Inscription Database

Epitaph from Barcino – Barcelona (Hispania citerior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD056792 (Last Updates: 2018-08-24, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
D(is) M(anibus) D M
C(aio) Iulio C(ai) fil(io) Pal(atina) Silvano ann(orum) XVIII mens(ium) IIII C IVLIO C FIL PAL SILVANO ANN XVIII MENS IIII
aedil(i) Barcin(onensi) C(aius) Publicius Melissus pater fil(io) AEDIL BARCIN C PVBLICIVS MELISSVS PATER FIL
karissimo et C(aio) Publicio Hermeti IIIIIIvir(o) Aug(ustali) KARISSIMO ET C PVBLICIO HERMETI IIIIIIVIR AVG
Aurelia Nigella marito karissimo et sibi AVRELIA NIGELLA MARITO KARISSIMO ET SIBI
h(oc) m(onumentum) h(eredem) n(on) s(equetur) H M H N S
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 150 AD
Literature:
  • IRC 4, 066; pl. 36, 66.
  • IRC 5, p. 113.
  • CIL 02, 04527.
  • ILER 5587.
  • S. Mariner Bigorra, Inscripciones romanas de Barcelona (Barcelona 1973) 67-68, Nr. 57.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Spain
ancient find spot:
Barcino
modern find spot:
Barcelona
find spot:
modern region:
Cataluña
present location:
Barcelona, Mus. d'Arq. Catalunya

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

height:
56 cm
width:
212 cm
depth:
22 cm
letter size:
5.7-4.2 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities; cult functions, pagan
geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
Schmalseiten wie ein geschwungenes Profil in Seitenansicht geformt; vergleichbarer Dekor findet sich in Barcelona an den seitlichen Abschlüssen der Inschriftenfelder von Cupae. In der oberen Rechten Ecke Reste von Graffiti.

People

Person 1
Name:
C. Iulio C. fil. Pal. Silvano
Praenomen:
C.
Nomen:
Iulius
Cognomen:
Silvanus
Tribus:
Palatina
gender:
male
Status:
lower local offices, administration of imperial estates
Age: Years:
18
Age: Months:
4
Person 2
Name:
C. Publicius Melissus
Praenomen:
C.
Nomen:
Publicius
Cognomen:
Melissus
gender:
male
Person 3
Name:
C. Publicio Hermeti
Praenomen:
C.
Nomen:
Publicius
Cognomen:
Hermes
gender:
male
Status:
Augustales
Person 4
Name:
Aurelia Nigella
Nomen:
Aurelia
Cognomen:
Nigella
gender:
female

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD056792
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2018-08-24 by Gräf
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