Inscription Database

Epitaph from Vindolanda – Chesterholm (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070879 (Last Updates: 2016-12-27, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
D(is) [M(anibus)] D [ ]
Aurel[ia ---] AVREL[ ]
ia vixit [an]- IA VIXIT [ ]
nos XX filia[e] NOS XX FILIA[ ]
Aur(elius) Luc[---] AVR LVC[ ]
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • RIB 1715; Zeichnung.
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 86, Nr. 208; Pl. 58, 208.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Vindolanda
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
before 1830
present location:
Chesters, Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
stele?
material:
Sandstein
height:
(47) cm
width:
(68) cm
depth:
21 cm
letter size:
6-5 cm

Palaeography

punctuation:
hederae

People

Person 1
Name:
Aurel[ia ---]ia
Nomen:
Aurelia+
Cognomen:
[---]ia
gender:
female
Age: Years:
20
Person 2
Name:
Aur. Luc[---]
Nomen:
Aurelius*
Cognomen:
Luc[---]
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD070879
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2016-12-27 by Cowey
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