Inscription Database

Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD001048 (Last Updates: 2019-05-06, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Deae Suli Minervae Docca DEAE SVLI MINERVAE DOCCA
dono numini tuo pecuniam quam DONO NVMINI TVO PECVNIAM QVAM
[--- a]misi id est |(denarios) V et is [q]ui [ ]MISI ID EST | V ET IS [ ]VI
[eam involaveri]t si ser[vu]s s[i liber] [ ]T SI SER[ ]S S[ ]
[si vir si femina] ex{s}igatur [------ [ ] EXSIGATVR [
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1982, 0666.
  • M.W.C. Hassall - R.S.O. Tomlin, Britannia 13, 1982, 401-406, Nr. 6; fig. 31 (Zeichnung). - AE 1982.
  • R.S.O. Tomlin, in: B. Cunliffe (Hrsg.), The Temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath.
  • Volume 2 The Finds from the Sacred Spring.
  • (Oxford 1988) 153, Nr. 34; Zeichnung.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/26.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Aquae Sulis
modern find spot:
Bath
find spot:
modern region:
Somerset
year of find:
1979
present location:
Bath, Roman Baths Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
defixio
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tessera
material:
Blei
height:
(6) cm
width:
9 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities; magic/spells
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
4 zueinandergehörige Fragmente. Material: Blei-Zinn-Legierung. Gebet für Gerechtigkeit.

People

Person 1
Name:
Docca
Cognomen:
Docca
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD001048
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-05-06 by Cowey
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