Inscription Database

Epitaph from Mogontiacum – Mainz (Germania superior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD078071 (Last Updates: 2019-04-26, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
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[--]I(?) d[u]lcissi[mo?] [ ]I D[ ]LCISSI[ ]
mater Optova[lda?] MATER OPTOVA[ ]
filio Forando [qui] FILIO FORANDO [ ]
natus est pos[t] NATVS EST POS[ ]
trans{s}ito(!) pat[ris] TRANSSITO PAT[ ]
Chronological Data:
401 AD – 500 AD
Literature:
  • W. Boppert, Die frühchristlichen Inschriften des Mittelrheingebietes (Mainz 1971) 43-45; Zeichnung. (B)
  • K. Körber, MZ 4, 1909, 23, Nr. 30; Abb. 26 (Zeichnung). (B)
  • C. Kessel, MZ 113, 2018, 31, Nr. 9; Abb. 18 (Zeichnung). (B)

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Germany
ancient find spot:
Mogontiacum
modern find spot:
Mainz
find spot:
modern region:
Rheinland-Pfalz
year of find:
1908
present location:
Mainz, Landesmus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
slab
material:
Kalkstein
height:
(23) cm
width:
(33) cm
depth:
12 cm

Palaeography

punctuation:
guidelines

Commentary

 
Paläographie: Vorkarolingische Kapitalis I. (B): Körber: Z. 1: dulcissi[mo?]; Boppert; Kessel: Z. 3: [f]ilio.

People

Person 1
Name:
Optova[lda?]
Cognomen:
Optovalda+?
gender:
female
Person 2
Name:
Forando
Cognomen:
Forandus
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD078071
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-04-26 by Gräf
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