Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Altiaia (Civitas Vangionum) – Alzey (Germania superior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD076339 (Last Updates: 2021-02-24, Osnabrügge)

Transcription Majuscle
Fortunae FORTVNAE
deae DEAE
ex voto susc(epto) EX VOTO SVSC
L(ucius) Gnatius L GNATIVS
Mascellio MASCELLIO
v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito) V S L M
Chronological Data:
151 AD – 250 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 13, 06262.
  • E. Künzl, Germania superior. Alzey und Umgebung, CSIR Deutschland 2, 1 (Bonn 1975) 47, Nr. 58; Taf. 52, 58.
  • W. Brambach, Corpus inscriptionum Rhenanarum (Elberfeld 1867) 175, Nr. 879.
  • F. Haug, Die römischen Denksteine des Grossherzoglichen Antiquariums in Mannheim (Konstanz 1877) 33, Nr. 37.
  • R. Haeussler, Bulletin of the Institute of Archaeology 15, 1994, 57. 82.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Germany
ancient find spot:
Altiaia (Civitas Vangionum)
modern find spot:
Alzey
find spot:
modern region:
Rheinland-Pfalz
year of find:
1783
present location:
Mannheim, Reiss-Engelhorn-Mus.; Alzey, Museum (Kopie)

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
106 cm
width:
52 cm
depth:
37 cm
letter size:
7.4-4.5 cm
decoration:
present

Palaeography

punctuation:
hederae

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities

Commentary

 
Bekrönung und Sockel bestoßen. Blattförmige hederae als Worttrenner in Z. 6.

People

Person 1
Name:
L. Gnatius Mascellio
Praenomen:
L.
Nomen:
Gnatius
Cognomen:
Mascellio
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD076339
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2021-02-24 by Osnabrügge
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