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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