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Identification

Reference as: MPL00148
Title Stele for Vibia Citheris
Trismegistos-No. 408823

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Carnuntum
Find Context
Latitude 0.0
Longitude 0.0
Current Location Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, Archäologisches Museum Carnuntinum
Inventory number CAR-S 628
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type stele
Material sandstone
State of Preservation complete?
Dimensions

width: 62.0 cm

height: 114.0 cm

depth: 25.0 cm

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

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags

Verse Layouts

  • Prose Verse PresenceProse + Verse + Prose
    Prose Verse Distinction
    • Yes, by bigger lettering in prose
    Layout Types (Prose)
    • Centered
    Layout Types (Verse)
    • Justified
    Scriptio Continua in verse partno
    Abbreviations in verse partno
    Verse Line CorrespondenceNo
    Graphic Signs and Spaces for Easier Carmen Reading
    • To separate verses - Interpunctions

Text

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

Inscription & Translations

VIBIACL
CITHERIS
ANXIHSE
VIRGOHICSEPVL
5TAFIDAPVELLAIA
CETANTEQVIDEM
TEMPVSFATARAPVE
RVNTMALASCRIPSI
EGOPERLACRIMAS
10MISERABILISMOR
TEPVELLAE
PP
------?
Vibia C(ai) l(iberta)
Citheris
an(norum) XI h(ic) s(ita) e(st).
Virgo hic sepul-
5ta fida puella ia-
cet. Ante quidem
tempus fata rapue-
runt mala. Scripsi
ego per lacrimas
10miserabilis mor-
te puellae.
P(ater) p(osuit)
------?
Vibia C(ai) l(iberta) Citheris an(norum) XI h(ic) s(ita) e(st).
Virgo hic sepulta fida puella iacet.
Ante quidem tempus fata rapuerunt mala.
Scripsi ego per lacrimas miserabilis morte puellae.
P(ater) p(osuit) ------?
Apparatus

Main Translation

Translation Vibia Citheris, freedwoman of Gaius, aged 11, lies here. A virgin lies buried here, a dutiful girl. Yet evil fates snatched her away in an untimely manner. I wrote this, sorrowful, in tears due to the girl’s death. The father had (sc. this monument) placed.
Citation P. Kruschwitz (MAPPOLA Blog)

Other Translations

Prosopographical Information

  • NameVibia Citheris
    GenderFemale
    Age RangeInfant (0–12) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
    Legal StatusFreedman / Freedwoman
    RoleDedicatee

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 30 AD
Date (To) 70 AD
Date (Criteria)

Bibliography

Images

  • © Landessammlungen NÖ, Archäologischer Park Carnuntum, Foto: Ortolf Harl 2017 September

Editing History

Created 2026-08-12, by Denisa Murzea
Work Status Complete
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Revisions
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