Inscription Database

Defixio from Uley (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD050818 (Last Updates: 2019-04-09, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
[Deo] sancto Mercuri[o que]r[or] [ ] SANCTO MERCVRI[ ]R[ ]
tibi de illis qui mihi male TIBI DE ILLIS QVI MIHI MALE
cogitant et male faciunt COGITANT ET MALE FACIVNT
supra ED[---]S iumen[t---] SVPRA ED[ ]S IVMEN[ ]
si servus si liber si m[ascel] SI SERVVS SI LIBER SI M[ ]
si [fem]ina ut non illis per- SI [ ]INA VT NON ILLIS PER
mittas nec sta[r]e nec MITTAS NEC STA[ ]E NEC
sedere nec bibere SEDERE NEC BIBERE
 
nec manducar[e] n[e]c h[as] NEC MANDVCAR[ ] N[ ]C H[ ]
[i]r[a]s redemere possit [ ]R[ ]S REDEMERE POSSIT
nessi sanguine suo AENE NESSI SANGVINE SVO AENE
[------ [
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • R.S.O. Tomlin, in: A. Woodward - P. Leach (Hrsg.), The Uley Shrines.
  • Excavation of a ritual complex on West Hill, Uley, Gloucestershire: 1977-1979.
  • (London 1993) 130, Nr. 76.
  • AE 1995, 0985.
  • M.W.C. Hassall - R.S.O. Tomlin, Britannia 26, 1995, 373-376, Nr. 2; fig. 2a u. b (Zeichnungen). - AE 1995.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.22/32.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
modern find spot:
Uley
find spot:
modern region:
Gloucestershire
year of find:
1978
present location:
London, Brit. Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
defixio
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Blei
height:
7 cm
width:
7 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities; magic/spells

Commentary

 
Gebet für Gerechtigkeit.

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD050818
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-04-09 by Cowey
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