Inscription Database
Epitaph from Aesica – Great Chesters (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070909
(Last Updates: 2017-01-02, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| D(is) M(anibus) | D M |
| Aureliae | AVRELIAE |
| Caula[e] | CAVLA[ ] |
| Aur[e]lia | AVR[ ]LIA |
| S[---]illa | S[ ]ILLA |
| [s]orori [ca]- | [ ]ORORI [ ] |
| rissime | RISSIME |
| vixit an(nos) | VIXIT AN |
| XV m(en)s(es) IIII | XV MS IIII |
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
201 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
- EphEp 9, p. 597 n. 1199.
- RIB 1745; Zeichnung.
- J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 88, Nr. 214; Pl. 59, 214.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Aesica
modern find spot:
Great Chesters
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
1897
present location:
Newcastle upon Tyne, Great North Museum, Hancock
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
stele
material:
Sandstein
height:
155 cm
width:
66 cm
depth:
15 cm
letter size:
5.8-7.2 cm
decoration:
present
People
Person 1
Name:
Aureliae Caula[e]
Nomen:
Aurelia
Cognomen:
Caula+
gender:
female
Age: Years:
15
Age: Months:
4
Person 2
Name:
Aur[e]lia S[---]illa
Nomen:
Aurelia+
Cognomen:
S[---]illa
gender:
female
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD070909
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2017-01-02 by Cowey
See Also:
