Inscription Database

Epitaph from Colonia Iulia Augusta Diensis – Dion (Macedonia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD045612 (Last Updates: 2009-09-22, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Sub dextram uxoris sculptum SVB DEXTRAM VXORIS SCVLPTVM
nabilium facit quia semper Musis NABILIVM FACIT QVIA SEMPER MVSIS
cupida dum vixit fuit CVPIDA DVM VIXIT FVIT
 
Viri sub dextram clavem VIRI SVB DEXTRAM CLAVEM
quia sculptam facit QVIA SCVLPTAM FACIT
tabularium tractavit TABVLARIVM TRACTAVIT
summa cum fide SVMMA CVM FIDE
 
Hac re coniuncta[e] HAC RE CONIVNCTA[ ]
sunt manus dex- SVNT MANVS DEX
trae duae uxo[r] TRAE DVAE VXO[ ]
fidelis quia fuit FIDELIS QVIA FVIT
semper viro SEMPER VIRO
viro aut<e=I>m con- VIRO AVTIM CON
iuncxs(!) cara dum IVNCXS CARA DVM
vixit fuit VIXIT FVIT
Chronological Data:
1 AD – 200 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1998, 1200.
  • D. Pantermalis, AErgoMak 8, 1994, 131-136; sch. 1. - AE 1998.
  • AE 2001, 1756.
  • S. Busch, ZPE 137, 2001, 247-304; Foto u. Zeichnung. - AE 2001.
  • AE 2005, 1395.
  • C. Vendries, BCH 128/9, 2004/05, 469-471;473-477; fig. 1 (Zeichnung) u. 2. - AE 2005.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Greece
ancient find spot:
Colonia Iulia Augusta Diensis
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Kentrikí Makedonía

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
stele
decoration:
present

Commentary

 
Iambische Senaren. Dargestellt sind zwei sich die Hand gebende Arme, der eine weiblich, der andere männlich. Darunter ein Saiteninstrument [nab(i)lium], ein Schlüssel, eine Papyrusrolle, Tintenfaß und calamus.

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD045612
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2009-09-22 by Cowey
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