Inscription Database

Prayer from Aventicum (Civitas Helvetiorum) – Avenches (Germania superior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD055369 (Last Updates: 2020-12-01, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
Mars Gradive pate[r ---] MARS GRADIVE PATE[ ]
hanc patriam cive[sque ---] HANC PATRIAM CIVE[ ]
inclute bellator T[---] INCLVTE BELLATOR T[ ]
imperio monitus m[erito? ---] IMPERIO MONITVS M[ ]
Sex(tus) Tetricius donum [dedit ---] SEX TETRICIVS DONVM [ ]
Chronological Data:
171 AD – 230 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1991, 1255. (B)
  • H. Bögli, JSGU 57, 1972/73, 279-280; Taf. 47, 3. (B) - AE 1991.
  • P. Frei, Pro Aventico 24, 1976, 15-30; Taf. 7 (Foto u. Zeichnung). - AE 1991.
  • R. Frei-Stolba - A. Bielmann, Musée Romain d'Avenches. Les inscriptions. Textes, traduction et commentaire (Lausanne 1996) 85-86, Nr. 24. (B)

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Switzerland
ancient find spot:
Aventicum (Civitas Helvetiorum)
modern find spot:
Avenches
find spot:
modern region:
Canton de Vaud
year of find:
1970
present location:
Avenches, Mus. Rom.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
prayer
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Bronze, Silber
height:
(7) cm
width:
(10) cm
depth:
0 cm
letter size:
1.2-0.9 cm

Palaeography

Palaeography:
engraved

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities

Commentary

 
Das Täfelchen war nach Frei am ehesten an der Basis einer Marsstatuette angebracht. Material: versilberte Bronze. Schreibtechnik: eingraviert. Metrik: daktylisches Versmaß (Hexameter oder Distichen). (B): Bögli: Z. 2: civ[i---]; Frei-Stolba - Bielmann: Z. 2: civ[esque ---]; Bögli; Frei-Stolba - Bielmann; AE 1991: Z.3: bellator [---]; Bögli: Z. 4: monitus [---]; Bögli; AE 1991: Z. 5: donu[m ---].

People

Person 1
Name:
Sex. Tetricius
Praenomen:
Sex.
Nomen:
Tetricius
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD055369
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2020-12-01 by Gräf
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