-4.5 cm

Historical relevant data

geography:
present

People

Person 1
Name:
Caecilia L.f. Venusta Byllid[ensis]
Nomen:
Caecilia
Cognomen:
Venusta
Origo:
Byllidensis+
gender:
female
Person 2
Name:
Lartidio Naisso
Nomen:
Lartidius
Cognomen:
Naissus
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD026032
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2014-02-28 by Ehmig
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