Inscription Database

Epitaph from Banna, bei – Birdoswald, bei (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD072942 (Last Updates: 2018-04-16, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
D(is) M(anibus) s(acrum) D M S
G(aius!) Cossutius G COSSVTIVS
Saturninus SATVRNINVS
[Hi]p(pone) Reg(io) m[iles leg(ionis)] [ ]P REG M[ ]
[VI Vic(tricis)] P(iae) F(idelis) [ ] P F
[---] [ ]
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 91-92, Nr. 224; Pl. 61, 224.
  • RIB 3445; Foto u. Zeichnung.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Banna, bei
modern find spot:
Birdoswald, bei
find spot:
modern region:
Cumbria
year of find:
1961
present location:
Carlisle, Tullie House Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Sandstein
height:
(61) cm
width:
76 cm
depth:
12 cm
letter size:
7.8-7 cm

Historical relevant data

military:
present
geography:
present

People

Person 1
Name:
G. Cossutius Saturninus [Hi]p. Reg.
Praenomen:
C.
Nomen:
Cossutius
Cognomen:
Saturninus
Origo:
Hippone* Regio*
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD072942
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2018-04-16 by Cowey
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