Inscription Database

Defixio from Uley (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD079439 (Last Updates: 2019-04-12, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Mercurio [------ MERCVRIO [
 
------] res id est lanam [------ ] RES ID EST LANAM [
Chronological Data:
71 AD – 130 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. 58.
  • A. Kropp, Defixiones. Ein aktuelles Corpus lateinischer Fluchtafeln (Speyer 2008) Nr. 3.22/24.

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:
7 cm
width:
12 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities; magic/spells

Commentary

 
Gebet für Gerechtigkeit.

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD079439
Work Status:
no image
Last Update:
2019-04-12 by Cowey
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