Inscription Database
Votive inscription from Housesteads - Great Chesters, zwischen (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070836
(Last Updates: 2017-01-16, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| Deo Apol- | DEO APOL |
| l(i)n(i) Melonius | LN MELONIVS |
| Senilis dupl(icarius) | SENILIS DVPL |
| Ger(mania) Sup(eriore) | GER SVP |
| s(usceptum) s(olvit) | S S |
| l(ibens) l(aetus) m(erito) | L L M |
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 AD
101 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
- CIL 07, 00632. (B)
- RIB 1665; Zeichnungen.
- J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 3, Nr. 2; Pl. 1, 2.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
modern find spot:
Housesteads - Great Chesters, zwischen
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
1949
present location:
Chesters, Mus.
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
39 cm
width:
16 cm
depth:
12 cm
letter size:
3.1-2.2 cm
Historical relevant data
religion:
names of pagan deities
Commentary
(B): Zu den leichten Leseabweichungen s. RIB 1665.
People
Person 1
Name:
Melonius Senilis Ger. Sup.
Nomen:
Melonius
Cognomen:
Senilis
Origo:
Germania* Superiore*
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD070836
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2017-01-16 by Cowey
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