Inscription Database

Defixio from Aquae Sulis – Bath (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD071459 (Last Updates: 2019-12-06, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Si puer si puella SI PVER SI PVELLA
si vir si femina qui hoc SI VIR SI FEMINA QVI HOC
invol[a]vit non ei remit- INVOL[ ]VIT NON EI REMIT
tatur nis(i) innoc{s}en- TATVR NIS INNOCSEN
tia(m) ALE[------ TIA ALE[
 
non illi dimitta[t]ur NON ILLI DIMITTA[ ]VR
nec somnum nisi ut NEC SOMNVM NISI VT
Eutic(h)ia modium ne- EVTICIA MODIVM NE
bulae modium veni- BVLAE MODIVM VENI
at fumi AT FVMI
Chronological Data:
301 AD – 400 AD
Literature:
  • RIB 2349. (B)
  • R.S.O. Tomlin, in: B. Cunliffe (Hrsg.), The Temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath.
  • Volume 2 The Finds from the Sacred Spring.
  • (Oxford 1988) 236-237, Nr. 100; Zeichnungen.
  • R.S.O. Tomlin, ZPE 100, 1994, 93-108; Tafel IV u. V.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.2/2.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Aquae Sulis
modern find spot:
Bath
find spot:
modern region:
Somerset
year of find:
1880
present location:
Bath, Roman Baths Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
defixio
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Blei
height:
4 cm
width:
7 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
magic/spells

Commentary

 
(B): Völlig andere Lesarten (s. Tomlin in ZPE).

People

Person 1
Name:
Euticia.
Cognomen:
Eutychia
gender:
female

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD071459
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-12-06 by Cowey
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