Inscription Database

Defixio from Uley (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD079436 (Last Updates: 2019-04-15, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
------] si femina [------ ] SI FEMINA [
Chronological Data:
301 AD – 400 AD
Literature:
  • R.S.O. Tomlin, in: A. Woodward - P. Leach (Hrsg.), The Uley Shrines.
  • Excavation of a ritual complex on West Hill, Uley, Gloucestershire: 1977-1979.
  • (London 1993) 129, Nr. 53.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.22/20.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
modern find spot:
Uley
find spot:
modern region:
Gloucestershire
year of find:
1978
present location:
London, Brit. Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
defixio
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Blei
height:
5 cm
width:
15 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
magic/spells

Commentary

 
Gebet für Gerechtigkeit. Das Täfelchen besteht aus drei aneinander passenden Fragmenten.

General Data

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