Inscriptions: Funerary inscription for Astania

Identification

Reference as:	MPL00210
Title	Funerary inscription for Astania
Trismegistos-No.	339012

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place	Tipasa
Find Context	This floor mosaic comes from the north aisle of the local basilica.
Latitude	36.5942
Longitude	2.44192
Current Location	unknown
Inventory number
Current Location Details
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Object Details

Object Type	mosaic
Material	mosaic
State of Preservation	complete
Dimensions	width: 230.0 cm height: 110.0 cm depth: unknown
Letter Size in cm (min)	16.0
Letter Size in cm (max)	16.0
Execution Technique	written with mosaic tiles
Religion	Christian

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags

Verse Layouts

Prose Verse Presence Carmen
Scriptio Continua in verse part no
Abbreviations in verse part no
Verse Line Correspondence Yes

Prose Verse Presence	Carmen
Scriptio Continua in verse part	no
Abbreviations in verse part	no
Verse Line Correspondence	Yes

Text

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

Inscription & Translations

Diplomatic Interpretative Verse Visualisation

HICIACETEGREGIAMERITISETGRATIAMORVM
NOBILISETATAVISCLARISSIMAFEMINAMAGNIS
HEVMEMORANDABONISASTANIADIGNISSIMACAELO
CONCORSBLANDADECENSRECVMENFIDELESVORVM
5HAECBONAFAMILIISMATERPIASEDVLACONIVX
HICCORPVSPOSVITSEDEMDICAVITINASTRIS

Hic iacet egregia meritis et gratia morum,
nobilis et atavis clarissima femina magnis,
heu memoranda bonis Astania dignissima caelo,
concors, blanda, decens, recumen fidele suorum.
5Haec bona familiis, mater pia, sedula coniux,
hic corpus posuit sedem dicavit in astris.

Hic iacet egregia meritis et gratia morum,
nobilis et atavis clarissima femina magnis,
heu memoranda bonis Astania dignissima caelo,
concors, blanda, decens, recumen fidele suorum.
Haec bona familiis, mater pia, sedula coniux,
hic corpus posuit sedem dicavit in astris.

Apparatus

Text follows CIL 8, 20908.

Main Translation

Translation	Astania rests here. She was an extraordinary woman for her merits and grace of mores, as well as noble and illustrious also in comparison with the great ancestors. Oh! She has to be remembered by the good people, she who, really worthy of Heaven, was balanced, handsome, respectable, a faithful mentor of her relatives. This woman was good at her families, a pious mother, a careful wife, and albeit she posed her body here, she settled the seat in Heaven.
Citation	Team Mappola

Other Translations

Prosopographical Information

Name Astania
Gender Female
Age Range Adult (21–60) [precision: undetermined]
Origin Native
Legal Status Roman citizen
Role Dedicatee

Name	Astania
Gender	Female
Age Range	Adult (21–60) [precision: undetermined]
Origin	Native
Legal Status	Roman citizen
Role	Dedicatee

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze?	no

Dating

Date (From)	375 AD
Date (To)	425 AD
Date (Criteria)	archaeology

Bibliography

CIL 08, 20908
CLE 01836
ILCV 00190
M. Saint-Gérand, Une basilique funéraire a Tipasa, BCTH (1892), 466-484. 🔗 link
L. MacCrostie Rae, A Study of Versification of the African Carmina Latina Epigrahica, Diss. British Columbia 1991, 187-188. 🔗 link

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Editing History

Created	2025-01-17, by Mirko Tasso
Work Status	Confirmed
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Revisions

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