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Identification

Reference as: MPL00203
Title Funerary stele of S. Vibius Valens
Trismegistos-No.

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Oescus
Find Context
Latitude 0.0
Longitude 0.0
Current Location Sofia, National Archaeological Museum
Inventory number 7888
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type stele
Material limestone
State of Preservation incomplete
Dimensions

width: 88.0 cm

height: 129.0 cm

depth: 25.0 cm

Letter Size in cm (min) 4.0
Letter Size in cm (max) 5.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion Pagan

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags
  • Plant / vine branch

Verse Layouts

  • Prose Verse PresenceProse interrupted by verse
    Scriptio Continua in verse partno
    Abbreviations in verse partno

Text

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

Inscription & Translations

DM
SVIBIVSVALEN[]

IMMERESHICO[-]
CISVSSVMVNACVM
5VALINGENVOADFI
NEMEOSINEVLLO
PRAEMIOETSINEVL
LAIRAVIXAXXVIII
GRATVLPARE[]N
10QVIBONOPRAESIDE
SANGVENNVINDIK

SVIBIVSSECVNDINVS
FRATRIPIISSIMOPO
STTL
D(is) M(anibus)
S(extus) Vibius Valen[s]

immere(n)s hic o[c-]
cisus sum una cum
5Val(erio) Ingenuo adfi-
ne meo. Sine ullo
praemio et sine ul-
la ira vix(i) a(nnis) XXVIII.
Gratul(or) pare[nti] n(ostro)
10qui bono praeside
sanguen n(ostrum) vindik(avit).

S(extus) Vibius Secundinus
fratri piissimo po(suit).
S(it) t(ibi) t(erra) l(evis).
D(is) M(anibus) S(extus) Vibius Valen[s]
immere(n)s hic o[c]cisus sum una cum Val(erio) Ingenuo adfine meo. Sine ullo praemio et sine ulla ira vix(i) a(nnis) XXVIII. Gratul(or) pare[nti] n(ostro) qui bono praeside sanguen n(ostrum) vindik(avit).
S(extus) Vibius Secundinus fratri piissimo po(suit).
S(it) t(ibi) t(erra) l(evis).
Apparatus

l.11 reg., orig. vindikavit

Text follows Cenati, González Berdús 2023.

Main Translation

Translation To the Spirits of the Departed. Sextus Vibius Valens, I was killed here without deserving it together with my relative Valerius Ingenuus. With neither a reward nor resentment I lived 28 years. I thank our
father who avenged our blood with a good defender (?). Sextus Vibius Secundinus to his most pious brother. Might the earth rest lightly upon you.
Citation Cenati, González Berdús 2023

Other Translations

Prosopographical Information

  • NameS. Vibius Valens
    GenderMale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60) [expression: Canonical]
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameValerius Ingenuus
    GenderMale
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameS. Vibius Secundinus
    GenderMale
    RoleDedicator

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 201 AD
Date (To) 300 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • archaeology
  • formulae
  • names

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Editing History

Created 2025-03-31, by Chiara Cenati
Work Status Confirmed
Import Notice
Revisions
  1. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2023-03-10 11:04
  2. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-03-28 16:58
  3. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-03-28 17:00
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