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Identification

Reference as: MPL00204
Title Fragmentary funerary inscription on a column
Trismegistos-No. 191609

Object

Provenance and Location

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

Object Details

Object Type column
Material marble
State of Preservation fragmentary
Dimensions

width: unknown

height: 40.0 cm

depth: unknown

Letter Size in cm (min) 3.0
Letter Size in cm (max) 3.5
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion

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Decoration and Iconography
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Text

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

Inscription & Translations


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[---]M[---]
[---]IMIOCONSTRVXIT[---]
VAS[---]ISSANCTIPROLESGENEROSAE[---]
5VTPROCVLAMVRISHABEASPLACIDVSSINE[---]
VTIPISTRIDIGENITISCONTENTVSTRAHERE[---]
POSVITNATIMELIORBIVIISATISAMPL[---]
[---]CERNISSVOSNACTVSCELEBRA[]ERELA[---]
[---]SSVBNIXASPVLCHRACOLVM[---]
10------

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[---]M[---]
[---ex]imio construxit [---]
vas[---]is sancti proles generosae [---]
5ut procul a muris habeas placidus sine [---]
uti pistridi genitis contentus trahere [---]
posuit nati melior bivii satis ampl[---]
[---]cernis suos nactus celebra[v]ere La[res ---]
[---]s subnixas pulchra colum[na ---]
10------

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[---]M[---]
[---ex]imio construxit [---]
vas[---]is sancti proles generosae [---]
ut procul a muris habeas placidus sine [---]
uti pistridi genitis contentus trahere [---]
posuit nati melior bivii satis ampl[---]
[---]cernis suos nactus celebra[v]ere La[res ---]
[---]s subnixas pulchra colum[na ---]
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Apparatus

Text follows Cenati, González Berdús.

Main Translation

Translation ... built to an extraordinary ... venerable, of noble offspring ... so that you, peaceful, have far away from the walls without ... happily... the best of the children put at a crossroad large enough ... they celebrated her Lares ... protected by a beautiful column.
Citation Cenati, González Berdús

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Dating

Date (From) 301 AD
Date (To) 400 AD
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Editing History

Created 2026-01-15, by Chiara Cenati
Work Status Complete
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Revisions
  1. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-03-13 17:56
  2. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-01-13 12:10
  3. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2026-01-15 10:20
  4. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2026-01-15 10:20
  5. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2026-01-15 10:26
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