Inscription Database

Epitaph from Halmyris – Murighiol (Moesia inferior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD071731 (Last Updates: 2015-10-28, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
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matri b(ene) m(erenti) MATRI B M
f(aciendum) c(urav---) F C
Chronological Data:
151 AD – 230 AD
Literature:
  • AE 2010, 1429. (B)
  • AE 2011, 1140.
  • M. Zahariade, Thraco-Dacica 24, 2009, 111-112, Nr. 4; fig. 4. (B) - AE 2010.
  • M. Zahariade - C.-G. Alexandrescu, Greek and Latin inscriptions from Halmyris.
  • Inscriptions on stone, signa, and instrumenta found between 1981 and 2010 (Oxford 2011) 55, Nr. 33; fig. 79-85; fig. 86 u. 113 (Zeichnungen). - AE 2011.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Romania
ancient find spot:
Halmyris
modern find spot:
Murighiol
find spot:
modern region:
Tulcea
year of find:
1992
present location:
Tulcea, Inst. Cerc. Eco-Muz.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
stele
material:
Spongolith
height:
(67) cm
width:
121 cm
depth:
20 cm
letter size:
9-11 cm
decoration:
present

Palaeography

punctuation:
hederae

Commentary

 
2 aneinanderpassende Fragmente; bei der Auffindung mehrere Beschädigungen. Inschriftfeld von Weinranken flankiert; unterhalb der Inschrift Kantharos, aus dem Efeu und Blumen wachsen und zwei Schlangen trinken. (B): Zahariade; AE 2010: Z. 1: mari[to].

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD071731
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2015-10-28 by Gräf
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