Inscription Database

Epitaph from Salonae, bei – Split (Dalmatia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD062937 (Last Updates: 2011-09-07, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
O quam dura tibi [fu]it fortuna Paterne O QVAM DVRA TIBI [ ]IT FORTVNA PATERNE
quae te tam teneris annis sub Tartara misit QVAE TE TAM TENERIS ANNIS SVB TARTARA MISIT
[te]r denos vix passa est annos te cernere lucem [ ]R DENOS VIX PASSA EST ANNOS TE CERNERE LVCEM
[qu]od si longa magis duxissent fila sorores aequius is- [ ]OD SI LONGA MAGIS DVXISSENT FILA SORORES AEQVIVS IS
[te l]apis complecteret ossa paterna si quis vero hunc sar- [ ]APIS COMPLECTERET OSSA PATERNA SI QVIS VERO HVNC SAR
[cofag]um aperire voluerit inferre debebit fisci viribus auri libram un[am] [ ]VM APERIRE VOLVERIT INFERRE DEBEBIT FISCI VIRIBVS AVRI LIBRAM VN[ ]
Chronological Data:
351 AD – 400 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 03, 02628. (B)
  • CIL 03, 09259. (B)
  • CIL 03, 12848. (B)
  • CLE 0456. (B)
  • CLE 0456 add. p. 855. (B)
  • E. Marin u. a., Salona 4. Inscriptions de Salone chrétienne, IVe-VIIe siècles (Rome - Split 2010) 820-822, Nr. 457; Foto.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Croatia
ancient find spot:
Salonae, bei
modern find spot:
Split
find spot:
modern region:
Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
present location:
Split, Arh. Muz.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
sarcophagus
height:
(47) cm
width:
(146) cm
depth:
11 cm
letter size:
5-4 cm

Historical relevant data

social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
Fragment von der Vorderseite eines Sarkophagkastens. Metrik: Hexameter. (B): CIL III 2628; CIL III 9259; CIL III 12848; CLE 456; CLE 456 add. p. 855: Leseabweichungen.

People

Person 1
Name:
Paterne
Cognomen:
Paternus
gender:
male
Age: Years:
-30

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD062937
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2011-09-07 by Gräf
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