Inscription Database

Epitaph from Luguvalium – Carlisle (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070198 (Last Updates: 2017-01-23, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
[D(is) M(anibus)] D(---) [ ] D
[---]ru[-] mil(es) [ ]RV[ ] MIL
[--- s]tip(endiorum) [ ]TIP
[---]i [ ]I
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • EphEp 9, p. 607 n. 1221.
  • RIB 0962; Zeichnung.
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 165, Nr. 491; Pl. 110, 491.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Luguvalium
modern find spot:
Carlisle
find spot:
modern region:
Cumbria
year of find:
1907
present location:
Carlisle, Tullie House Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
stele?
material:
Sandstein
height:
(49) cm
width:
(51) cm
depth:
15 cm
letter size:
4.2-3.9 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
Der Stein besteht aus 5 Fragmenten. 3 Fragmente (c-e) passen aneinander. Die Masse von Fr. c) sind: Höhe: -41; Breite: -35; Tiefe: 14. Die Maße von Fr. d) sind: Höhe: -28; Breite: -42.7; Tiefe: 14. Die übrige 2 Fragmente (a-b) passen aneinander. Die Maße von Fr. a) sind: Höhe: -37; Breite: -26.5; Tiefe: 10. Die Masse von Fr. b) sind: Höhe: -15.5; Breite: -16.5; Tiefe: 5.3.

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD070198
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2017-01-23 by Cowey
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