Inscription Database
Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD000090
(Last Updates: 2019-03-29, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| Minervae | MINERVAE |
| de(ae) Suli donavi | DE SVLI DONAVI |
| furem qui | FVREM QVI |
| caracallam | CARACALLAM |
| meam invo- | MEAM INVO |
| lavit si servus | LAVIT SI SERVVS |
| si liber si ba- | SI LIBER SI BA |
| ro si mulier | RO SI MVLIER |
| hoc donum non | HOC DONVM NON |
| redemat(!) nessi(!) | REDEMAT NESSI |
| sangu(i)ne suo | SANGVNE SVO |
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 400 AD
201 AD – 400 AD
Literature:
- AE 1983, 0636.
- M.W.C. Hassall - R.S.O. Tomlin, Britannia 14, 1983, 336, Nr. 6; fig. 37 (Zeichnung). - AE 1983.
- 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) 198-199, Nr. 65; Zeichnung.
- AE 1992, 1117.
- J.N. Adams, Britannia 23, 1992, 15-17. - AE 1992.
- A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/79.
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:
tessera
material:
Blei, Zinn
height:
8 cm
width:
5 cm
Historical relevant data
religion:
names of pagan deities; magic/spells
Commentary
Material: Blei-Zinn-Legierung. Datierung nach Hassall - Tomlin. Gebet für Gerechtigkeit.
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD000090
Work Status:
no image
Last Update:
2019-03-29 by Cowey
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