Inscription Database

Letter from Vindolanda – Chesterholm (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD017607 (Last Updates: 2020-01-28, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Chrauttius Veldeio suo fratri CHRAVTTIVS VELDEIO SVO FRATRI
contubernali antiquo pluri- CONTVBERNALI ANTIQVO PLVRI
mam salutem MAM SALVTEM
et rogo te Veldei frater miror ET ROGO TE VELDEI FRATER MIROR
quod mihi tot tempus nihil QVOD MIHI TOT TEMPVS NIHIL
rescripsti a parentibus nos- RESCRIPSTI A PARENTIBVS NOS
tris si quid audieris aut TRIS SI QVID AVDIERIS AVT
QVOT M in quo numero QVOT M IN QVO NVMERO
sit et illum a me salutabis- SIT ET ILLVM A ME SALVTABIS
s(!) verbis meis et Virilem S VERBIS MEIS ET VIRILEM
veterinarium rogabis VETERINARIVM ROGABIS
illum ut forficem ILLVM VT FORFICEM
quam mihi promisit pretio QVAM MIHI PROMISIT PRETIO
mittas per aliquem de nostris MITTAS PER ALIQVEM DE NOSTRIS
et rogo te frater Virilis ET ROGO TE FRATER VIRILIS
salutes a me Thuttenam SALVTES A ME THVTTENAM
sororem Velbuteium SOROREM VELBVTEIVM
rescribas nobis cum [---] RESCRIBAS NOBIS CVM [ ]
se habeat SE HABEAT
opto sis felicissimus OPTO SIS FELICISSIMVS
vale VALE
 
Londini LONDINI
Veldedeio VELDEDEIO
equisioni co(n)s(ularis) EQVISIONI COS
a Chrauttio A CHRAVTTIO
fratre FRATRE
Chronological Data:
97 AD – 105 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1990, 0670.
  • A.K. Bowman - J.D. Thomas - J.N. Adams, Britannia 21, 1990, 33-41, Nr. 1; pl. 5, 1 u. 2, 6. - AE 1990.
  • AE 1991, 1163.
  • A.R. Birley, ZPE 88, 1991, 87-90, Nr. 1. - AE 1991.
  • A.K. Bowman - J.D. Thomas, The Vindolanda writing-tablets (Tabulae Vindolandenses II) (London 1994) 289-294, Nr. 310.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Vindolanda
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
1986

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
letter
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Holz

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD017607
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2020-01-28 by Cowey
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