Inscription Database

Defixio from Ratae Corieltauvorum – Leicester (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD068824 (Last Updates: 2019-10-01, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
U[---] abhereo ilis res ir- V[ ] ABHEREO ILIS RES IR
 
r R
qu[i a]rgentios Sabiniani fura- QV[ ]RGENTIOS SABINIANI FVRA
verunt id est Similis Cupitus et Lochita VERVNT ID EST SIMILIS CVPITVS ET LOCHITA
hos deus siderabit in hoc septi<z=S>o- HOS DEVS SIDERABIT IN HOC SEPTISO
nio et peto ut vitam suam per- NIO ET PETO VT VITAM SVAM PER
dant ante dies septem DANT ANTE DIES SEPTEM
Chronological Data:
51 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • AE 2008, 0793.
  • R.S.O. Tomlin, ZPE 167, 2008, 215-218, Nr. 2; Foto u. Zeichnung. - AE 2008.
  • AE 2009, 0740.
  • R.S.O. Tomlin, Britannia 40, 2009, 329, Nr. 22; fig. 19 (Zeichnung) . - AE 2009.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Ratae Corieltauvorum
modern find spot:
Leicester
find spot:
modern region:
Leicestershire
year of find:
2005

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
defixio
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Blei
height:
6 cm
width:
12 cm
depth:
0 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
magic/spells

People

Person 1
Name:
Sabiniani
Cognomen:
Sabinianus
gender:
male
Person 2
Name:
Similis
Cognomen:
Similis
gender:
male
Person 3
Name:
Cupitus
Cognomen:
Cupitus
gender:
male
Person 4
Name:
Lochita
Cognomen:
Lochita
gender:
female

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD068824
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-10-01 by Cowey
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