Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Blatobulgium – Birrens (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD071248 (Last Updates: 2020-03-03, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Dib(us) De- DIB DE
ab(us)q(ue) ABQ
omnib(us) OMNIB
Frument- FRVMENT
ius mil(es) coh(ortis) II IVS MIL COH II
Tungr(orum) TVNGR
Chronological Data:
158 AD – 161 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 01074.
  • RIB 2109; Zeichnung.
  • L.J.F. Keppie - B.J. Arnold, Scotland, CSIR Great Britain 1, 4 (Oxford 1984) 3, Nr. 1; Pl. 1, 1.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Blatobulgium
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Dumfries
year of find:
1812
present location:
Edinburgh, Nat. Mus. of Scotland

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
70 cm
width:
37 cm
depth:
11 cm
letter size:
7.5-2.5 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities
military:
present
geography:
present

People

Person 1
Name:
Frumentius
Cognomen:
Frumentius
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel

General Data

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