Inscriptions: Fibula with love dedication from Rutupiae
Identification
Reference as: | MPL02123 |
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Title | Fibula with love dedication from Rutupiae |
Trismegistos-No. | 158249 |
Object
Provenance and Location
Find Place | Rutupiae |
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Find Context | Found during excavations in 1931 within the Saxon Shore fort, in the drain of the north-south road. |
Latitude | 0.0 |
Longitude | 0.0 |
Current Location | English Heritage- Dover Castle |
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Object Details
Object Type | instrumentum (brooch) |
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Material | bronze |
State of Preservation | complete |
Dimensions |
width: unknown height: unknown depth: unknown |
Letter Size in cm (min) | 0.0 |
Letter Size in cm (max) | 0.0 |
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Religion |
Decoration
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Verse Layouts
Text
Function | personal messages / erotic |
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Rhythmisation |
Inscription & Translations
SIA
MAS
EGOP
LVS
Si a-
mas
ego p-
lus.
Si amas ego plus.
Apparatus
Main Translation
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Citation |
Other Translations
- "Du liebst mich? Ich liebe dich mehr!" (German, Thüry 2013)
Prosopographical Information
Further Information
Comment
The same text can be found in MPL02120, MPL02121 and MPL02122.
Squeeze
Have Squeeze? | no |
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Dating
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Bibliography
- S. Martin-Kilcher, AB AQVIS VENIO - zu römischen Fibeln mit punzierter Inschrift. In: MILLE FIORI - Festschrift für Ludwig Berger, Augst 1998, 147-155, A6. 🔗 link
- G. Thüry, SPES AMORE. Eine neue Inschriftfibel aus dem römischen Wels. In: G. Thüry, Calamus. Festschrift für Herbert Graßl zum 65. Geburtstag, Wiesbaden 2013, 554, (with German translation). 🔗 link
- G. Thüry, Bettgeflüster in der römischen Provinz - Der Wortschatz des erotischen Lateins in Fibelinschriften, Gymnasium 129 (2022), 143-163, no. 71. 🔗 link
- EDCS-49100205 🔗 link
- RIB (with drawing) 🔗 link
Images
Editing History
Created | 2025-04-16, by Anna Pokorny |
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Work Status | Confirmed |
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