Inscription Database

Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD001030 (Last Updates: 2019-05-07, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Docilianus DOCILIANVS
Bruceri BRVCERI
deae sanctissim(a)e DEAE SANCTISSIME
Suli SVLI
devoveo eum [q]ui DEVOVEO EVM [ ]VI
caracellam(!) meam CARACELLAM MEAM
involaverit si INVOLAVERIT SI
vir si femina si VIR SI FEMINA SI
servus si liber SERVVS SI LIBER
ut [---]um dea Sulis VT [ ]VM DEA SVLIS
maximo letum MAXIMO LETVM
[a]digat nec ei so- [ ]DIGAT NEC EI SO
mnum permit- MNVM PERMIT
 
tat nec natos nec TAT NEC NATOS NEC
nascentes do- NASCENTES DO
[ne]c caracallam [ ]C CARACALLAM
meam ad tem- MEAM AD TEM
plum sui numi- PLVM SVI NVMI
nis per[t]ulerit NIS PER[ ]VLERIT
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 200 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1982, 0660. (B)
  • M.W.C. Hassall - R.S.O. Tomlin, Britannia 12, 1981, 372-375, Nr. 8; fig. 21 u. 22 (Zeichnungen). - AE 1982.
  • 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) 122-123, Nr. 10; Zeichnungen.
  • AE 1992, 1117.
  • J.N. Adams, Britannia 23, 1992, 15-17. - AE 1992.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/10.

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
height:
10 cm
width:
7 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities; magic/spells
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
Brucerus möglicherweise verschrieben für Brucetus (RIB 0105. 0151 = CIL 07, 00037). Material: Blei-Zinn-Kupfer-Legierung. (B): AE 1982: Z. 6: coracellam. Gebet für Gerechtigkeit.

People

Person 1
Name:
Docilianus Bruceri
Cognomen:
Docilianus
gender:
male
Person 2
Name:
Bruceri
Cognomen:
Brucerus
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD001030
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-05-07 by Cowey
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