Inscription Database
Epitaph from Eburacum – York (Britannia)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069950
(Last Updates: 2016-12-30, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| D(is) M(anibus) | D M |
| Iulie Velve pientissi- | IVLIE VELVE PIENTISSI |
| me vixit an(nos) L Aurel(ius) | ME VIXIT AN L AVREL |
| Mercurialis her(es) faci- | MERCVRIALIS HER FACI |
| undum curavit vivus | VNDVM CVRAVIT VIVVS |
| sibi et suis fecit | SIBI ET SVIS FECIT |
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
201 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
- RIB 0688; Foto.
- S.R. Tufi, Yorkshire, CSIR Great Britain 1, 3 (Oxford 1983) 27-28, Nr. 42; Pl. 13, 42.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Eburacum
modern find spot:
York
find spot:
modern region:
North Yorkshire
year of find:
1922
present location:
York, Yorkshire Mus.
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
stele?
material:
Sandstein
height:
163 cm
width:
99 cm
depth:
25 cm
letter size:
7.2-2.5 cm
decoration:
present
Historical relevant data
social / economic / legal history:
present
People
Person 1
Name:
Iulie Velve
Nomen:
Iulia
Cognomen:
Velva
gender:
female
Age: Years:
50
Person 2
Name:
Aurel. Mercurialis
Nomen:
Aurelius*
Cognomen:
Mercurialis
gender:
male
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD069950
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2016-12-30 by Cowey
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