Inscription Database

Defixio from Uley (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD050819 (Last Updates: 2019-04-15, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Aunillus AVNILLVS
V[ica]riana V[ ]RIANA
Covitius COVITIVS
Mini dona[t] MINI DONA[ ]
Varicillum VARICILLVM
Minura MINVRA
Atavacum ATAVACVM
[------ [
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 400 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) 129, Nr. 49.
  • AE 1995, 0986.
  • M.W.C. Hassall - R.S.O. Tomlin, Britannia 26, 1995, 376-377, Nr. 3; fig. 3 (Zeichnung). - AE 1995.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.22/18.

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:
6 cm
width:
4 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
magic/spells

Commentary

 
Bleitafel.

People

Person 1
Name:
Aunillus
Cognomen:
Aunillus
gender:
male
Person 2
Name:
V[ica]riana
Cognomen:
Vicarina+
gender:
female
Person 3
Name:
Covitius Mini
Cognomen:
Covitius
gender:
male
Person 4
Name:
Mini
Cognomen:
Minus
gender:
male
Person 5
Name:
Varicillum
Cognomen:
Varicillus
gender:
male
Person 6
Name:
Minura
Cognomen:
Minura
gender:
female
Person 7
Name:
Atavacum
Cognomen:
Atavacus
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD050819
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2019-04-15 by Cowey
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