Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Pons Aelius – Newcastle upon Tyne (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070515 (Last Updates: 2017-02-07, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
[I(ovi)] O(ptimo) M(aximo) et [ ] O M ET
[Nu]mini [---] [ ]MINI [ ]
[---] [ ]
[D]is Hospital(ibus) [ ]IS HOSPITAL
[---]S[--]AE [ ]S[ ]AE
[---] [ ]
Chronological Data:
192 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • RIB 1317; Zeichnung.
  • E.J. Phillips, Corbridge. Hadrian's Wall east of the North Tyne, CSIR Great Britain 1, 1 (Oxford 1977) 65-66, Nr. 196; Pl. 50, 196.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Pons Aelius
modern find spot:
Newcastle upon Tyne
find spot:
modern region:
Tyne and Wear
year of find:
1929
present location:
Newcastle upon Tyne, Great North Museum, Hancock

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
(77) cm
width:
40 cm
depth:
28 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD070515
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2017-02-07 by Cowey
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