Inscription Database
Defixio from Mogontiacum – Mainz (Germania superior)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD054661
(Last Updates: 2018-04-27, Gräf)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| Mater Magna te rogo | MATER MAGNA TE ROGO |
| p[e]r [t]ua sacra et numen tuum | P[ ]R [ ]VA SACRA ET NVMEN TVVM |
| Gemella fib(u)las meas qualis | GEMELLA FIBLAS MEAS QVALIS |
| sustulit sic et illam REQVIS | SVSTVLIT SIC ET ILLAM REQVIS |
| adsecet ut nusquam sana si[t] | ADSECET VT NVSQVAM SANA SI[ ] |
| quomodo galli se secarunt | QVOMODO GALLI SE SECARVNT |
| sic ea(m?) velis nec se secet sic uti | SIC EA VELIS NEC SE SECET SIC VTI |
| planctum ha[be]at quomodo | PLANCTVM HA[ ]AT QVOMODO |
| et sacrorum deposierunt | ET SACRORVM DEPOSIERVNT |
| in sancto sic et tuam vitam | IN SANCTO SIC ET TVAM VITAM |
| valetudinem Gemella | VALETVDINEM GEMELLA |
| neque hosti(i)s neque au- | NEQVE HOSTIS NEQVE AV |
| ro neque argento redi- | RO NEQVE ARGENTO REDI |
| imire possis a Matre | IMIRE POSSIS A MATRE |
| deum nisi ut exitum tuum populus spectet | DEVM NISI VT EXITVM TVVM POPVLVS SPECTET |
| Verecundam et Pater- | VERECVNDAM ET PATER |
| nam sic illam tibi com- | NAM SIC ILLAM TIBI COM |
| mendo Mater deum | MENDO MATER DEVM |
| magna rem illorum | MAGNA REM ILLORVM |
| in AECRVMO DEO VIS qua- | IN AECRVMO DEO VIS QVA |
| le rogo co(n)summent[u]r | LE ROGO COSVMMENT[ ]R |
| quomodo et res meas vire- | QVOMODO ET RES MEAS VIRE |
| sque fraudarunt nec se | SQVE FRAVDARVNT NEC SE |
| possint redimere | POSSINT REDIMERE |
| nec hosteis lanatis | NEC HOSTEIS LANATIS |
| Nec plum{i}bis | NEC PLVMIBIS |
| nec auro nec ar- | NEC AVRO NEC AR |
| gento redimere | GENTO REDIMERE |
| a numine tuo | A NVMINE TVO |
| nisi ut illas vorent | NISI VT ILLAS VORENT |
| canes | CANES |
| vermes adque | VERMES ADQVE |
| alia portenta | ALIA PORTENTA |
| exitum quarum | EXITVM QVARVM |
| populus spectet | POPVLVS SPECTET |
| tamquam quae {C} FORR(?)O | TAMQVAM QVAE C FORRO |
| L[-] auderes comme[ndo] | L[ ] AVDERES COMME[ ] |
| duas | DVAS |
| tam quam ius C aversso(!) | TAM QVAM IVS C AVERSSO |
| scriptis istas | SCRIPTIS ISTAS |
| AE RISS ADRICIS S LON | AE RISS ADRICIS S LON |
| a illas si illas cistas | A ILLAS SI ILLAS CISTAS |
| caecas aureas FECRA | CAECAS AVREAS FECRA |
| E[--]I[-]LO[--]AS | E[ ]I[ ]LO[ ]AS |
| OV[-]EIS mancas A | OV[ ]EIS MANCAS A |
Chronological Data:
65 AD – 117 AD
65 AD – 117 AD
Literature:
- AE 2005, 1124. (B)
- AE 2011, 0829.
- AE 2012, 1023.
- J. Blänsdorf, Die Defixionum tabellae des Mainzer Isis- und Mater Magna-Heiligtums (Mainz 2012) 50-63, Nr. 1; Fotos u. Zeichnungen. - AE 2012.
- J. Blänsdorf, in: H. Sonnabend - E. Olshausen (Hrsg.), Antike Herrscher. Vorträge und Beiträge als Grundlage für Deutung und Bewältigung heutiger Probleme (Stuttgart 2011) 78-81, Nr. 1. - AE 2011.
- J. Blänsdorf, CRAI 2005, 677-680; fig. 2a u. b (Zeichnungen). (B) - AE 2005.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
Germany
ancient find spot:
Mogontiacum
modern find spot:
Mainz
find spot:
modern region:
Rheinland-Pfalz
year of find:
1999
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
defixio
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
tessera
material:
Blei
height:
26 cm
width:
12 cm
depth:
0 cm
letter size:
0.5-1 cm
Palaeography
Palaeography:
scratched / graffito
Historical relevant data
religion:
names of pagan deities; cult functions, pagan; magic/spells
social / economic / legal history:
present
Commentary
Fluchtäfelchen; beidseitig beschriftet. Buchstaben: Außenseite: kursiv; Innenseite: Kapitalis, zur Kursive neigend. Schreibtechnik: geritzt. (B): Blänsdorf, CRAI; AE 2005: Lesung abweichend / unvollständig.
People
Person 1
Name:
Gemella
Cognomen:
Gemella
gender:
female
Person 2
Name:
Verecundam
Cognomen:
Verecunda
gender:
female
Person 3
Name:
Paternam
Cognomen:
Paterna
gender:
female
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD054661
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2018-04-27 by Gräf
See Also:
