Inscription Database

Epitaph from Emerita Augusta – Mérida (Lusitania)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD000711 (Last Updates: 2013-12-27, Feraudi)

Transcription Majuscle
L(ucius) Publicius L PVBLICIVS
Placidus PLACIDVS
ann(orum) XXXX ANN XXXX
h(ic) s(itus) e(st) s(it) t(ibi) t(erra) l(evis) H S E S T T L
Atilia Firmilla uxor ATILIA FIRMILLA VXOR
pon(endum) curavi(t) PON CVRAVI
Chronological Data:
71 AD – 130 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1982, 0482. (B)
  • L. García Iglesias, Homenaje a Sáenz de Buruaga (Madrid 1982) 92-94; fig. 7. (B) - AE.
  • J.R. Mélida - M. Macías, Excavaciones de Mérida (Madrid 1929) 30-31. (B) - AE.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Portugal
ancient find spot:
Emerita Augusta
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Extremadura
year of find:
before 1925
present location:
Mérida, Mus. Nac. Arte Rom.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Marmor
height:
39 cm
width:
33 cm
depth:
4 cm
letter size:
3.5-3 cm

Palaeography

punctuation:
hederae

Commentary

 
(B): Z.3: AE: an(norum); García Iglesias: ann(orum) XXX; Z.5: Mélida - Macías: Aeilia Hermilia xor. Genaue Fundumstände des Steins unbekannt.

People

Person 1
Name:
L. Publicius Placidus
Praenomen:
L.
Nomen:
Publicius
Cognomen:
Placidus
gender:
male
Age: Years:
40
Person 2
Name:
Atilia Firmilla
Nomen:
Atilia
Cognomen:
Firmilla
gender:
female

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD000711
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2013-12-27 by Feraudi
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