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Identification

Reference as: MPL00165
Title Funerary inscription for Πούπλιος (Publios)
Trismegistos-No. 280812

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Roma
Find Context Aventin, near the chiesa di S. Balbina sull’Aventino (XIX cent.)
Latitude 41.8805
Longitude 12.4897
Current Location Città del Vaticano, Musei Vaticani, Lapidario Profano ex Lateranense
Inventory number 27435
Current Location Details Z 44 R
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type slab
Material marble
State of Preservation complete
Dimensions

width: 39.5 cm

height: 29.0 cm

depth: 3.0 cm

Letter Size in cm (min) 2.5
Letter Size in cm (max) 3.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion Pagan

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags

Verse Layouts

  • Prose Verse PresenceCarmen + subscriptum
    Prose Verse Distinction
    • No distinction
    Layout Types (Prose)
    • Centered
    • Justified
    • Right aligned
    Layout Types (Verse)
    • Justified
    Scriptio Continua in verse partno
    Abbreviations in verse partno
    Verse Line CorrespondenceNo, just uses all available space

Text

Function funerary inscription
Language(s)
  • Greek
Verse Type(s)
  • Elegiac couplet
Rhythmisation Quantitative scheme

Inscription & Translations


ΩΔΕΘΑΝΕΝΠΟΥΠΛΙΟΣ
ΜΑΚΕΔΩΝΟΝΕΔΕΞΑΤΟ
ΡΩΜΗΔΕΞΑΜΕΝΗΡΩΜΗ
ΩΔΕΛΙΠΕΝΤΟΦΑΟΣ
ΖΗΣΑΣ5ΕΤΗΛΕ
ΜΑΡΚΙΑΣΥΝΒΙΟΣ
ΜΝΗΜΗΣΕΝΕΚΕΝΕΠΕ
ΓΡΑΨΑ

Ὧδ’ ἔθανεν Πούπλιος
Μακεδὼν ὃν ἐδέξατο
Ῥώμη· δεξαμένῃ Ῥώμῃ
ὧδ’ ἔλιπεν τὸ φάος.
Ζήσας 5ἔτη λε’
Μαρκία σύνβιος
μνήμης ἕνεκεν ἐπέ-
γραψα.

Ὧδ’ ἔθανεν Πούπλιος Μακεδὼν ὃν ἐδέξατο Ῥώμη·
δεξαμένῃ Ῥώμῃ ὧδ’ ἔλιπεν τὸ φάος.
Ζήσας ἔτη λε’ Μαρκία σύνβιος μνήμης ἕνεκεν ἐπέγραψα.
Apparatus

Text follows the edition of IGUR. Picture checked by Gangoly 2024.

Main Translation

Translation Thus died Poublios Macedon, whom Rome took in. He left the light behind in the welcoming Rome after having lived for 35 years. I, Markia, the companion, have inscribed it for the sake of memory.
Citation Alexander Gangoly

Other Translations

Prosopographical Information

  • NameΠούπλιος
    GenderMale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameΜαρκία
    GenderFemale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60)
    RoleDedicator

Further Information

Comment

Μακεδών (l. 1) is an ethnicum and not a cognomen according to IGUR.

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 151 AD
Date (To) 250 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • palaeography

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Editing History

Created 2025-01-17, by Alexander Gangoly
Work Status Confirmed
Import Notice
Revisions
  1. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2023-03-30 14:25
  2. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2024-04-10 10:26
  3. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2024-04-10 10:29
  4. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2024-04-10 10:31
  5. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2024-04-10 12:16
  6. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2024-04-10 12:18
  7. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2024-04-10 12:49
  8. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2024-04-10 13:23
  9. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2024-04-10 13:28
  10. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2024-04-10 13:30
  11. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2024-04-10 13:31
  12. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-01-17 11:28
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