Inscription Database

Epitaph from Carthago Nova – Cartagena (Hispania citerior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD037603 (Last Updates: 2009-11-20, Garcia)

Transcription Majuscle
Quem pietas coluit heic est situs Pontilienu[s] QVEM PIETAS COLVIT HEIC EST SITVS PONTILIENV[ ]
Luci progeniem Publium habes Acheruns LVCI PROGENIEM PVBLIVM HABES ACHERVNS
ereptum e manibus maiorum luctibus summ[is] EREPTVM E MANIBVS MAIORVM LVCTIBVS SVMM[ ]
quem pudor inginiumq(ue) frequens decorabat in aevo QVEM PVDOR INGINIVMQ FREQVENS DECORABAT IN AEVO
puerili florens ut foret ante alios PVERILI FLORENS VT FORET ANTE ALIOS
hunc natura potens luctu lacrumeisque levavit HVNC NATVRA POTENS LVCTV LACRVMEISQVE LEVAVIT
at productores omnibus heis honerat AT PRODVCTORES OMNIBVS HEIS HONERAT
Chronological Data:
50 BC – 1 BC
Literature:
  • J.M. Abascal Palazón - S.F. Ramallo Asensio, La ciudad de Carthago Nova: La documentación epigráfica (Murcia 1997) 235-237, Nr. 69; lám. 75.
  • CIL 01 (2. Aufl.) 02, 03449g.
  • ILER 5776.

    IIIF Manifest

    Find circumstances / present location

    province:
    country:
    Spain
    ancient find spot:
    Carthago Nova
    modern find spot:
    Cartagena
    find spot:
    modern region:
    present location:
    Cartagena, Mus. Arq. Mun.

    Type of inscription / language

    type of inscription:
    epitaph
    language:
    Latin

    Type of monument

    type of monument:
    tabula
    height:
    58 cm
    width:
    83 cm
    depth:
    9 cm
    letter size:
    3.5-2.5 cm

    Commentary

     
    Metrischer Text. Z. 4 und 6: letzte Wort am Ende der nächsten Zeile geschrieben.

    People

    Person 1
    Name:
    Pontilienu[s] Luci Publium
    Praenomen:
    P.
    Nomen:
    Pontilienus
    gender:
    male

    General Data

    HD-Nr:
    HD037603
    Work Status:
    checked with photo
    Last Update:
    2009-11-20 by Garcia
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