Inscription Database
Defixio from Uley (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD053285
(Last Updates: 2019-04-09, Cowey)
Transcription | Majuscle |
Deo sancto Mercurio Honoratus | DEO SANCTO MERCVRIO HONORATVS |
conqueror numini tuo me per- | CONQVEROR NVMINI TVO ME PER |
didisse rotas duas et vaccas quat- | DIDISSE ROTAS DVAS ET VACCAS QVAT |
tuor et resculas plurimas de | TVOR ET RESCVLAS PLVRIMAS DE |
hospitiolo meo | HOSPITIOLO MEO |
rogaverim genium nu- | ROGAVERIM GENIVM NV |
minis tuui(!) ut ei qui mihi fraudem | MINIS TVVI VT EI QVI MIHI FRAVDEM |
fecerit sanitatem ei non per- | FECERIT SANITATEM EI NON PER |
mittas nec iacere nec sedere nec | MITTAS NEC IACERE NEC SEDERE NEC |
bibere nec manducare si baro | BIBERE NEC MANDVCARE SI BARO |
si mulier si puer si puella si servus | SI MVLIER SI PVER SI PVELLA SI SERVVS |
si liber nissi(!) meam rem ad me | SI LIBER NISSI MEAM REM AD ME |
pertulerit et meam concordiam | PERTVLERIT ET MEAM CONCORDIAM |
habuerit iteratis praecibus(!) ro- | HABVERIT ITERATIS PRAECIBVS RO |
go numen tuum ut petitio mea | GO NVMEN TVVM VT PETITIO MEA |
statim pareat me vindica- | STATIM PAREAT ME VINDICA |
tum esse a maiestate tua | TVM ESSE A MAIESTATE TVA |
Chronological Data:
151 AD – 270 AD
151 AD – 270 AD
Literature:
- R.S.O. Tomlin, in: A. Woodward - P. Leach (Hrsg.), The Uley Shrines.
- Excavation of a ritual complex on West Hill, Uley, Gloucestershire: 1977-1979.
- (London 1993) 129-130, Nr. 72.
- AE 1992, 1127.
- M.W.C. Hassall - R.S.O. Tomlin, Britannia 23, 1992, 310-311, Nr. 5; fig. 1 (Zeichnung). - AE 1992.
- A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.22/29.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
modern find spot:
Uley
find spot:
modern region:
Gloucestershire
year of find:
1978
present location:
London, Brit. Mus.
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
defixio
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
tabula
material:
Blei
height:
13 cm
width:
7 cm
depth:
0 cm
Historical relevant data
religion:
names of pagan deities; magic/spells
Commentary
Gebet für Gerechtigkeit.
People
Person 1
Name:
Honoratus
Cognomen:
Honoratus
gender:
male
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD053285
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-04-09 by Cowey
See Also: