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Identification

Reference as: MPL01055
Title Funerary inscription for Lucius Cominius Firmus
Trismegistos-No. 406996

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Carnuntum
Find Context
Latitude 0.0
Longitude 0.0
Current Location Petronell Carnuntum, Lapidarium des Kulturhauses
Inventory number 16895
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type stele
Material limestone
State of Preservation
Dimensions

width: 57.0 cm

height: 163.0 cm

depth: 25.0 cm

Letter Size in cm (min) 0.0
Letter Size in cm (max) 0.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags

Verse Layouts

  • Prose Verse PresenceProse + Verse
    Scriptio Continua in verse partno
    Abbreviations in verse partno
    Verse Line CorrespondenceNo, but follows metrical subdivisions

Text

Function funerary inscription
Language(s)
  • Latin
Verse Type(s)
  • Dactylic hexameter
Rhythmisation

Inscription & Translations

LCOMINIVS
TFROMIL
FIRMVSLIXA
NNXXV
5HSE
TETCCOMINI
FRATRIPOSVERVNT

COMINIVSHICIACEO
SEDMORTEPEREMPTV[]
10[]AMINPATRIAM[]
[]CVMFRATRIBVS
[]RTIQVOSLIQVIET
MORTIDEBITAFATADEDI
OVTINAMITALIAEPOTI
15VSMEAFATADEDISSENT
QVAMPREMERETCINE[]
L(ucius) Cominius
T(iti) f(ilius) Romil(ia)
Firmus lixa
n(um) XXV
5h(ic) s(itus) e(st)
T(itus) et C(aius) Comini(i)
fratri posuerunt.

Cominius hic iaceo
sed morte peremptu[s]
10[optab?]am in patriam [de-]
[hinc] cum fratribus
[ve]rti quos liqui et
morti debita fata dedi
o utinam Italiae poti-
15us mea fata dedissent
quam premeret cine[res barbara terra meos?].
L(ucius) Cominius T(iti) f(ilius) Romil(ia) Firmus lixa n(um) XXV h(ic) s(itus) e(st) T(itus) et C(aius) Comini(i) fratri posuerunt.-

Cominius hic iaceo sed morte peremptu[s]
[optab?]am in patriam [de-hinc] cum fratribus [ve]rti
quos liqui et morti debita fata dedi
o utinam Italiae potius mea fata dedissent
quam premeret cine[res barbara terra meos?].
Apparatus

Text follows Graßl 2009.

Main Translation

Translation Lucius Cominius Firmus, son of Titus, of the Romilian tribe, a lixa, lived for 25 years,
lies here. Titus and Caius Cominius, put up [this monument] for their brother.
I, Cominius, lie here, but I have been destroyed by death. I hoped that [...] with my brothers [...] in my homeland.
I made it clear to them and I gave my debted fate to death. Oh! If only my Fates had rather given me to Italy,
than [...] which [...] presses [my] ashes [...].
Citation Faithfull 2024

Other Translations

Prosopographical Information

  • NameLucius Cominius Firmus
    GenderMale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60)
    Romans 1by1 Linkhttp://romans1by1.com/rpeople/163
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameTitus Cominius
    GenderMale
    Romans 1by1 Linkhttp://romans1by1.com/rpeople/164
    RoleDedicator
  • NameCaius Cominius
    GenderMale
    Romans 1by1 Linkhttp://romans1by1.com/rpeople/165
    RoleDedicator

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 31 AD
Date (To) 70 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • history
  • archaeology

Bibliography

Images

  • © Wien - Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut, Foto: Ortolf Harl 2009

Editing History

Created 2026-08-28, by Anna Pokorny
Work Status Complete
Import Notice Imported from Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelberg at 2024-07-11T12:24:35, ID there: HD066940
Revisions
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  2. by Anna Pokorny
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  12. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-11-18 17:05
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    at 2026-02-03 10:02
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    at 2026-02-03 10:12
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    at 2026-02-03 10:13
  17. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2026-02-03 11:39
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