Inscription Database

Defixio from Cambodunum – Kempten/Allgäu (Raetia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD019906 (Last Updates: 2018-05-30, Osnabrügge)

Transcription Majuscle
Mutae Tacitae ut mutus sit MVTAE TACITAE VT MVTVS SIT
Quartus agitatus erret ut mus QVARTVS AGITATVS ERRET VT MVS
fugiens aut avis adversus basyliscum(!) FVGIENS AVT AVIS ADVERSVS BASYLISCVM
ut e[i]us os mutu(m) sit Mutae VT E[ ]VS OS MVTV SIT MVTAE
Mutae [d]irae sint Mutae MVTAE [ ]IRAE SINT MVTAE
tacitae sint Mutae TACITAE SINT MVTAE
[Qu]a[rt]us ut insaniat [ ]A[ ]VS VT INSANIAT
 
Ut Eriniis rutus sit et VT ERINIIS RVTVS SIT ET
Quartus Orco ut Mutae QVARTVS ORCO VT MVTAE
tacitae ut mut[ae s]int TACITAE VT MVT[ ]INT
ad portas aureas AD PORTAS AVREAS
Chronological Data:
31 AD – 100 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1958, 0150.
  • R. Egger, in: W. Krämer, Cambodunumforschungen 1953, 1 (Kallmünz/Oberpfalz 1957) 72-75; Abb. 8 (Zeichnung). - AE 1958.
  • U. Schillinger-Häfele, BRGK 58, 1977, 564, Nr. 224.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 7.2/1. (B)

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Germany
ancient find spot:
Cambodunum
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Bayern
year of find:
1953
present location:
Kempten, Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
defixio
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Blei
height:
5 cm
width:
12 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
magic/spells

Commentary

 
Beidseitig beschriftetes Täfelchen. Anhaftende Mörtelreste weisen darauf hin, daß das Täfelchen eingemauert war. (B): Kleinere Leseabweichungen.

People

Person 1
Name:
Quartus
Cognomen:
Quartus
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD019906
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2018-05-30 by Osnabrügge
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