Inscription Database
Epitaph from Augusta Treverorum – Trier (Belgica)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD077490
(Last Updates: 2020-06-23, Cowey)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| Egregiis caelum meritis non posse neg[ar]i | EGREGIIS CAELVM MERITIS NON POSSE NEG[ ]I |
| quis dubitet famulumque diu sp[era]re bea[tum(?)] | QVIS DVBITET FAMVLVMQVE DIV SP[ ]RE BEA[ ] |
| per mortis [c]asum dominus reparavit alumnum | PER MORTIS [ ]ASVM DOMINVS REPARAVIT ALVMNVM |
| exemtum Auspicium terris inmiscuit astris | EXEMTVM AVSPICIVM TERRIS INMISCVIT ASTRIS |
| [a]gnos[---]M n[e]mpe fidem fructumque priorem | [ ]GNOS[ ]M N[ ]MPE FIDEM FRVCTVMQVE PRIOREM |
| [---]ides vivix in morte nec ullum | [ ]IDES VIVIX IN MORTE NEC VLLVM |
| [---]V[---]E poteris cognoscere casum | [ ]V[ ]E POTERIS COGNOSCERE CASVM |
| [vixit anno]s XXVIIII | [ ]S XXVIIII |
Chronological Data:
431 AD – 500 AD
431 AD – 500 AD
Literature:
- RICG 01, 106; Foto u. Zeichnung.
- H. Merten, Katalog der frühchristlichen Inschriften des bischöflichen Dom- und Diözesanmuseums Trier (Trier 1990) 23-24, Nr. 3; Foto.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
Germany
ancient find spot:
Augusta Treverorum
modern find spot:
Trier
find spot:
modern region:
Rheinland-Pfalz
year of find:
1960
present location:
Trier, Dom- u. Diözesanmus.
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
tabula
material:
Marmor, weiß
height:
59 cm
width:
138 cm
depth:
3 cm
letter size:
3.5 cm
decoration:
present
Historical relevant data
religion:
Judaism / Christianity
Commentary
Unterhalb der Inschrift Darstellung eines Christograms mit Alpha und Omega und symmetrisch flankierenden Tauben. Sieben in Hexameter verfaßten Zeilen. Darunter kurze Angabe des erreichten Alters des Verstorebenen.
People
Person 1
Name:
Auspicium
Cognomen:
Auspicius
gender:
male
Age: Years:
29
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD077490
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2020-06-23 by Cowey
See Also:
