Inscription Database

Building/dedicatory inscription? from Cululis – Aïn Jelloula (Africa Proconsularis)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD047423 (Last Updates: 2008-07-21, Platz)

Transcription Majuscle
Hoc opus imperium felix has pr(a)estitit arces HOC OPVS IMPERIVM FELIX HAS PRESTITIT ARCES
magnanimique etiam Solomonis iussa dedere MAGNANIMIQVE ETIAM SOLOMONIS IVSSA DEDERE
cui paruit Nonnus qui condidit ista tribunus CVI PARVIT NONNVS QVI CONDIDIT ISTA TRIBVNVS
urbs domino laetare pio iamque aspice quantis VRBS DOMINO LAETARE PIO IAMQVE ASPICE QVANTIS
es subducta malis quantoque or[n]ata decore ES SVBDVCTA MALIS QVANTOQVE OR[ ]ATA DECORE
Maurorum tandem recipis subducta timore MAVRORVM TANDEM RECIPIS SVBDVCTA TIMORE
censuram statum cives ius moenia fastus CENSVRAM STATVM CIVES IVS MOENIA FASTVS
atque suum nomen posuit (t)ibi regia coniunx ATQVE SVVM NOMEN POSVIT IBI REGIA CONIVNX
Iu(s)tiniani manu Maurorum gente fugata IVTINIANI MANV MAVRORVM GENTE FVGATA
omnia tempus (h)abent flebant et (t)em[por]a gentes OMNIA TEMPVS ABENT FLEBANT ET EM[ ]A GENTES
Chronological Data:
540 AD – 543 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1996, 1704.
  • AE 2002, 1666.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Tunisia
ancient find spot:
Cululis
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
year of find:
1975

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
building/dedicatory inscription?
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
height:
220 cm
width:
58 cm
depth:
40 cm
letter size:
3.5 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD047423
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2008-07-21 by Platz
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