Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Cilurnum – Chesters (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070635 (Last Updates: 2016-10-25, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
D(e)ae DAE
Fort(unae) Co- FORT CO
nservatr- NSERVATR
ici Venenu- ICI VENENV
s Ger(manus) l(ibens) m(erito) S GER L M
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • EphEp 7, p. 319 n. 1015.
  • RIB 1449; Zeichnung.
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 5, Nr. 9; Pl. 2, 9.

    IIIF Manifest

    Find circumstances / present location

    province:
    country:
    United Kingdom
    ancient find spot:
    Cilurnum
    modern find spot:
    Chesters
    find spot:
    modern region:
    Northumberland
    year of find:
    1884
    present location:
    Chesters, Mus.

    Type of inscription / language

    type of inscription:
    votive inscription
    language:
    Latin

    Type of monument

    type of monument:
    altar
    material:
    Sandstein
    height:
    (79) cm
    width:
    30 cm
    depth:
    22 cm
    letter size:
    5.1-3.8 cm
    decoration:
    present

    Historical relevant data

    religion:
    names of pagan deities

    People

    Person 1
    Name:
    Venenus Germanus
    Cognomen:
    Venenus
    Origo:
    Germanus
    gender:
    male

    General Data

    HD-Nr:
    HD070635
    Work Status:
    checked with photo
    Last Update:
    2016-10-25 by Cowey
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