Inscription Database
Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
http://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD079513
(Last Updates: 2019-05-06, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| B | B |
| [---]AT[---]AD[---]ITAMO[---] | [ ]AT[ ]AD[ ]ITAMO[ ] |
| conq[u]{a}er[or] tibi Sulis Arminia | CONQ[ ]AER[ ] TIBI SVLIS ARMINIA |
| Verecundinum Ter[en]ti c[ons]umas | VERECVNDINVM TER[ ]TI C[ ]VMAS |
| qui argent<e=I>olos duos mihi | QVI ARGENTIOLOS DVOS MIHI |
| [---]revavit no[n il]l[i p]er- | [ ]REVAVIT NO[ ]L[ ]ER |
| mittas nec sedere nec iacere [ne]c | MITTAS NEC SEDERE NEC IACERE [ ]C |
| [---] a[m]bulare n[ec] | [ ] A[ ]BVLARE N[ ] |
| somn[um nec] sanitatem [illu]m(?) | SOMN[ ] SANITATEM [ ]M |
| quantocius consumas et iter[u]m | QVANTOCIVS CONSVMAS ET ITER[ ]M |
| [------] | [ ] |
| [------] | [ ] |
| [no]n perveniat | [ ]N PERVENIAT |
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 400 AD
201 AD – 400 AD
Literature:
- R.S.O. Tomlin, in: B. Cunliffe (Hrsg.), The Temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath.
- Volume 2 The Finds from the Sacred Spring.
- (Oxford 1988) 182-184, Nr. 54.
- A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/46.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Aquae Sulis
modern find spot:
Bath
find spot:
modern region:
Somerset
year of find:
1979
present location:
Bath, Roman Baths Mus.
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
defixio
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
tabula
material:
Blei
height:
14 cm
width:
9 cm
Historical relevant data
religion:
names of pagan deities; magic/spells
Commentary
Gebet für Gerechtigkeit. Material: Blei-Zinn-Kupfer-Legierung.
People
Person 1
Name:
Arminia
Cognomen:
Arminia
gender:
female
Person 2
Name:
Verecundinum Ter[en]ti
Cognomen:
Verecundinus
gender:
male
Person 3
Name:
Ter[en]ti
Cognomen:
Terentius+
gender:
male
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD079513
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-05-06 by Cowey
See Also: