Inscription Database

Letter from Vindolanda – Chesterholm (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD051606 (Last Updates: 2020-01-28, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
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ut remittat meos denarios VT REMITTAT MEOS DENARIOS
CCLXXXIS sic [--]ostra[-]s CCLXXXIS SIC [ ]OSTRA[ ]S
conscientiam praefecti CONSCIENTIAM PRAEFECTI
sui saluta Verecund(u)m SVI SALVTA VERECVNDM
et Sanctum Lupum Capito- ET SANCTVM LVPVM CAPITO
nem et omnes cives et NEM ET OMNES CIVES ET
amicos cum quib[u]s opto AMICOS CVM QVIB[ ]S OPTO
bene valeas [va]le BENE VALEAS [ ]LE
 
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Mensori MENSORI
ab Aspanio Comiciano AB ASPANIO COMICIANO
Chronological Data:
92 AD – 97 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1994, 1135.
  • A. Birley - R. Birley, ZPE 100, 1994, 435-437, Nr. 2; Tafel 25. - AE 1994.
  • AE 1995, 1013.
  • A.K. Bowman - J.D. Thomas, The Vindolanda writing-tablets (Tabulae Vindolandenses III) (London 2003) 109-111, Nr. 650.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Vindolanda
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
1992

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
letter
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Holz
height:
10 cm
width:
6 cm

Historical relevant data

social / economic / legal history:
present

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD051606
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2020-01-28 by Cowey
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