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Reference as: MPL01444
Title Funerary inscription of four sisters erected by their grandmother Taurina
Trismegistos-No. 286091

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Find Place Vercellae
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Vicinity

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State of Preservation complete
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Religion

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Verse Layouts

  • Prose Verse PresenceVerse
    Scriptio Continua in verse partno
    Abbreviations in verse partno
    Verse Line CorrespondenceYes

Text

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

Inscription & Translations


LVMINEVIRGINEOHICSPLENDIDAMEMBRAQVIESCVNT
INSIGNEISANIMOCASTAEVELAMINESANCTO
CRINIBVSIMPOSITOCOELVMPETIERESORORES
INNOCVAEVITAEMENTISOPERVMQVEBONORVM
5NOXIAVINCENTESCHRISTOMEDICANTEVENENA
INVISIANGVISPALMAMTENVEREPERENNEM
ASPIDECALCATOSPONSIVIRTVTETRIVMPHANT
LETANTVRQVESIMVLPACATAINSECVLAMISSAE
EVICTISCARNISVITIISSAEVOQVEDRACONE
10OBLECTANTEDIVSVBEGVNTDVRISSIMABELLA
NAMCVNCTISEXVTAMALISHICCORPORACONDVNT
TANTVSAMORTENVITSEMPERSVBLVCESACRATAS
IVNGERETVTTVMVLOSANCTARVMMEMBRASORORVM
ALVVSQVASMATRISMVNDOEMISERATVNA
15ADCOELVMPARITERMITTETDOMVSVNASEPVLCRI
MIRIFICOGENETRIXFETVQVAEQVATVORAGNAS
PROTVLITELECTASCLARISQVAEQVATVORASTRIS
EMICVITCASTOQVECHOROCOMITANTEMARIA
LETATVRGRADIENSGERMANISSEPTAPVELLIS
20INGRESSAETEMPLVMDOMINIVENERABILEMVNVS
ACCEPIENTDVROSQVONIAMVICERELABORES
FLORIBVSETVARIISOPERVMGEMNISQVENITENTES
LVCISPERPETVAEMAGNOPOTIENTVRHONORE
ADVENTVMSPONSINVNCPRAESTOLANTVROVANTES
25VESTESACRACOMPTAEOLEODVRANTEBEATAE
IMMORTALEDECVSNVMEROSAPROLEPARENTES
AETERNOREGISFIDEIPIETATESACRARVNT
NOMINASANCTARVMLECTORSIFORTEREQVIRIS
EXOMNIVERSVTELITTERAPRIMADOCEBIT
30HVNCPOSVITNEPTESTITVLVMTAVRINASACRATA

Lumine virgineo hic splendida membra quiescunt
Insigneis animo castae velamine sancto
Crinibus imposito coelum petiere sorores
Innocuae vitae mentis operumque bonorum
5Noxia vincentes Christo medicante venena
Invisi anguis palmam tenuere perennem
Aspide calcato sponsi virtute triumphant
Letanturque simul pacata in secula missae
Evictis carnis vitiis saevoque dracone
10Oblectante diu subegunt durissima bella
Nam cunctis exuta malis hic corpora condunt
Tantus amor tenuit semper sub luce sacratas
Iungeret ut tumulo sanctarum membra sororum
Alvus quas matris mundo emiserat una
15Ad ⸢caelum⸣ pariter mittet domus una sepulcri
Mirifico genetrix fetu quae quatuor agnas
Protulit electas claris quae quatuor astris
Emicuit castoque choro comitante Maria
Letatur gradiens germanis septa puellis
20Ingressae templum Domini venerabile munus
Accepient duros quoniam vicere labores
Floribus et variis operum gemnisque nitentes
Lucis perpetuae magno potientur honore
Adventum sponsi nunc praestolantur ovantes
25Veste sacra comptae oleo durante beatae
Immortale decus numerosa prole parentes
Aeterno regis fidei pietate sacrarunt.
Nomina sanctarum lector si forte requiris
ex omni versu te littera prima docebit.
30Hunc posuit neptes titulum Taurina sacrata.

Lumine virgineo hic splendida membra quiescunt
Insigneis animo castae velamine sancto
Crinibus imposito coelum petiere sorores
Innocuae vitae mentis operumque bonorum
Noxia vincentes Christo medicante venena
Invisi anguis palmam tenuere perennem
Aspide calcato sponsi virtute triumphant
Letanturque simul pacata in secula missae
Evictis carnis vitiis saevoque dracone
Oblectante diu subegunt durissima bella
Nam cunctis exuta malis hic corpora condunt
Tantus amor tenuit semper sub luce sacratas
Iungeret ut tumulo sanctarum membra sororum
Alvus quas matris mundo emiserat una
Ad ⸢caelum⸣ pariter mittet domus una sepulcri
Mirifico genetrix fetu quae quatuor agnas
Protulit electas claris quae quatuor astris
Emicuit castoque choro comitante Maria
Letatur gradiens germanis septa puellis
Ingressae templum Domini venerabile munus
Accepient duros quoniam vicere labores
Floribus et variis operum gemnisque nitentes
Lucis perpetuae magno potientur honore
Adventum sponsi nunc praestolantur ovantes
Veste sacra comptae oleo durante beatae
Immortale decus numerosa prole parentes
Aeterno regis fidei pietate sacrarunt.
Nomina sanctarum lector si forte requiris
ex omni versu te littera prima docebit.
Hunc posuit neptes titulum Taurina sacrata.
Apparatus

l.8 Letanturque orig., reg. laetanturque | secula orig., reg. saecula
l.15 sic, orig. coelum
l.16 quatuor orig., reg. quattuor
l.17 quatuor orig., reg. quattuor
l.19 Letatur orig., reg. laetatur
l.21 Accepient orig., reg. accipiunt
l.30 neptes orig., reg. neptis

Text follows CIL.
The first letter of each verse forms an acrostic spelling the names of the four deceased sisters: Licinia, Leontia, Ampelia, and Flavia.

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Prosopographical Information

  • NameLicinia
    GenderFemale
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameLeontia
    GenderFemale
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameAmpelia
    GenderFemale
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameFlavia
    GenderFemale
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameTaurina
    GenderFemale
    RoleDedicator

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Dating

Date (From) 501 AD
Date (To) 550 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • prosopography

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Editing History

Created 2026-07-27, by Anna Martelli
Work Status Complete
Import Notice Imported from Epigraphic Database Roma at 2024-08-22T14:47:09, ID there: EDR116475
Revisions
  1. by Unknown
    at 2024-08-22 14:47
  2. by Eric Andreas Kunz
    at 2024-10-09 09:43
  3. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-30 12:38
  4. by Anna Martelli
    at 2026-07-27 15:07
  5. by Anna Martelli
    at 2026-07-27 15:07
  6. by Anna Martelli
    at 2026-07-27 15:08
  7. by Anna Martelli
    at 2026-07-27 15:43
  8. by Anna Martelli
    at 2026-07-27 15:43
  9. by Anna Martelli
    at 2026-07-27 15:56
  10. by Anna Martelli
    at 2026-07-27 15:58
  11. by Anna Martelli
    at 2026-07-27 16:01
  12. by Anna Martelli
    at 2026-07-27 16:03
  13. by Anna Martelli
    at 2026-07-27 16:06
  14. by Anna Martelli
    at 2026-07-27 16:08
  15. by Anna Martelli
    at 2026-07-27 16:12
  16. by Anna Martelli
    at 2026-07-27 16:24
  17. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2026-07-27 16:33
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