Inscription Database
Epitaph from Aventicum (Civitas Helvetiorum) – Avenches (Germania superior)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD079982
(Last Updates: 2021-02-17, Osnabrügge)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| [Ae]liae Modestinae | [ ]LIAE MODESTINAE |
| quae vixit annis II m(enses) VI | QVAE VIXIT ANNIS II M VI |
| Aelius Cladaeus et Cani- | AELIVS CLADAEVS ET CANI |
| nia Modestina parentes | NIA MODESTINA PARENTES |
| filiae dulcissimae | FILIAE DVLCISSIMAE |
| posuerunt | POSVERVNT |
Chronological Data:
171 AD – 300 AD
171 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
- CIL 13, 05129.
- CIL 13, 04, 05129 add. p. 63.
- G. Walser, Römische Inschriften in der Schweiz 1 (Bern 1979) 202-203, Nr. 96; Foto.
- S. Oelschig, Kaleidoskop der Epigraphik. Katalog und Rekonstruktion der römischen Steininschriften von Avenches/Aventicum (Avenches 2009) Nr. 7156; Zeichnung.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
Switzerland
ancient find spot:
Aventicum (Civitas Helvetiorum)
modern find spot:
Avenches
find spot:
modern region:
Canton de Vaud
year of find:
before 1516
present location:
Avenches, Mus. Rom., Depot
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
sarcophagus
material:
Kalkstein
height:
58 cm
width:
120 cm
depth:
67 cm
letter size:
5-4.8 cm
decoration:
present
Palaeography
punctuation:
hederae
Commentary
Blattförmige hedera am Ende von Z. 1. Z. 4: TE-Ligatur.
People
Person 1
Name:
[Ae]liae Modestinae
Nomen:
Aelia+
Cognomen:
Modestina
gender:
female
Age: Years:
2
Age: Months:
6
Person 2
Name:
Aelius Cladaeus
Nomen:
Aelius
Cognomen:
Cladaeus
gender:
male
Person 3
Name:
Caninia Modestina
Nomen:
Caninia
Cognomen:
Modestina
gender:
female
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD079982
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2021-02-17 by Osnabrügge
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