Inscription Database
Votive inscription from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD018596
(Last Updates: 2017-02-07, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| Dea(e) Dia- | DEA DIA |
| na(e) sacrati- | NA SACRATI |
| ssima(e) votu- | SSIMA VOTV |
| m solvit Vettius B[e]- | M SOLVIT VETTIVS B[ ] |
| nignus lib(ertus) | NIGNVS LIB |
Chronological Data:
71 AD – 300 AD
71 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
- CIL 07, 00046.
- AE 1953, 0133a.
- R.P. Wright, JRS 42, 1952, 103, Nr. 1. - AE 1953.
- RIB 0138; Zeichnung.
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:
1776
present location:
Bath, Roman Baths Mus.
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
altar?
material:
Oolith
height:
66 cm
width:
35 cm
Historical relevant data
religion:
names of pagan deities
Commentary
Z. 1 Dea(e) Dia ist wahrscheinlich durch spätere Säuberung des Steins zerstört.
People
Person 1
Name:
Vettius B[e]nignus
Nomen:
Vettius
Cognomen:
Benignus+
gender:
male
Status:
freedmen / freedwomen
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD018596
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2017-02-07 by Cowey
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