Inscription Database

Inscription from Cuicul – Djemila (Numidia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD025081 (Last Updates: 2017-11-29, Osnabrügge)

Transcription Majuscle
Hic ubi tam claris laudantur moenia tectis HIC VBI TAM CLARIS LAVDANTVR MOENIA TECTIS
culmina quod nitent sanctaque altaria cernis CVLMINA QVOD NITENT SANCTAQVE ALTARIA CERNIS
non opus est procerum sed tanti gloria facti NON OPVS EST PROCERVM SED TANTI GLORIA FACTI
Cresconi rectoris ovat cum(!) saecula nomen CRESCONI RECTORIS OVAT CVM SAECVLA NOMEN
quibus honorificos eum(!) ostendente labores QVIBVS HONORIFICOS EVM OSTENDENTE LABORES
iustos in pulc(h)ra sede gaudent locasse priores IVSTOS IN PVLCRA SEDE GAVDENT LOCASSE PRIORES
quos diuturna quies fallebat posse videri QVOS DIVTVRNA QVIES FALLEBAT POSSE VIDERI
nunc luce profulgent(!) subnixi(!) altare decoro NVNC LVCE PROFVLGENT SVBNIXI ALTARE DECORO
collectamque suam gaudent florere coronam COLLECTAMQVE SVAM GAVDENT FLORERE CORONAM
animo quod sollers inplevit custos honestus ANIMO QVOD SOLLERS INPLEVIT CVSTOS HONESTVS
undique {SE} visendi studio c(h)ristiana decurrit VNDIQVE SE VISENDI STVDIO CRISTIANA DECVRRIT
aetas in unam congeriem Deo dicere laudes AETAS IN VNAM CONGERIEM DEO DICERE LAVDES
liminaque sancta pedibus contingere laeta LIMINAQVE SANCTA PEDIBVS CONTINGERE LAETA
omnis sacra canens manus porrigere gaudet OMNIS SACRA CANENS MANVS PORRIGERE GAVDET
sacramento Dei medicinam sumere (s)c[h]ismae(!) SACRAMENTO DEI MEDICINAM SVMERE C[ ]ISMAE
Cresconius legibus ipsis et altaribus natus CRESCONIVS LEGIBVS IPSIS ET ALTARIBVS NATVS
honoribusque in ec(c)lesia cat(h)olica functus HONORIBVSQVE IN ECLESIA CATOLICA FVNCTVS
castitatis custos caritatis(!) pacique dicatus CASTITATIS CVSTOS CARITATIS PACIQVE DICATVS
cuius doctrina floret innumera pleps Cuiculitana CVIVS DOCTRINA FLORET INNVMERA PLEPS CVICVLITANA
pauperum amator (a)elemosin(ae)(!) deditus omni PAVPERVM AMATOR ELEMOSIN DEDITVS OMNI
cui numquam defuere unde opus c(a)eleste fecisset CVI NVMQVAM DEFVERE VNDE OPVS CELESTE FECISSET
huius anima refrigerat corpus in pace quiescit HVIVS ANIMA REFRIGERAT CORPVS IN PACE QVIESCIT
resurrectione(m) expectans futuram in C(h)risto corona(m) RESVRRECTIONE EXPECTANS FVTVRAM IN CRISTO CORONA
consors ut fiat in sede regni c(a)elestis CONSORS VT FIAT IN SEDE REGNI CELESTIS
Literature:
  • AE 1922, 0025.
  • AE 1937, p. 68 s. n. 176.
  • AE 1966, 546.
  • P.-A. Fevrier, BSAF 1965, 90-92. - AE 1966

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Algeria
ancient find spot:
Cuicul
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:

Type of inscription / language

language:
Latin

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD025081
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2017-11-29 by Osnabrügge
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