Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Vercovicium – Housesteads (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070768 (Last Updates: 2017-02-07, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Deo DEO
Marti MARTI
Thincso THINCSO
et duabus ET DVABVS
Alaisiagis ALAISIAGIS
Bede et Fi- BEDE ET FI
mmilene MMILENE
et N(umini) Aug(usti) Ger- ET N AVG GER
m(ani) cives Tu- M CIVES TV
ihanti IHANTI
v(otum) s(olverunt) l(ibentes) m(erito) V S L M
Chronological Data:
122 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • EphEp 7, p. 323-324 n. 1040.
  • ILS 4760. (B)
  • RIB 1593; Zeichnung.
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 64, Nr. 159; Pl. 44, 159.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Vercovicium
modern find spot:
Housesteads
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
1883
present location:
Chesters, Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
architectural member
material:
Sandstein
height:
185 cm
width:
59 cm
depth:
49 cm
letter size:
6.7-5.7 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities
geography:
present

Commentary

 
(B): In Z. 3 Thingso statt Thincso.

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD070768
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2017-02-07 by Cowey
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