Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Mogontiacum – Mainz (Germania superior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD055284 (Last Updates: 2017-10-25, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
D(eo) I(nvicto) M(ithrae) D I M
 
<q=O>ui v- OVI V
ovit OVIT
<s>o<lv=IN>- OIN
it l(ibens) l(aetus) IT L L
[m(erito)](?) [ ]
Chronological Data:
151 AD – 200 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1894, 0031.
  • CIL 13, 06757.
  • CIMRM 1228.
  • K. Zangemeister, KWDZ 12, 1893, 226-227. - AE 1894.
  • H.G. Frenz, Denkmäler römischen Götterkultes aus Mainz und Umgebung, CSIR Deutschland 2, 4 (Mainz 1992) 126, Nr. 112; Tafel 92, 112.

    IIIF Manifest

    Find circumstances / present location

    province:
    country:
    Germany
    ancient find spot:
    Mogontiacum
    modern find spot:
    Mainz
    find spot:
    modern region:
    Rheinland-Pfalz
    year of find:
    1893
    present location:
    Mainz, Landesmus.

    Type of inscription / language

    type of inscription:
    votive inscription
    language:
    Latin

    Type of monument

    type of monument:
    altar
    material:
    Sandstein
    height:
    (37) cm
    width:
    22 cm
    depth:
    21 cm
    letter size:
    3.0-2.5 cm
    decoration:
    present

    Palaeography

    Palaeography:
    chiselled (with remnants of paint)

    Historical relevant data

    religion:
    names of pagan deities

    Commentary

     
    Autopsie R. Wiegels. Reste von roter Farbe in den Buchstaben. Z. 1 befindet sich auf dem oberen Rahmen des Inschriftfeldes. (B): CIMRM: Z. 4/5: Zeilenfall nicht angegeben.

    General Data

    HD-Nr:
    HD055284
    Work Status:
    checked through autopsy
    Last Update:
    2017-10-25 by Gräf
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