Inscription Database

Letter from Vindolanda – Chesterholm (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069263 (Last Updates: 2020-01-31, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
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[salut]em [ ]EM
[------] [ ]
[------] [---]s [ ] [ ]S
 
tum subscripseris usque TVM SVBSCRIPSERIS VSQVE
quo res exegerit bene QVO RES EXEGERIT BENE
vale frater karissime tuo VALE FRATER KARISSIME TVO
Secundo SECVNDO
 
------]io [---] ]IO [ ]
praef(ectus?) coh(ortis) PRAEF COH
[------ [
Chronological Data:
85 AD – 92 AD
Literature:
  • AE 2009, 0749.
  • A.R. Birley, ZPE 170, 2009, 269-270, Nr. 2; Foto. - AE 2009.
  • AE 2010, 0819.
  • A.K. Bowman - J.D. Thomas - R.S.O. Tomlin, Britannia 41, 2010, 221, Nr. 858; fig. 5 (Foto). - AE 2010.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Vindolanda
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
before 2003

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
letter
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Holz
height:
4 cm
width:
9 cm

Commentary

 
Bericht über Stärke der Truppe.

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD069263
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2020-01-31 by Cowey
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