Inscription Database

Letter from Vindolanda – Chesterholm (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD048422 (Last Updates: 2020-01-28, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Eo magis me ca[stigavit dum] EO MAGIS ME CA[ ]
dice[r]em mercem [nihil vale]- DICE[ ]EM MERCEM [ ]
r[e] vel effunder[em p]r[o] R[ ] VEL EFFVNDER[ ]R[ ]
[ho]mine probo tuam maies- [ ]MINE PROBO TVAM MAIES
[t]atem imploro ne patiaris me [ ]ATEM IMPLORO NE PATIARIS ME
[i]nnocentem virgis cas[t]igatum [ ]NNOCENTEM VIRGIS CAS[ ]IGATVM
esse et domine prout prae- ESSE ET DOMINE PROVT PRAE
[fe]cto non potui queri qua va- [ ]CTO NON POTVI QVERI QVA VA
[let]udini detinebatur [ ]VDINI DETINEBATVR
ques[tu]s sum beneficiario QVES[ ]S SVM BENEFICIARIO
 
[Frustra et ce]nturionibu[s] [ ]NTVRIONIBV[ ]
[ceteris] numeri eius [proin]- [ ] NVMERI EIVS [ ]
[de tu]am misericord[ia]m [ ]AM MISERICORD[ ]M
imploro ne patiaris me IMPLORO NE PATIARIS ME
hominem transmarinarum HOMINEM TRANSMARINARVM
et innocentem de cuius f[ide] ET INNOCENTEM DE CVIVS F[ ]
inquiras virgis cruent[at]u[m] INQVIRAS VIRGIS CRVENT[ ]V[ ]
esse ac si aliquid sceler[i]s ESSE AC SI ALIQVID SCELER[ ]S
comississem COMISSISSEM
Chronological Data:
104 AD – 120 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1994, 1133.
  • A.K. Bowman - J.D. Thomas, The Vindolanda writing-tablets (Tabulae Vindolandenses II) (London 1994) 329-334; Nr. 344; Foto. - AE 1994.
  • AE 1995, 1013.
  • AE 1999, 0987.
  • M. Peachin, Tyche 14, 1999, 223-235. - AE 1999.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Vindolanda
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
1988

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
letter
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Holz
height:
17 cm
width:
7 cm

Historical relevant data

social / economic / legal history:
present

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD048422
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2020-01-28 by Cowey
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