Inscription Database
Epitaph from Augusta Treverorum – Trier (Belgica)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD077409
(Last Updates: 2020-06-02, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| Hic in pace quiesci[t] | HIC IN PACE QVIESCI[ ] |
| Di<g=C>nissima fidel<i=E>s | DICNISSIMA FIDELES |
| quae vixi<t=E> an(num) I m(enses) VIII d(ies) V | QVAE VIXIE AN I M VIII D V |
| Dignantius et Meropia | DIGNANTIVS ET MEROPIA |
| patr<e=I>s titulum | PATRIS TITVLVM |
| posuerunt | POSVERVNT |
Chronological Data:
401 AD – 500 AD
401 AD – 500 AD
Literature:
- CIL 13, 03816.
- ILCV 1371.
- E. Gose, Katalog der frühchristlichen Inschriften in Trier (Berlin 1958) 55, Nr. 421; Foto.
- RICG 01, 117; Foto.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
Germany
ancient find spot:
Augusta Treverorum
modern find spot:
Trier
find spot:
modern region:
Rheinland-Pfalz
year of find:
1818
present location:
Trier, Rhein. Landesmus.
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
tabula
material:
Marmor, geädert / farbig
height:
30 cm
width:
34 cm
depth:
4 cm
letter size:
1.4-2.4 cm
decoration:
present
Historical relevant data
religion:
Judaism / Christianity
Commentary
Zwischen Z. 4 und Z. 5 der Inschrift Darstellung eines Christograms mit Alpha und Omega und symmetrisch flankierenden Tauben.
People
Person 1
Name:
Di<g=C>nissima
Cognomen:
Dignissima
gender:
female
Age: Years:
1
Age: Months:
8
Age: Days:
5
Person 2
Name:
Dignantius
Cognomen:
Dignantius
gender:
male
Person 3
Name:
Meropia
Cognomen:
Meropia
gender:
female
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD077409
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2020-06-02 by Cowey
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