Inscription Database

Epitaph from Emerita Augusta – Mérida (Lusitania)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD000145 (Last Updates: 1997-08-14, Niquet)

Transcription Majuscle
------] Circius [---] ] CIRCIVS [ ]
[--- Qu?]arto an(norum) [---] [ ]ARTO AN [ ]
[---] VIII C[------ [ ] VIII C[
Chronological Data:
1 AD – 100 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1983, 0614. (AB)
  • G. Fabre - M. Mayer - I. Rodà, Ampurias 44, 1982, 209-210, Nr. 17; fig. 20. - AE.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Portugal
ancient find spot:
Emerita Augusta
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Extremadura
present location:
Mus. Granollers

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Kalkstein
height:
(11) cm
width:
(14) cm
depth:
3 cm
letter size:
2.6-3.3 cm

Commentary

 
(A): Inschrift unter Tarraconensis eingeordnet. (B): AE: Z. 3: VIIII statt VIII. Circius als nomen gentile auch in Córdoba belegt, cf. CIL 2, 2268. Z. 3: VIII: wegen fragmentarischen Erhaltungszustandes nicht sicher zu entscheiden, ob Angabe der Lebensmonate oder Lebenstage.

People

Person 1
Name:
[---] Circius [---]
Praenomen:
[-]
Nomen:
Circius
Cognomen:
[---]
gender:
male
Person 2
Name:
[Qu?]arto
Praenomen:
[-]
Nomen:
[---]
Cognomen:
Quartus+?
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD000145
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
1997-08-14 by Niquet
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