Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Vercovicium – Housesteads (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070771 (Last Updates: 2020-03-06, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Deo DEO
[M]arti et [ ]ARTI ET
Victoriae VICTORIAE
et Numinib(us) Aug(ustorum) ET NVMINIB AVG
SVB CVRALIC - VI SVB CVRALIC VI
- IVIC --- II - IVIC II
-- V - IS VALLVTI V IS VALLVTI
ALPIBAIIRISI ALPIBAIIRISI
- I - I --- SIC -- I I SIC
VS --- VIVIOB VS VIVIOB
--- NDICII NDICII
--- cus(tos) arm(orum) CVS ARM
-- SD -- T SD T
Chronological Data:
122 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • EphEp 9, p. 590 n. 1180. (B)
  • RIB 1596; Zeichnungen.
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 25, Nr. 65; Pl. 17, 65.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Vercovicium
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
present location:
Housesteads, Roman Fort Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
127 cm
width:
51 cm
depth:
41 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities

Commentary

 
(B): Zu den leichten Leseabweichungen s. RIB 1596.

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD070771
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2020-03-06 by Cowey
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