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
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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