Inscription Database
Epitaph from Mogontiacum – Mainz (Germania superior)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD078071
(Last Updates: 2019-04-26, Gräf)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| ------] | ] |
| [--]I(?) d[u]lcissi[mo?] | [ ]I D[ ]LCISSI[ ] |
| mater Optova[lda?] | MATER OPTOVA[ ] |
| filio Forando [qui] | FILIO FORANDO [ ] |
| natus est pos[t] | NATVS EST POS[ ] |
| trans{s}ito(!) pat[ris] | TRANSSITO PAT[ ] |
Chronological Data:
401 AD – 500 AD
401 AD – 500 AD
Literature:
- W. Boppert, Die frühchristlichen Inschriften des Mittelrheingebietes (Mainz 1971) 43-45; Zeichnung. (B)
- K. Körber, MZ 4, 1909, 23, Nr. 30; Abb. 26 (Zeichnung). (B)
- C. Kessel, MZ 113, 2018, 31, Nr. 9; Abb. 18 (Zeichnung). (B)
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
Germany
ancient find spot:
Mogontiacum
modern find spot:
Mainz
find spot:
modern region:
Rheinland-Pfalz
year of find:
1908
present location:
Mainz, Landesmus.
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
slab
material:
Kalkstein
height:
(23) cm
width:
(33) cm
depth:
12 cm
Palaeography
punctuation:
guidelines
Commentary
Paläographie: Vorkarolingische Kapitalis I. (B): Körber: Z. 1: dulcissi[mo?]; Boppert; Kessel: Z. 3: [f]ilio.
People
Person 1
Name:
Optova[lda?]
Cognomen:
Optovalda+?
gender:
female
Person 2
Name:
Forando
Cognomen:
Forandus
gender:
male
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD078071
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-04-26 by Gräf
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