Inscription Database

Epitaph from Emerita Augusta – Mérida (Lusitania)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD052613 (Last Updates: 2008-11-11, Platz)

Transcription Majuscle
Valeria VALERIA
Allage ann(orum) LX h(ic) s(ita) e(st) s(it) ALLAGE ANN LX H S E S
t(ibi) t(erra) l(evis) T T L
C(aius) Sulpicius C(ai) f(ilius) Gal(eria) Superstes C SVLPICIVS C F GAL SVPERSTES
an(norum) XXXVIII IIvir III Metellinensium AN XXXVIII IIVIR III METELLINENSIVM
huic col(onia) Emeritensis et col(onia) Metelli(nensis) HVIC COL EMERITENSIS ET COL METELLI
d(ecreto) d(ecurionum) locum sepulturae et funeris inpen(sam) D D LOCVM SEPVLTVRAE ET FVNERIS INPEN
decreverunt h(ic) s(itus) e(st) s(it) t(ibi) t(erra) l(evis) DECREVERVNT H S E S T T L
Chronological Data:
51 AD – 130 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1993, 0909.
  • HEp 05, 1995, 0094.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Portugal
ancient find spot:
Emerita Augusta
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Extremadura

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

height:
64 cm
width:
91 cm
depth:
60 cm
letter size:
9.5-2 cm

Historical relevant data

geography:
present

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD052613
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2008-11-11 by Platz
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