Inscription Database

Letter from Vindolanda – Chesterholm (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD055267 (Last Updates: 2020-01-28, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
XV K(alendas) Iunias n(umerus?) p(urus?) [co]h(ortis) I Tungro- XV K IVNIAS N P [ ]H I TVNGRO
rum cui prae(e)st Iulius Vere- RVM CVI PRAEST IVLIVS VERE
cundus praef(ectus) DCCLII in is |(centuriones) VI CVNDVS PRAEF DCCLII IN IS | VI
ex eis absentes EX EIS ABSENTES
singulares leg(ati) XLVI SINGVLARES LEG XLVI
officio Ferocis OFFICIO FEROCIS
Coris CCCXXXVII(?) CORIS CCCXXXVII
in is |(centuriones) II IN IS | II
Londinio(?) |(centurio) LONDINIO |
vas ad [---] appadun VI VAS AD [ ] APPADVN VI
in is |(centurio) I IN IS | I
[---]AC [---] allia VIIII [ ]AC [ ] ALLIA VIIII
in is |(centurio) I IN IS | I
[---]C[---]ipendiatum XI [ ]C[ ]IPENDIATVM XI
[---] in a I [ ] IN A I
XXXXV XXXXV
summa absentes CCCCLVI(?) SVMMA ABSENTES CCCCLVI
in is |(centuriones) V IN IS | V
reliqui praesentes CCLXXXXVI RELIQVI PRAESENTES CCLXXXXVI
in is |(centurio) I IN IS | I
ex eis EX EIS
aegri XV AEGRI XV
volnerati(!) VI VOLNERATI VI
lippientes [X] LIPPIENTES [ ]
summa eor[um] XXXI SVMMA EOR[ ] XXXI
reliqui valent[es CC]LXV RELIQVI VALENT[ ]LXV
in [is |(centurio) I] IN [ ]
Chronological Data:
92 AD – 97 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1991, 1162.
  • A.K. Bowman - J.D. Thomas, JRS 81, 1991, 62-73; pl. 8. - AE 1991.
  • AE 1992, 1114.
  • A.K. Bowman - J.D. Thomas, The Vindolanda writing-tablets (Tabulae Vindolandenses II) (London 1994) 90-98, Nr. 154.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Vindolanda
modern find spot:
Chesterholm
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:
39 cm
width:
8 cm

Historical relevant data

military:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
Bericht über die Stärke der Cohorte.

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD055267
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2020-01-28 by Cowey
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