Inscription Database

Epitaph from Deva – Chester (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069836 (Last Updates: 2019-05-20, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
D(is) M(anibus) D M
Restitae v(ixit) RESTITAE V
an(nos) VII et M- AN VII ET M
artiae v(ixit) an(nos) III ARTIAE V AN III
[p]ar[e]ntes [ ]AR[ ]NTES
[---] [ ]
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • EphEp 9, p. 553 n. 1104.
  • RIB 0566; Zeichnung.
  • M. Henig, Roman sculpture from the North West Midlands CSIR Great Britain 1, 9 (Oxford 2004) 22, Nr. 64; Pl. 22, 64.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Deva
modern find spot:
Chester
find spot:
modern region:
Cheshire
year of find:
1890
present location:
Chester, Grosvenor Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
stele
material:
Sandstein
height:
(107) cm
width:
63 cm
depth:
12 cm
decoration:
present

People

Person 1
Name:
Restitae
Cognomen:
Restita
gender:
female
Age: Years:
7
Person 2
Name:
Martiae
Cognomen:
Martia
gender:
female
Age: Years:
3

General Data

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