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Identification

Reference as: MPL00016
Title Golden cup with the name of the owner Acastus
Trismegistos-No. 403134

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Maria Saal / Virunum
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Object Details

Object Type instrumentum (vessel)
Material gold
State of Preservation incomplete
Dimensions

width: unknown

height: unknown

depth: unknown

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

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Verse Layouts

  • Prose Verse PresencePraescriptum + carmen
    Scriptio Continua in verse partno
    Abbreviations in verse partno

Text

Function personal messages / wish
Language(s)
  • Latin
Verse Type(s)
Rhythmisation

Inscription & Translations

ACOACASTVS
VITABREVISSPESFRAGIL[]ITEACCENSVSTDVMLVCETBIBAMVSSODA[]ES
Aco Acastus.
Vita brevis, spes fragil[is. Ven]ite, accensu(m) (e)st. Dum lucet bibamus, soda[l]es.
Aco Acastus. Vita brevis, spes fragil[is. Ven]ite, accensu(m) (e)st. Dum lucet bibamus, soda[l]es.
Apparatus

Text follows CIL.

Main Translation

Translation Aco Acastus.
Life is short, hope is weak. Come! The light is lit. Let's drink while it shines, friends!
Citation Chiara Cenati

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Prosopographical Information

  • NameAco Acastus
    GenderMale

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 1 AD
Date (To) 100 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • palaeography

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Editing History

Created 2025-03-31, by Chiara Cenati
Work Status Confirmed
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  1. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-02-06 12:24
  2. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-02-06 12:25
  3. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-02-06 12:27
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