Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Onnum – Halton Chesters (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070612 (Last Updates: 2018-04-20, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Numin[i]bu[s] NVMIN[ ]BV[ ]
Augu[storum] AVGV[ ]
[---] [ ]
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 00559a. (B)
  • RIB 1425; Zeichnungen.
  • E.J. Phillips, Corbridge. Hadrian's Wall east of the North Tyne, CSIR Great Britain 1, 1 (Oxford 1977) 72, Nr. 214; Pl. 55, 214.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Onnum
modern find spot:
Halton Chesters
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
1868
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:
50 cm
width:
43 cm
depth:
22 cm
letter size:
3.1-2.9 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities

Commentary

 
(B): Bietet in Z. 3 VV[---] an. Von den Zeichnungen sind vielleicht VVII[---] in Erwägung zu ziehen.

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD070612
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2018-04-20 by Cowey
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