Inscription Database

Epitaph from Halmyris – Murighiol (Moesia inferior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD042501 (Last Updates: 2015-06-15, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
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x(it) an[n]is XXXII X AN[ ]IS XXXII
C(aius) Val(erius) Lon- C VAL LON
ginus vet(eranus) GINVS VET
l[e]g(ionis) V Mac(edonicae) L[ ]G V MAC
ex b(eneficiario) [---] EX B [ ]
CO(?)X(?)I(?)[---] COXI[ ]
[------? [
Chronological Data:
131 AD – 200 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1991, 1386.
  • AE 2011, 1140.
  • M. Zahariade, Dacia 34, 1990, 262-263, Nr. 5; fig. 7. - AE 1991.
  • A. Suceveanu - M. Zahariade, in: A. Suceveanu - M. Zahariade - F. Topoleanu - G. Poenaru Bordea (Hrsg.), Halmyris 1. Monografie Arheologică (Cluj-Napoca 2003) 121-122, Nr. 15; fig. 54.
  • M. Zahariade - C.-G. Alexandrescu, Greek and Latin inscriptions from Halmyris.
  • Inscriptions on stone, signa, and instrumenta found between 1981 and 2010 (Oxford 2011) 39-40, Nr. 18; fig. 37. - AE 2011.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Romania
ancient find spot:
Halmyris
modern find spot:
Murighiol
find spot:
modern region:
Tulcea
year of find:
1987
present location:
Tulcea, Inst. Cerc. Eco-Muz.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
stele
material:
Sandstein
height:
(68) cm
width:
(90) cm
depth:
20 cm
letter size:
5-6 cm
decoration:
present

Palaeography

Palaeography:
chiselled (with remnants of paint)
punctuation:
hederae

Historical relevant data

military:
present

Commentary

 
Hederae; Spuren von roter Farbe in den Buchstaben. Z. 7: statt XI auch H oder N möglich.

People

Person 1
Name:
[---]
Praenomen:
[-]
Nomen:
[---]
Cognomen:
[---]
Age: Years:
32
External IDs:
Person 2
Name:
C. Val. Longinus
Praenomen:
C.
Nomen:
Valerius*
Cognomen:
Longinus
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
External IDs:

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD042501
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2015-06-15 by Gräf
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