Inscription Database

Epitaph from Ammaedara – Haïdra (Africa Proconsularis)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD054891 (Last Updates: 2009-02-23, Platz)

Transcription Majuscle
[---]VIIDA vix(it) an(nos) LX [ ]VIIDA VIX AN LX
[--- F]ortunatus f(ilius) posu(it) [ ]ORTVNATVS F POSV
[--- q]uid simus aut quid loquimur vitast [ ]VID SIMVS AVT QVID LOQVIMVR VITAST
[---]id denique nostra cum reputem [ ]ID DENIQVE NOSTRA CVM REPVTEM
[---]VM LE quoque dispicio vel modo [ ]VM LE QVOQVE DISPICIO VEL MODO
[---]SIS cum vixit homo nunc homo [ ]SIS CVM VIXIT HOMO NVNC HOMO
[---]NEST est hominis praeter cana favilla [ ]NEST EST HOMINIS PRAETER CANA FAVILLA
[---]L stat LANS et nomen tantum vestigiu [ ]L STAT LANS ET NOMEN TANTVM VESTIGIV
[---]N est inscriptu est hominis cetera mem- [ ]N EST INSCRIPTV EST HOMINIS CETERA MEM
[---]NI CVRTEA N VIS Crusias denique AV [ ]NI CVRTEA N VIS CRVSIAS DENIQVE AV
[---]uerunt non sunt [---] NOS quoque [ ]VERVNT NON SVNT [ ] NOS QVOQVE
[---]mus vivit et dum quest aetas dum [ ]MVS VIVIT ET DVM QVEST AETAS DVM
[---]VNDA voluptas non est aeternum [ ]VNDA VOLVPTAS NON EST AETERNVM
Literature:
  • AE 2005, 1673.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Tunisia
ancient find spot:
Ammaedara
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Gassrin
present location:
Tunis, Mus. Nat. Bardo

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

height:
(25) cm
width:
(19) cm
depth:
(19) cm

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD054891
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2009-02-23 by Platz
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