Inscription Database

Epitaph from Augusta Treverorum – Trier (Belgica)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD077495 (Last Updates: 2020-06-23, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
[Hic q]uiescit in pace Babbo qui [ ]VIESCIT IN PACE BABBO QVI
[vix]it ann<o=U>s VII et me(nses) VII et dies [ ]IT ANNVS VII ET ME VII ET DIES
[---] Gerontius tr<i=E>bunus [ ] GERONTIVS TREBVNVS
[filio] suo et t<i=E>tolum posuit [ ] SVO ET TETOLVM POSVIT
Chronological Data:
551 AD – 630 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 13, 03680.
  • ILCV 0437.
  • E. Gose, Katalog der frühchristlichen Inschriften in Trier (Berlin 1958) 52, Nr. 411.
  • RICG 01, 107; Fotos.
  • H. Merten, Katalog der frühchristlichen Inschriften des bischöflichen Dom- und Diözesanmuseums Trier (Trier 1990) 25-27, Nr. 4; 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:
1878
present location:
Trier, Dom- u. Diözesanmus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Marmor, weiß
height:
14 cm
width:
24 cm
depth:
2 cm
letter size:
1.2-1.4 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
Judaism / Christianity

Commentary

 
Unterhalb der Inschrift Darstellung einer Tempelfassade und eines Kreuzes.

People

Person 1
Name:
Babbo
Cognomen:
Babbo
gender:
male
Age: Years:
7
Person 2
Name:
Gerontius
Cognomen:
Gerontius
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD077495
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2020-06-23 by Cowey
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