Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Cilurnum – Chesters (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070640 (Last Updates: 2016-10-25, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Dea(e) DEA
Rat(i) RAT
v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) V S L
Chronological Data:
122 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 00580.
  • RIB 1454; Zeichnungen.
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 73, Nr. 181; Pl. 50, 181.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Cilurnum
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
before 1867
present location:
Chesters, Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
27 cm
width:
17 cm
depth:
11 cm
letter size:
4.5-4 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD070640
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2016-10-25 by Cowey
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