Enter the number of the inscription record in one of the following formats:
HD004711
004711
4711
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TM-No.
ID number of Trismegistos reference number. Note: not all EDH Database records have a TM reference number.
province
Boundaries of the ancient provinces / Italic regions:
As a rule the boundaries are those of the mid 2nd century AD (most inscriptions date from this period). Exception: Moesia inferior: boundaries of 3rd century AD (according to CIL III Suppl. tab. IV)
The provinces of Late Antiquity are not used, but assigned geographically to the above mentioned provinces / regions.
country
Choosing multiple options will find all records that belong to at least one of chosen countries.
ancient find spot
Search with Entry or Choice (Autocomplete) Spelling:
guidelines: R.J.A. Talbert, Barrington atlas of the Greek and Roman world (Princeton 2000) CIL
Ancient variants of the name (e.g. in the case of colonies): one of them is included in the findspot field in brackets, so that both variants can be found.e.g.: Colonia Iulia Augusta Philippensium bzw. Philippi: "Colonia Iulia Augusta Philippensium (= Philippi)" This is not applicable in cases, where the variants are contained within the name by one word, which is precisely the same word. e.g.: Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthus bzw. Corinthus: "Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthus"
The ancient findspot name of removed inscriptions is made clear by "(ancient findspot), from", whereas the modern findspot name regularly corresponds to the genuine findspot; the respective names of ancient province / region or modern country correspond in these cases to the ancient and modern findspot e.g.: modern findspot: Szombathely (Country: Hungary) = ancient fundort: Roma, aus? (Province / Italic Region: Latium et Campania)
Autocomplete is ordered by number of hits (shown in brackets), not alphabetically (first 20 hits); case-insensitive. If none of autocomplete entries is chosen (=> no number of results at the end of string like " (352)", if necessary remove it by hand) then the entry is truncated automatically (front & back).
modern find spot
Politically independent municipality or city (cf. in contrast: town or city quarter of a politically independent municipality or a city = "find spot (village, street, etc.)") Search by means of entry or choice.Spelling:
In the language of the country. Preference is given to the Guidelines in J.C. Bartholomew, The Times atlas of the world (London 1987) or the geographical database GeoNames. In the case of Arabic names translitteration according to DIN 31635 the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (DMG) (in Text and Photographic database these have not been carried out completely).
Accents and Umlaute are ignored.
Note: Since the territory areas of ancient and modern findspots are normally not identical, it is possible, that several names of modern findspots correspond to one ancient findspot or territory. Genuine lack of clarity, which unfortunately often cannot be solved, results from imprecise findspot documentation. Autocomplete is ordered by number of hits (shown in brackets), not alphabetically (first 20 hits); case-insensitive. If none of autocomplete entries is chosen (=> no number of results at the end of string like " (352)", if necessary remove it by hand) then the entry is truncated automatically (front & back); special characters/diacritics (äöüé...) are ignored.
findspot
Town or city quarter of a politically independent municipality or of a city (e.g. town quarter, incorporated village, hamlet) (cf. in contrast: politically independent municipality or city = "modern findspot")
Smaller geographic unit (e.g. street, area of land, mountain, river) or building (e.g. fort, city wall, church)
literature
These are the special rules for citation for abbreviations, volume and year information as well as the counting of numbers:"
Move the sliders until you have defined the time span you are searching for.
without the option "extended":
precise year
periods, which include the complete specified time span, or years / periods, which lie within the specified time span
Jyears / time spans, which do not lie before or after a specified year
With option "extended":
specific single year: finds all time spans, which are and are within the specified years, as well as years / time spans, which lie beyond the start date or before of this specified year
time span: finds furthermore time spans, which only partially overlap with the specified time span
name
Name (including filiation), Tribus and Origo of a person named in the inscription
spelling:
as found and preserved in the inscriptio
include supplements, but without resolution of abbreviations
Emperors: the nomenclature "Imperator Caesar ... Augustus" is only indicated in the database for the Julian / Claudian emperors; "without Epithets (Pius, Felix, Invictus) or victory names (Parthicus maximus etc.)
nomen
Nomen / Nomina of a person named in the inscription.
Here one can search for the occurrence of a nomen independent of case, spelling and state of preservation on the inscription bearer.
spelling:
Always in the nominative irrespective of the case in the inscription.
correct spelling without brackets
In the case of the emperors up to and including Nero Caesar is treated as a part of the name.
Resolution of abbreviations and supplements / erasures are not indicate by round or square brackets ( ), [ ], [[ ]], [[[ ]]], but through:
* = resolved
+ = supplemented
++ = erased, but still readable
+++ = erased and no longer readable
praenomen
Praenomen / Praenomina of a person named in the inscription Here one can search for the occurrence of a cognomen independent of case, spelling and state of preservation on the monument.
spelling:
Abbreviated form, irrespective of the spelling in the inscription. The abbreviations are based for the most part on R. Cagnat, Cours d'épigraphie latine (Nachdr. der 4. Aufl., Paris 2002) 39. 42.
Written in full are the praenomina, which are not abbreviated or not listed in Cagnat (e.g. Cossus, Faustus, Paullus).
In the case of the emperors up to and including Nero Imp. (always abbreviated in this way) or Αὐτοκράτωρ (not abbreviated) is treated as a part of the Praenomen.
Supplements / Erasures are not indicated with the use of square brackets [ ], [[ ]], [[[ ]]], but through:
+ = supplemented
++ = erased, but still readable
+++ = erased and no longer readable
cognomen
Cognomen / Cognomina of a person named in the inscription
Here one can search for the occurrence of a cognomen independent of case, spelling and state of preservation on the monument.
spelling:
Always in the nominative irrespective of the case in the inscription.
correct spelling without brackets
In the case of the emperors up to and including Nero Augustus is treated and a part of the name.
Resolution of abbreviations and supplements / erasures are not indicate by round or square brackets ( ), [ ], [[ ]], [[[ ]]], but through:
* = resolved
+ = supplemented
++ = erased, but still readable
+++ = erased and no longer readable
supernomen
Supernomen of a person named in the inscription
spelling:
In the nominative irrespective of case in the inscriptionexcept: "signo" + Genitive and "qui et" / "quae et" + case as it is in the inscription
correct spelling without brackets
Resolution of abbreviations and supplements / erasures are not indicate by round or square brackets ( ), [ ], [[ ]], [[[ ]]], but through:
* = resolved
+ = supplemented
++ = erased, but still readable
+++ = erased and no longer readable
tribus
Here one can search for cases where the indication of the tribe independent of spelling and state of preservation is to be found on the monument.
Pseudotribes are not entered!
origo
Geographical information concerning the origin of a person named in the inscription
spelling guide:
usually as it is in the text of the inscription (e.g. "Alba Pompeia", "natione Surus domo Hemesa", "ex Italia / τῶν ἐξ Ἰταλίας", "ex provincia Asia civitate Focia")
in the nominative only when adjectives are used (e.g. "Ulisitanus", "Emeritensis", "Ῥωμαῖος")
correct spelling without brackets
Designation of resolutions and supplements / erasures:
* = resolved abbreviation
+ = supplied
++ = erased, but still readable
+++ = erased and no longer readable
status
Social status of a person named in the inscription
Multi-select:
finds all inscriptions with persons, who belong to at least one of the chosen categories.
with option "with reference to the same person": finds only those inscriptions with persons, for which all the chosen categories apply.
occupation
Inscriptions, which have an explicit mention of a profession
e.g. "negotiator", "sagarius", "actor", "educator"
not: offices, military ranks
years
Age in years of a person named in the inscription
Note: The search does not take account of the fields "months", "days", "hours"; i.e. a search for persons with an age of <= 5 years also finds persons, who were 5 years and 3 months old.
months
Age in months of a person named in the inscription
Note: The search does not take account of the fields "Jahre", "days", "Stunden"; i.e. a search for persons with an age of <= 7 months also finds persons, who were 2 years and 7 months old.
days
Age in days of a person named in the inscription
Note: The search does not take account of the fields "years", "months", "hours"; i.e. a search for persons with an age of <= 10 days also finds persons, who were 33 years 10 months and 10 days old.
hours
Age in hours of a person named in the inscription
Note: The search does not take account of the fields "years", "months", "days"; i.e. a search for persons with an age of <= 11 hours also finds persons, who were 12 years 7 months, 9 days and 11 hours old.
present location
Present location of the depicted monument. Search through Entry or Choice (autocomplete). Entry:
In the language of the country. Preference is given to the Guidelines in J.C. Bartholomew, The Times atlas of the world (London 1987) or the geographical database GeoNames. In the case of Arabic names transliteration according to DIN 31635 the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (DMG) (in Text and Photographic database these have not been carried out completely).
Accents and Umlaute are ignored.
Autocomplete is ordered by number of hits (shown in brackets), not alphabetically (first 20 hits); case-insensitive. If none of autocomplete entries is chosen (=> no number of results at the end of string like " (352)", if necessary remove it by hand) then the entry is truncated automatically (front & back); special characters/diacritics (äöüé...) are ignored.
modern region
Large political administrative unit within the country.
Spelling as in the language of the country.
comment
Contains extra explanations concerning the other database fields.
religion
Multi-select:
finds all monuments, which belong to at least one of the chosen categories.
with Option "with reference to the same monument": finds only those monuments, for which the chosen categories are pertinent.
Inscriptions, which include information relevant to social, economic and legal history Examples:
Social history: collegia "patronus coloniae ..." "adlectus inter patricios" "donis militaribus donatus"
Economic history: Measures, weights, distances (e.g.: "ex argenti pondo C", "in agro pedes ... in fronte pedes ...", "milia passuum XXIII") sums of money, property (e.g.: "ex HS ...", "de suo", "de sua pecunia", "ex aere conlato") Buildings, Building works
Legal history: City laws Military diploma "ex testamento" "decreto decurionum" "loco concesso a ..."
type of inscription
Multiple types per inscription: = Monuments with multiple inscriptions or texts, which contain diverse material (e.g. Honorific inscription and Assignation inscription or Votive inscription and Building inscription)
the specific type, which is the most obvious, is entered into the database; the other one is noted in the field "Commentary"
such inscriptions cannot at present be searched for with multi-select
type of monument
Multi-select: finds all monuments, which belong to at least one of the chosen categories.
language
In general inscriptions in the following languages are entered into EDH:
Latin (exception: purely Latin inscriptions, which are not written with Latin or Greek letters, but with e.g. Punic ones)
Greek (only inscriptions included in L'Année Philologique)
Latin-Greek
Latin and Latin-Greek in combination with other languages
Field "Language"
The entry is made according to the language of the text of the inscription, not according to the letters, in which it was written.
It is not noted in the Field "Language", when individual letters differ from the letters of the inscription; if they are Latin or Greek, they are entered directly into the text of the inscription; furthermore as in the case of letters from other languages this is noted in the field "Commentary".
Presentation of the text of the inscription:
Only Latin and Greek letters are entered; letters of other languages are only entered in the field "Language" and noted in the field "Commentary".
metre
Epigraphic documents with metrical texts or text parts. The specific metre is identified and stated in the field "Commentary".
Palaeography
Multi-select
finds all monuments, which belong to at least one of the chosen categories.
Multi-select with the option "with reference to the same monument": finds only those monuments, for which all the chosen categories apply.
guidelines
Letters positioned on / between pre-drawn / pre-scratched guidelines.
hederae
Hederae used as word separation marks (not as an element of general ornamentation).
height
Greatest preserved height in cm.
Entry of decimal numbers using either a point or a comma.
width
Greatest preserved width in cm.
Entry of decimal numbers using either a point or a comma.
depth
Greatest preserved depth in cm.
Entry of decimal numbers using either a point or a comma.
letter size
Height of fully preserved letters in cm.
Decimal numbers: Entry using either a point or a comma
In the case of inscriptions with more than one line with differing letter heights a span is entered in the database;e.g.: first line: 6 cm, last line: 3,5 cm -> Entry: 6-3.5
decoration
Epigraphic monuments with any kind of decoration.
Also categorised as decoration are:
hederae (indicating word break or simply as decoration)
signs of the cross
More elaborate (e.g. representational) decoration is described more extensively in the field "Commentary".
Tip: hederae (indicating word break) may be searched for specifically in Engraving technique.
material
Search for a higher level category finds all monuments, which belong to the lower level categories.
Multi-select: finds all monuments, which belong to at least one of the chosen categories.
Multi-select with Option "with reference to the same monument": finds only monuments, for which all chosen categories apply.
work status
Provisional indicates records which have at least:
Information on findspot
a literature reference
the text of the inscription
The entries and the text of the inscription are in these cases not fully checked.
