Inscription Database

Epitaph from Novae – Svištov (Moesia inferior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD044382 (Last Updates: 2016-07-25, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Θ(εοῖς) Κ(αταχθονίοις) Θ Κ
οὔνομά μοι ΟΥΝΟΜΑ ΜΟΙ
Βασιλεύς ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ
κεῖμαι δ’ ἅμα ΚΕΙΜΑΙ Δ’ ΑΜΑ
μητρὶ θανού- ΜΗΤΡΙ ΘΑΝΟΥ
σῃ μοίρῃ ὑπ’ ἀρ- ΣΗ ΜΟΙΡΗ ΥΠ’ ΑΡ
γαλέῃ προδαμεὶς ΓΑΛΕΗ ΠΡΟΔΑΜΕΙΣ
νούσῳ τε βαρείῃ ΝΟΥΣΩ ΤΕ ΒΑΡΕΙΗ
Κυζίκιος δέ με θά- ΚΥΖΙΚΙΟΣ ΔΕ ΜΕ ΘΑ
ψεν ἀγακλείτη τε ΨΕΝ ΑΓΑΚΛΕΙΤΗ ΤΕ
Σεκούνδα πρῶ- ΣΕΚΟΥΝΔΑ ΠΡΩ
τον ὑπὲρ γενύων ΤΟΝ ΥΠΕΡ ΓΕΝΥΩΝ
ἄνθεα δρεψάμενον ΑΝΘΕΑ ΔΡΕΨΑΜΕΝΟΝ
 
D(is) M(anibus) D M
monte sub hoc tegito<r> MONTE SVB HOC TEGITO
Basileus ecce s<e>pul- BASILEVS ECCE SPVL
tus | precipiti leto iuen- TVS | PRECIPITI LETO IVEN
is {iuvenis} fatorum lege <p>eracta IS IVVENIS FATORVM LEGE ERACTA
quem genuit mater mecum QVEM GENVIT MATER MECVM
iacet i<ps>a sepulta Kyzici- IACET IA SEPVLTA KYZICI
o mihi factus honos O MIHI FACTVS HONOS
simul atque Secunda SIMVL ATQVE SECVNDA
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 250 AD
Literature:
  • ILBulg 325.
  • IGBulg 5262; tab. 39, 5262.
  • SEG 47, 1153.
  • IGLN 107; pl. 36, 107.
  • AE 2006, 1203.
  • J. Kolendo, Archeologia 57, 2006, 164, Nr. 13. - AE 2006.
  • S. Conrad, Die Grabstelen aus Moesia inferior. Untersuchungen zu Chronologie, Typologie und Ikonographie (Leipzig 2004) 263, Nr. 398; Taf. 108, 3.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Bulgaria
ancient find spot:
Novae
modern find spot:
Svištov
find spot:
modern region:
Veliko Târnovo
year of find:
1966
present location:
Svištov, Ist. Muz.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Greek-Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
stele
material:
Kalkstein
height:
185 cm
width:
75 cm
depth:
27 cm
letter size:
5.5-7.2 cm
decoration:
present

Commentary

 
Datierung basiert auf Beobachtungen in dem Artikel von Kolendo (AE 2006) und die Angaben in IGLNovae 107.

People

Person 1
Name:
Basileus / Βασιλεύς
Cognomen:
Basileus / Βασιλεύς
gender:
male
Person 2
Name:
Kyzicio / Κυζίκιος
Cognomen:
Kyzicius / Κυζίκιος
gender:
male
Person 3
Name:
Secunda / Σεκούνδα
Cognomen:
Secunda / Σεκούνδα
gender:
female

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD044382
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2016-07-25 by Cowey
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