Inscription Database

Defixio from Wanborough (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD007042 (Last Updates: 2019-04-23, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
[---] depre[co]r te peto [---] evene[---] [ ] DEPRE[ ]R TE PETO [ ] EVENE[ ]
[---]peto iudicio tuo qu[i?]d [---] eculans [---] [ ]PETO IVDICIO TVO QV[ ]D [ ] ECVLANS [ ]
[---]tum ne lili(!) permittas bibere nec [ ]TVM NE LILI PERMITTAS BIBERE NEC
[--- do]rmire nec ambulare neque ullam [ ]RMIRE NEC AMBVLARE NEQVE VLLAM
[---]s gentisve unde ille scit(ur) [ ]S GENTISVE VNDE ILLE SCIT
[---]eita ulla nec alumen [ ]EITA VLLA NEC ALVMEN
[---]pr[-] ve(h)emente(!) loquantur et R[-] [ ]PR[ ] VEEMENTE LOQVANTVR ET R[ ]
[---]ugabatur certum sciu[n?]t [ ]VGABATVR CERTVM SCIV[ ]T
[---] si [ ] SI
MEVERECAMEVE MEVERECAMEVE
[---] meor [ ] MEOR
Chronological Data:
151 AD – 200 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1975, 0530. (B)
  • J. Rea, Britannia 3, 1972, 363-367; fig. 22 (Zeichnung). - AE 1975.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.23/1.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Wiltshire
year of find:
before 1971

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
defixio
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Blei
height:
5 cm
width:
(5) cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
magic/spells

Commentary

 
Gebet für Gerechtigkeit.

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD007042
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-04-23 by Cowey
See Also:

Download