Inscription Database

Epitaph from Nicopolis ad Istrum, bei – Gorna Orjahovica (Moesia inferior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD051475 (Last Updates: 2009-09-22, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Θ(εοῖς) Κ(αταχθονίοις) Θ Κ
Ὁσίαι Φ(λαβίου) Ἀβασκάν- ΟΣΙΑΙ Φ ΑΒΑΣΚΑΝ
του θυγατρὶ ζησά- ΤΟΥ ΘΥΓΑΤΡΙ ΖΗΣΑ
σᾳ ἔτη κε Φ(λάβιος) Ἀβάσ- ΣΑ ΕΤΗ ΚΕ Φ ΑΒΑΣ
καντος καὶ Πριμι- ΚΑΝΤΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΙΜΙ
γενία γονεῖς θυγατ- ΓΕΝΙΑ ΓΟΝΕΙΣ ΘΥΓΑΤ
ρὶ εὐσεβεῖ ἀνέθηκαν ΡΙ ΕΥΣΕΒΕΙ ΑΝΕΘΗΚΑΝ
 
D(is) M(anibus) D M
Hosia F(lavi) Abas- HOSIA F ABAS
canti f(ilia) v(ixit) a(nnos) XXV CANTI F V A XXV
F(lavius) Abascantus F ABASCANTVS
et Primigenia ET PRIMIGENIA
parentes filiae PARENTES FILIAE
bene merenti BENE MERENTI
f(aciendum) c(uraverunt) F C
Chronological Data:
171 AD – 230 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1999, 1386.
  • P. Loungarova, in: Atti del IX Congresso Internazionale di Epigrafia Greca e Latina, Roma 1997 (Roma 1999) 769-776; fig. 1. - AE 1999.
  • SEG 44, 0640. (B)
  • AE 2002, 1259.
  • SEG 52, 0717.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Bulgaria
ancient find spot:
Nicopolis ad Istrum, bei
modern find spot:
Gorna Orjahovica
find spot:
modern region:
Veliko Târnovo
year of find:
1979

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Greek-Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
stele
height:
320 cm
width:
108 cm
depth:
33 cm
letter size:
6-5 cm
decoration:
present

Commentary

 
Reliefdarstellung eines Gladiatoren. (B): Abweichende Textgestaltung in Z. 2-3, 7.

People

Person 1
Name:
Ὁσίαι Φ. Ἀβασκάντου θυγατρὶ/ Hosia F. Abascanti f.
Cognomen:
Ὁσία/ Hosia
gender:
female
Age: Years:
25
External IDs:
Person 2
Name:
Φ. Ἀβάσκαντος / F. Abascantus
Nomen:
Φλάβιος* / Flavius*
Cognomen:
Ἀβάσκαντος / Abascantus
gender:
male
External IDs:
Person 3
Name:
Πριμιγενία / Primigenia
Cognomen:
Πριμιγενία / Primigenia
gender:
female
External IDs:

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD051475
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2009-09-22 by Cowey
See Also:

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