Inscription Database

Epitaph from Ulpiana, bei – Prishtinë / Priština (Moesia superior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD033658 (Last Updates: 2011-11-17, Feraudi)

Transcription Majuscle
Indolis egregiae et pi- INDOLIS EGREGIAE ET PI
us at morior Iuvenilem VS AT MORIOR IVVENILEM
eripuere cito rumpentes ERIPVERE CITO RVMPENTES
stamina Parcae STAMINA PARCAE
quem supremam artem QVEM SVPREMAM ARTEM
docuit dulcis Cytherea DOCVIT DVLCIS CYTHEREA
fecerat is doctus rapidas FECERAT IS DOCTVS RAPIDAS
tam naviter artes TAM NAVITER ARTES
Pieridum Aonia manantes PIERIDVM AONIA MANANTES
vertice Tymbrio VERTICE TYMBRIO
heu facinus rapido ca- HEV FACINVS RAPIDO CA
ruisti tramite lucem RVISTI TRAMITE LVCEM
ter quinos uno crescens TER QVINOS VNO CRESCENS
anno amplius annos ANNO AMPLIVS ANNOS
emensus senio accumu- EMENSVS SENIO ACCVMV
lato in membris imis LATO IN MEMBRIS IMIS
M(arcus) Messius [---] et tata M MESSIVS [ ] ET TATA
[Maxi]ma heredes duo m(onumentum) m(emoriae) [ ]MA HEREDES DVO M M
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 200 AD
Literature:
  • ILJug 1412.
  • N. Vulić, Spomenik 98, 1941-1948, 198-199, Nr. 393; Fotos.
  • CIL 03, 08175 add. p. 2319.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Kosovo
ancient find spot:
Ulpiana, bei
modern find spot:
Prishtinë / Priština
find spot:
modern region:
Prishtinë / Priština

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Marmor
height:
(151) cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

social / economic / legal history:
present

People

Person 1
Name:
M. Messius [---]
Praenomen:
M.
Nomen:
Messius
Cognomen:
[---]
gender:
male
Person 2
Name:
[Maxi]ma
Cognomen:
Maxima+
gender:
female

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD033658
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2011-11-17 by Feraudi
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