Inscription Database

Epitaph from Scupi, bei – Sopište (Moesia superior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD002278 (Last Updates: 2011-09-26, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
Mesta Di- MESTA DI
dae Sit(a)e f(ilia) DAE SITE F
vixit anni(s) XX VIXIT ANNI XX
h(ic) s(ita) e(st) H S E
Lucius Dic- LVCIVS DIC
conis f(ilius) con- CONIS F CON
iunx et Dida IVNX ET DIDA
Sit(a)e pater et Mes- SITE PATER ET MES
cena mater et Sita CENA MATER ET SITA
Mesti avius et MESTI AVIVS ET
Mania avia MANIA AVIA
p(iissimae) f(aciendum) c(uraverunt) P F C
Chronological Data:
1 AD – 100 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1984, 0770.
  • IMS 6, 132; Foto.
  • ILJug 0547.
  • B. Dragojević-Josifovska, GodZborSkopje 16, 1964, 139-149; sl. 1; sl. 2 (Zeichnung). - AE 1984.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Macedonia
ancient find spot:
Scupi, bei
modern find spot:
Sopište
find spot:
modern region:
Skopski region
year of find:
1949
present location:
Skopje, Arh. Muz. Mak.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
stele
material:
Marmor
height:
(250) cm
width:
62 cm
depth:
30 cm
letter size:
5-2.5 cm
decoration:
present

Palaeography

Palaeography:
chiselled (with remnants of paint)
punctuation:
guidelines

Commentary

 
Stein in spätantikem Grab in Kuklovec zweitverwendet. Teilweise Spuren roter Farbe in den Buchstaben. Über dem Inschriftfeld Relief mit Gelageszene.

People

Person 1
Name:
Mesta Didae Site. f.
Cognomen:
Mesta
gender:
female
Age: Years:
20
External IDs:
Person 2
Name:
Didae Site.
Nomen:
Dida
Cognomen:
Sita*
gender:
male
External IDs:
Person 3
Name:
Lucius Dicconis f.
Cognomen:
Lucius
gender:
male
External IDs:
Person 4
Name:
Dicconis
Cognomen:
Dicco
gender:
male
Person 5
Name:
Mescena
Cognomen:
Mescena
gender:
female
External IDs:
Person 6
Name:
Sita Mesti
Nomen:
Sita
Cognomen:
Mesti
gender:
male
Person 7
Name:
Mania
Cognomen:
Mania
gender:
female
External IDs:

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD002278
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2011-09-26 by Gräf
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